Luke would be envious...

There's some kind of travelling game display in the Union Syndicate where they have about 20 different places to play PS2, Gamecube, and X-Box games. I shouldn't say that Luke would be "envious" since he isn't really a fan of the sport, military espionage, or the type of game where you shoot anything that moves. I'm not a fan of those types of games either, but it was still kinda cool seeing the level of realism that these games have achieved. Some of those sports games were really realistic looking in the way the players moved.

But then again, it is also kind of scary to think that people are playing shoot em up types of games with that same element of realism. It's bizarre that we've come to this place where it's socially acceptable to play games where you can execute people at point blank range, and get rewarded for it. It boggles the mind.

I'll stick to my solitaire and tetris thank you very much.

I think that the exhibit may have been paid for (at least in part) by the United States Army because there are about 10 stations dedicated solely to Army type of simulations. That's another bizarre thing to think about. It's bizarre to think that young kids are being "militarized" by playing these types of games where you organize against terrorist organizations, or where you take troops into enemy territory. I wonder if Al Queda uses these types of games for training their troops in the same way that the US Military uses these games to train our troops. I wouldn't doubt it.

It's kinda sickening how far the computer games have gone. From Pac-Man's eating up blinking Pac Man treats to Grand Theft Auto's robbing and shooting prostitutes. Entertainment?

matt out