[gameprogrammer] Re: Are AO games bad for CVs?

It's an interesting point, but I happen to live in a place where most people
think of only two solutions to "controversial material": those who say "if
there was no offer there would be no demand" and those who say "if there was
no demand, no one would offer". I like to consider myself a middle guy, who
thinks that in reality if there is demand there will be offer no matter what
you do, but at the same time believe that the offer should be regulated. I
believe that violent games don't make people violent, violent people get
violent games, because they need a place to vent that off, and sometimes
it's not enough. Now there is a limit though, where the game becomes
distasteful, but that is relative and no one can decide for the rest, the
best solution is to let democracy take this.
The moral issue I see is not in making a violent or sexual game that is only
targeted at adults and should only be used by them, the moral issue of games
is having an easter egg where Smurfette takes off her dress and well, you
know how many male smurfs are out there vs. female smurfs. I see the moral
issue with a game that is not meant for children is taken as such due to
limited graphics, or an artistic issue. I could go into more detail of how I
feel this.

In short: the game is for adults and adults only, you could say that SM is
slighty more problematic that consesual misionary position sex, but the
players are most surely into it already (or just have no idea how they found
it), if anything the game offers them a safe escape. It's on an adult
website, so I hope kids aren't going to be playing it. Finally this is about
showing you know how to make a game. Someone will make it, even if all "game
programmers" refuse to make the game on moral grounds, one of the guys who
wants it will make it, and it won't be a game per se, where it's fun AND
just happens to have naked ladies on various parts, it would just be a
celebration of the perversion of the maker. Believe me, I didn't believe
this would happen until I was shown the existence of a vorism* game.

*Vore: perversion of being eaten or eating someone else, just knowing the
fact that people enjoy this is enough to make me loose a bit of faith in
humanity.

On Jan 10, 2008 5:07 PM, Daniel Greeson <thecrow815@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In my personal opinion I would tell you to not take the offer.  I say this
> on more of the moral side than anything. Have you thought about the affect
> you will have on others through your game? I mean look at GTA their point of
> view and game design is very talented however, on the moral side a
> very negative game.  The effects of material in games really affects those
> who play it.  I am not one of those people who scream all video games should
> be destroyed but I feel that game developers have a responsibility that they
> entertain with moral values.  I just wanted to give a different point of
> view that you might should think twice about taking the offer.  Sexually
> explicit material has very negative effects that can even ruin peoples lives
> and I wouldn't want to make any contribution on creating the medium that
> poisons people.  Just my perception and wanted to give you something to
> think about.
>
> God Bless,
> Draven
> **
>
>  Hi,
>
> An adult site, SM stuff, offered me some really nice money for a simple
> game, not bloddy, and I'm considering to make it. Since this would be the
> first game with my name on it and since I'm really serious about getting
> into game business I would like to ask the professionals here: Should I
> accept the offer?
> It's not about money, since I have a nicely well paid part time job. But
> that's something I could in my free time, quickly, nice payment, nice number
> of users and it's not agains my religion (hehe). I WON'T do it just for the
> money, I would do it ONLY if I can use it on my CV.
> What do you think? A nice game studio would reject my CV if I put a game
> like this into my application?
>
> Thanks,
> Dirso
>
>
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