[MUD-Dev] off-line pk

[Koster]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Loeser
> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 10:25 PM
> To: mud-dev at kanga.nu
> Subject: RE: [MUD-Dev] off-line pk

>   I'm wondering when game developers are going to unite, form a
>   P.A.C. and be represented on Capital Hill (or at the U.N.)?
>   Seriously, with all of the acts of violence that are being
>   associated (or more like blamed on/) with computer
>   entertainment, will, IMHO, have huge repercussions on the
>   industry and in particular; online gaming.

It's called the IDSA and Doug Lowenstein is our figurehead. And yes,
he testifies to Congress (did so with the McCain hearings not that
long ago).

> As a participant in the development of a new breed of online game
> - I'm really worried (scared) that _witch_hunts_ are just around
> the corner.  The law-suit in Colorado is a glimpse of what is to
> come...

We've got a ways to go before we're as vilified as comics were when
the Comics Code wqas imposed. It's a valid concern, but the
situation is not that dire.

-Raph
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