Anti-Gaming Foundation Closes Its Doors
Posted by Anton Gordon at 10:25 AM Nov 20, 2009
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NIMF founder David Walsh cited "the current challenging economic environment" as the reason behind his decision to shutter the foundation as of December 31st. He hopes that another non-profit will carry on his work after the shutdown.
I'd like to make it clear that I have no problem with the concept of parental advisories about video game content - I'm a firm supporter of ESRB ratings (although don't get me started on my issues with its governing body the ESA).
However, I've heard Walsh speak, and when you listen to the man, it's clear that he's on a witchhunt. He has no interest in understanding games, only vilifying them. For example, he claimed that Stubbs the Zombie was a game about cannibalism.
For that reason, I won't be sad to see his organization go away.
Comments
Good! Couldn't happen to a nicer control freak.
Posted 11/20/2009 at 11:17:26 AMYeah, games are a lot like TV, except that they are interactive. So parents do need to control quantity and quality, especially for younger kids. But you can't just vilify things like this.
Posted 11/20/2009 at 02:46:10 PMGood. That guy most likey was deprived of games when he was younger by his parents so out of jealousy, hatred or vengeance, he just wants the rest of the world to suffer what he went through.
Posted 11/21/2009 at 05:29:12 AMYeah! And I don't even play games!
Posted 11/21/2009 at 07:24:28 AMQuick, what his email address?
I just got to tell him about this new game I'm looking for that features zombies having non-consensual sex with same-sex young before chowing down on them.
It features graphic full color graphics in "Pain-O-Vision" and comes with a straight-edge razor and a subscription to BME for converting suburban kids into "cutters" and eunuchs.
You get points for the damage you inflict on yourself.
Since you can still click a mouse with a stump, you're given extra points for every knuckle you cut through.
Then he can curse the economy and his luck at running out of money and having to move back into his parent's trailer home, somewhere in Florida.
Posted 11/21/2009 at 08:04:02 AM