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| the fifth estate : Top Gun |
| · Written by Kerry · Saturday, 07 March 2009 02:40 · |
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My first beef is with the parents. As the camera pans the room of the late Brandon Crisp, you see his own television, his Xbox 360 system and a stack of games on his desk. If you were fifteen would you want to leave your room either? Give me a break, his parent's provided all of this for him and then act surprised that he's upset, when they take it all away. "We didn't know it was that important to him" was a quote from his father. This quote clearly shows that there was a lack of communication between Brandon and his father. All his parents had to do was take an interest in what interested him, and educate themselves on it. I can only guess they had the same attitude as almost all parents do these days, "Oh he's upstairs playing god knows what, I don't know why he spends so much time on that thing" It's time for parents to realize that video games are not a joke, and that by simply dismissing them, does not make them go away. Another thing, can someone please tell me why his parents bought him an M rated game when he is only fifteen years old?  This host goes on and on throughout the whole show about how violent the game is, and not once does she ask the parents why they would buy a video game that is not suitable for someone of his age.  The host then also snidely proclaims that game boxes are not labeled clearly enough for parents and that they do not explain why they have said ratings. Later on the camera shows a child who looks to be maybe thirteen holding an Amped energy drink as the host explains how the drink is not meant for children. This is true, Amped energy drinks are not meant for children. So where the hell is this kid's parents and why are they letting him drink it?! The host then tries desperately to blame the PGL for allowing minors to enter their tournaments, until a member of the Amped energy team informs her that a release form needs to be signed by a parent for minors to enter. After her first effort to blame someone other than the parents tanks, she then goes on to say that there is no release form to play online, and therefore no "police". There are police, and they are the parents. It is their job to control what their kids participate in, and I realize as a parent myself that it sometimes is difficult. Here are a few links that you may find useful... http://www.webwisekids.org/index.asp?page=getgamesmart "I feel anger when I shoot them in the head and they don't die" It's easy as a non-gamer to misunderstand what this statement means. Most non-gamers would read this and say, that guy is going to grow up to be a serial killer. As a gamer myself, maybe I can shed some light on this. In most, if not all FPS's the head is the smallest and most vital spot on any character's body, with one shot usually taking him down. So when a gamer makes a statement like the one above he is simply saying, "I practice all day and night to make tough shots like this one, and when I do, and am not rewarded with a frag, I get upset" A comparison could be made with a hockey player. "I practice all day to make fast, accurate slap shots and when I have a legitimate goal called back during a game, I'm not rewarded and I get upset" The point is, when a gamer makes a kill, it's not about spilling the other guys blood. It's about you being able to kill him before he can kill you. It's about you were faster than he was. It's about you know the map better than anybody and that's why you're still alive. The retards playing video games while facing the camera is not a factual representation. Not everyone makes dumb faces at the screen while playing and not everyone sits and dances after fragging someone. It was just convenient for the fifth estate to show this as it helped to prove their rather dull point. I do have to give it to the fifth however for truthfully showing the world what it's like to play on Xbox Live. The verbal diarrhea that spewed forth from those kids mouths is reason enough for me never to sign up for such a polluted and immature community. The host also goes on to imply that if you do not break a sweat, you are not playing a real sport. Here is a short list of sports that typically do not involve people sweating...
Chess
Poker
Aquatic athletics
Bowling
Archery
Pool
Snooker
Fishing
Hunting
Motorcycle racing
Boat racing
Golf
Parachuting
Sailing
Shooting sports
Parkour
Watching something like this television show really makes me upset as I am a supporter of pro gaming and would like to see it succeed. I do think there is a lot of work left to be done to make this sport something special, but just like all things different, there are going to be people who are against it. All we can do as a community is to further improve the quality of our favorite sport and know that one day our time will come. tags: fifth estate · Brandon Crisp · video games · pro gaming · pgl · frag · xbox · xbox 360 · online · xbox live · fps · top gun Bookmark it, blog it, Digg it, tag it and share this story   
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I feel for the parents because quite frankly I don't know what I would do if I were them. Its a tough call. Yes, there appears to be a communication problem, but what would you do if your child started skipping school because of video games, or whatever else interested them? I don't know.
As much as I disagree with the direction the fifth estate took, they could have done much worse. I think the Amp Team did a great job. They stood their ground, and did it in a respectful manner. They were able to answer her questions and kept their cool. Overall, I enjoyed watching it. I think because I'm a gamer, I'm able to look critically at their points. I'd be interested to know the opinion of a non-gamer.
Most importantly though, it creates discussion.
Other than that great article.
"...an activity with the aim of moving from one point to another as smoothly, efficiently and quickly as possible, using principally the abilities of the human body..." - wikipedia.com
From one point to another could be 10ft, 100ft, 500ft, there is no distance requirement for performing the act of Parkour. It is very likely that someone will not break a sweat by running 10ft, therefore I included it in my list of examples to help further prove my point.
It was completely bias and pointed the finger EVERYWHERE except where it should have been pointed... at his parents.
This kid got into an arguement with his parents, then told them he was running away, they did nothing to stop him, then for some reason, he climbed a tree and fell from it, which caused injuries that ended up in fatality. It was a sad occurance, but was NOT the fault of anything to do with video gaming.
If he ran away because they took his skateboard away, would they be pointing their fingers at Tony Hawk?? This is rediculous.
But I think it's about time people who are "not in the know", start to realize that video gaming is growing to an entirely new level. That of which is competitive video gaming.
Yes FPS games like Call Of Duty look very realistic and violent, but the game alone does not cause people to become violent serial killers. How come people assume playing games like this is not okay, yet the government will pay people to join the military and go kill people for real?
The competitive gaming industry is growing very fast, and soon everyone will be aware of this and hopefully continue to participate and help it's growth. I Thank companies like MLG and HALOphax Gaming for this.
That's my 2 cents.