Petar [who used to write the Syrophenikon journal] sent me this link.
A 21-year-old Sydney man has created the first known computer game based on the recent shooting spree at Virginia Tech university in the US, sparking a wave of criticism.
The game follows Cho Seung-hui's killing spree at Virginia Tech in April, in which he killed 32 people before turning a gun on himself.
The game's creator, Ryan Lambourn, who lives in Sydney's west, says he won't remove the game from his own website or seek to have it removed from amateur game sharing site Newgrounds.com.
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http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21743395-2,00.html
Anyone wants to start a storm of protest down in Oz?
That is DISCUSTING!! And if our society allows that...well....
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And they question why things like this happen. When it is so easily mocked in a video game. Most of these games entertain the same equation of violence. What ever happened to allowing children to play outside , instead of placing them in front of a computer or tv. with these images? (Hugs) Indigo
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