The Game Media, Video Game Violence, And The Orlando Tragedy
2JD Shadow looks into how the game media suddenly joined in the chorus of "video games cause violence" during the massacre at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, and why we shouldn't be looking at the E3 showcase as being in bad tastes.
SOURCES:
WAPOST GAME VIOLENCE RESEARCH: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2012/12/17/ten-country-comparison-suggests-theres-little-or-no-link-between-video-games-and-gun-murders/
THE VERGE STORY: https://archive.is/VbTUi
ROGIER KAHLMANN'S TWEETS TO BLOW: https://archive.is/TCtFN
COOL GHOSTS' STORY: http://archive.is/UAiou
BLOW'S TWEETS: https://archive.is/SZwMe
VIDEOS USED:
FOX NEWS ALERT OF THE SHOOTING: https://youtu.be/HYvil8mqKuY
JACK THOMPSON ON V-TECH: https://youtu.be/qWJm5cZ3SNM
EA E3 2016 PRESS CONFERENCE: https://youtu.be/wPSN9sTQCf4
JONATHAN BLOW INTERVIEW: https://youtu.be/6OV2rYM6mRo
CO-OPTIONAL PODCAST EP 17: https://youtu.be/FzBBIDRlKdc
OVERWATCH ESPORTS: LUMINOSITY VS {DOOR}: https://youtu.be/EYQxfE6Errg
XBOX E3 2016 CONFERENCE: https://youtu.be/Uv_7a2mXrT0
SONY E3 2016 PRESS CONFERENCE: https://youtu.be/GwofRzkROo4
UBISOFT E3 CONFERENCE: https://youtu.be/LyvHLbvVnog
BATTLEFIELD 1 GAMEPLAY: https://youtu.be/zNyXT9_IzKE
SANDY HOOK COVERAGE: https://youtu.be/nPpEpNk519U
KOREAN SC2 FINALS: https://youtu.be/0aw-42JO3qk