Archives for: August 2009
08/19/09
Smoking in Games
09:52:59 pm, Categories: Bootlegs 
I’m developing a game where one of the characters has a nicotine addiction, so I found this quote by Jim Steyer of Common Sense Media to be very compelling (as would anybody, I suppose):
“Studies prove that playing these violent video games are bad for kids’ mental and physical health. […] The health threat involved with kids playing such games is equivalent to smoking cigarettes.”
According to the American Cancer Society, no less than 430,700 Americans die each year from smoking-related illnesses. It’s apparently very common for a piece of entertainment to draw criticism for portraying (either realistically or not) the use of tobacco - but that hasn’t always been the case.
08/15/09
Holy Moly
Since I’m finished with the core elements of Commerce Unread, I decided to put this blog back online as another means of broadcast communication.
Ink Thirsty opens in less than a month, and one of the featured displays in the gallery will be an arcade cabinet version of the game. Also, I’m hanging a few paintings, and Jenny will have photos displayed.
Ward Gross, a talented artist also living in Eugene, is on board at Ink Thirsty, too. Other illustrators and fine artists have submitted work and new projects are lining up every day. It’s so exciting - I’m very lucky to be a part of it all.
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