Space Pirate
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Atlanta
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Here we go.
A pig hanging from a leash, struggling to escape. Beating the shit out of a hooker in a car racing game. Cruelly crushing a doe-eyed mushroom-shaped creature with your big Italian plumber feet. How does what we experience inside a videogame affect us when the console is off? ... |
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Space Pirate
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Atlanta
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I had a problem with the pig in MC because it seemed like animal cruelty.
I know that it was just a bunch of code, but it bothered me. Mea Culpa: I also name my cars and have been known to talk to inanimate objects. ... |
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Space Pirate
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Atlanta
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Rocket Surgeon
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: The Canadark
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Bear in mind, the video game in question allows (some might argue, requires in the early game) you to punch cows to death with your bare hands.
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BANNED
I am worthless beyond hope. Join Date: May 2004
Location: Inner Swabia. If you have to ask twice, don't.
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I'd love to punch a cow to death....
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Space Pirate
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Atlanta
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Well I was trying to expand the argument outward, to a larger sphere of discussion than just the pig-on-a-leash (hereafter referred to as P.O.A.L. or "POAL").
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