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01/09/2007 Archived Entry: "The SCMRPG uproar"

I wasn't going to comment on the Super Columbine Massacre RPG! situation, as it has been heavily covered, by much better bloggers than I, here, here, here, here, and here. However, I do think it is important that Slamdance gamemakers are standing up to the decision, and ultimately for games as a legitimate art form, in this letter to Slamdance organizers. To date, the creators of Braid, everydayShooter (yay Jon!), and Flow have withdrawn their games from competition.

Obviously, this ties back to documentary games, as yet another example that games, as currently perceived, are not acceptable forms for social commentary, non-fiction subject matter, and non-trivial subjects.