I'm trying to remember which game it is that I've played that makes you
agree that you're over 18 each time you play it. That's going to bother
me now. It's an audio game, I believe, and while I think that's
overkill, maybe a similar thing could be put in place in this game as well.
I also have to ask this, why didn't anyone ever complain about the
content in some of Jim Kitchen's sexually explicit games? Those games
are free, are very small downloads, and are actually very easy to hide,
because they're buried in a mess of other games inside a rather
disorganized directory structure. No offense intended by saying that,
I'm just stating a fact. But I apologize for being blunt.
Anyway, I would argue that children have probably downloaded these
games, too, but I've never heard a peep about it.
Same with Slender, the Lost Vision. This game, if memory serves, was
released shortly after the incident which Dark referenced in a previous
message in which a girl was nearly killed because her friends thought
they were going to please Slenderman. Again, this game is free,
relatively small, and easy to access.
So why is Psycho Strike getting a bad rap when other questionable
content has been released in the past? Maybe I just didn't hear about
similar objections that were raised?
On 5/1/2015 11:54 AM, Thomas Ward wrote:
Hi Paul,
You raise some valid points. If a child is old enough to be
unsupervised on the internet then they are probably old enough to
decide for themselves weather or not to download a certain game or
view certain content. In such a case the best a site owner or game
developer can do is make appropriate warnings as to the content being
viewed.
For example, most pornography sites have a page that pops up every
time the site is accessed letting the user know that the site contains
sexually explicit content and the person entering must be at least
18. If they click the I agree button and enter the site knowing what
content is about to be viewed the legal responsibility becomes that of
the person doing the browsing not the site owner or owners.
With games there is usually a similar warning in place. In adult
interactive fiction, for example, it always comes up with a disclaimer
that prompts the user to enter yes or no if they agree to the terms.
After the user types yes and agrees to the terms of service it becomes
his or her own responsibility what to do with the content.
I think a similar warning system could be implemented in games like
Psycho Strike that serves the same purpose. When the game is first
launched it will let the user know this is an extremely violent game,
is not suitable for people under 16, and have them agree to the terms
of service. After that there is really little anyone can do to make
sure that someone who is age appropriate plays the game.
Cheers!
On 5/1/15, Paul Lemm <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Jeremy
I do have to say as I think someone else has pointed out, if a child is old
enough to be allowed on a computer unsupervised to download and view what
they choose then there are a lot more worrying things online than a
violent audio game. Just on uTube alone there is I'm sure more graphic and
inappropriate content which is just a click or 2 away from anyone
accessing
a pc. I think this is the responsibility of a parent to teach their
children what they are allowed to view online, I think the fact that the
game warns people is amble to warn anyone of what is to be expected and
people can choose to either download or not and if people choose to ignore
the warning that is their choice and if it's a child too young to be
exposed
to this kind of game I question whether they should be allowed to freely
view the web unsupervised as mentioned previously there is a lot more not
only inappropriate but dangerous content accessible online. also with
grand
theft auto that to can be brought online through ps online or the xbox
store either as the game or as a free demo and although I haven't checked
I'm pretty sure there will only be a warning there
Regards
Paul
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