Violence And Ethics Of Video Games - 1581 Words

In recent years, we have seen many video games criticized and bashed in the public eye for their disputable content. However, the game industry has been subjected to controversy since the creation of its first adult themed games such as Death Race 1976 or Custer s Revenge 1982. These two graphics limited games have introduced video game violence to the public and since then debate about morals and ethics of video games evolved over the years together with the game experience thanks to modern technologies. Violence is one aspect of many that can cause great controversy that’s why it is important to create a suitable ethical, cultural and legal context as it can determine its failure or its success. In this paper, I will present an example†¦show more content†¦Soon after, the rebellion group ISIS will declare its victory over the other rebellion groups and will proclaim Raqqa as its new capital. In the next level, the main character will be Wahid an Isis combatant who has been trained since childhood, he will go on different missions against the rebels in order to expand the Isis territory. The player will have to face different enemies and the story will focus on Wahid and his violent companions. The player will gradually become familiar with each one of the combatants, participating in their daily lives, he will get to learn more about their beliefs, their morals, their occidental hate, their views on Islam, and most importantly how they joined Isis; how some of them left their countries, their jobs and their families because they believed in a one true Islamic nation. This level will feature extreme violence against the rival troupes and sometimes even against innocent citizens who will refuse to join Isis. The player will succeed in this level by conquering different small cities and defeating the enemy. Wahid will be an extremely aggressive individual and will not hesit ate to slaughter people using different arms from knifes, machetes to sniper rifles. After the mission, we will see the combatants coming back to Raqqa triumphantly and cheered by the crowd. Coming back to Huda, the player will catch a sight of how she managed to subsist under the Isis government as she was staying in a shelter for women and also the