Watch Moral Kombat, For Free
Watch Moral Kombat, For Free
January 28, 2010
Spencer Halpin’s Moral Kombat, the 2007 documentary that focuses on the subject of violence in videogames, can be viewed for free in its entirety on Babelgum.
In examining its controversial topic, the film talks with a slew of game industry people, politicians and critics, including Dr. David Walsh, Jack Thompson, Lorne Lanning, American McGee, Joe Lieberman, Henry Jenkins and Doug Lowenstein.
The film will be free to watch online for 30 days.
In making the documentary, a variety of cutting-edge technology was employed, some of which is detailed in an article on Apple.com.
Disclosure: Spencer Halpin is ECA President Hal Halpin’s brother. GamePolitics is a publication of the ECA.
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Posted 03/19/10 at 01:50am
hayabusa75: Flamespeak: Shhh, the Dems might hear you ;)
hayabusa75: Flamespeak: Shhh, the Dems might hear you ;)
Posted 03/18/10 at 09:41pm
ZippyDSMlee: And not taxing the 30-500K bracket so much, sure you make 500K at the end of the year add in life thats minus 200K add in the company you made there's another 200K.
ZippyDSMlee: And not taxing the 30-500K bracket so much, sure you make 500K at the end of the year add in life thats minus 200K add in the company you made there's another 200K.
Posted 03/18/10 at 09:39pm
ZippyDSMlee: Flamespeak: we should be taxing the ultra rich alot more(those that have more than 10 million in wealth),.
ZippyDSMlee: Flamespeak: we should be taxing the ultra rich alot more(those that have more than 10 million in wealth),.
Posted 03/18/10 at 08:04pm
Flamespeak: I never understood why someone should work hard to get a lot of money, just to be punished with more taxes for doing so.
Flamespeak: I never understood why someone should work hard to get a lot of money, just to be punished with more taxes for doing so.
Posted 03/18/10 at 06:44pm
hayabusa75: Isn't the upper class supposed to be footing most of this bill?
hayabusa75: Isn't the upper class supposed to be footing most of this bill?
Posted 03/18/10 at 06:05pm
Austin_Lewis: Of course, that ignores the fact that for the next 4 years, the people will be taxed without 'benefit' from the bill.
Austin_Lewis: Of course, that ignores the fact that for the next 4 years, the people will be taxed without 'benefit' from the bill.
Posted 03/18/10 at 06:04pm
Austin_Lewis: If we go by the CBO's past estimation failures, they're about 300% short on the actual cost.
Austin_Lewis: If we go by the CBO's past estimation failures, they're about 300% short on the actual cost.
Posted 03/18/10 at 05:21pm
ZippyDSMlee: *punt*Roll call, whos on and how are you doing?
ZippyDSMlee: *punt*Roll call, whos on and how are you doing?
Posted 03/18/10 at 12:07pm
JDKJ: No, I did you the favor and said it for you.
JDKJ: No, I did you the favor and said it for you.
Posted 03/18/10 at 12:06pm
Valdearg: What I said was while I may have implied long term accuraccy, and that might have been incorrect, my greater point that the CBO report calculated reduced deficits, expanded coverage, and lower costs is still 100% accurate. :D
Valdearg: What I said was while I may have implied long term accuraccy, and that might have been incorrect, my greater point that the CBO report calculated reduced deficits, expanded coverage, and lower costs is still 100% accurate. :D
Posted 03/18/10 at 12:06pm
Valdearg: Like any good politician, I don't believe I said "I was incorrect." :P
Valdearg: Like any good politician, I don't believe I said "I was incorrect." :P
Posted 03/18/10 at 12:02pm
JDKJ: If you'd said "I was incorrect" 10 shouts ago, I'd have quit twisting your arm to get you see the obvious 10 shouts ago.
JDKJ: If you'd said "I was incorrect" 10 shouts ago, I'd have quit twisting your arm to get you see the obvious 10 shouts ago.
Posted 03/18/10 at 12:00pm
JDKJ: You were they one assuming 100% accuracy. In all caps, no less.
JDKJ: You were they one assuming 100% accuracy. In all caps, no less.
Posted 03/18/10 at 11:59am
Valdearg: Yes, my implication that the long term estimates were facts was incorrect, but the short term calculations are absolutely facts, and even the long term estimates are still useful in attempting to determine exactly what will happen with the bill.
Valdearg: Yes, my implication that the long term estimates were facts was incorrect, but the short term calculations are absolutely facts, and even the long term estimates are still useful in attempting to determine exactly what will happen with the bill.
Posted 03/18/10 at 11:58am
Valdearg: I do. The Short term costs are actually calculated facts. The long term estimates aren't necessarily 100% accurate, but to assume that they can't possibly be accurate because someone said they might not be 100% accurate is also wrong.
Valdearg: I do. The Short term costs are actually calculated facts. The long term estimates aren't necessarily 100% accurate, but to assume that they can't possibly be accurate because someone said they might not be 100% accurate is also wrong.
Posted 03/18/10 at 11:57am
JDKJ: When someone says, "I could be wrong but, as best as I can tell, X," X ain't a fact.
JDKJ: When someone says, "I could be wrong but, as best as I can tell, X," X ain't a fact.
Posted 03/18/10 at 11:53am
JDKJ: It's too early in the morning for you to be deaf, blind, and dumb drunk. A "my best guestimate" can't be a fact. Don't you understand the difference between the two?
JDKJ: It's too early in the morning for you to be deaf, blind, and dumb drunk. A "my best guestimate" can't be a fact. Don't you understand the difference between the two?
Posted 03/18/10 at 11:41am
Valdearg: By how much depends on variables that can't necessarily be predicted at this point in time. And yes, those Facts are accurate only so far into the future, but those estimates can certainly be used to support this measure.
Valdearg: By how much depends on variables that can't necessarily be predicted at this point in time. And yes, those Facts are accurate only so far into the future, but those estimates can certainly be used to support this measure.
Posted 03/18/10 at 11:40am
Valdearg: And I'm saying, as far as the CBO report goes, the facts that it does put forward are deficit reduction, reducing costs, and expanding costs. Those ARE facts.
Valdearg: And I'm saying, as far as the CBO report goes, the facts that it does put forward are deficit reduction, reducing costs, and expanding costs. Those ARE facts.
Posted 03/18/10 at 11:30am
JDKJ: You were the one championing a qualified estimate as an indisputable fact. I'm merely pointing out that it's far from indisputable. So says the estimator.
JDKJ: You were the one championing a qualified estimate as an indisputable fact. I'm merely pointing out that it's far from indisputable. So says the estimator.
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Comments
YES!!!!!! I have been waiting to watch this film forever. When the heck will it be out on DVD?
Someone should do a study on the link between aggression and Joe Lieberman. I know I get angry and start shouting every time he comes on my TV. I wonder if I can use a V-chip to protect me from such inappropriate content?
Now, now. That was uncalled for.
Considering what I've heard of the man, I found Lieberman's stance in the film to be quite refreshing. The man recognizes that different games are tailored to different audiences (and different age groups) and that games have changed significantly over the past decade. He even admits that the controversy he helped start was kind of ridiculous by today's standards. He comes across as very intelligent and rational, and I'd be proud to have him in office if I was an American. I may or may not agree with his other policies, but I see no reason to label his words as "inappropriate content".
With a couple of exceptions, the arguments presented by all sides were well thought out and reasonably fleshed out. The only major players (ie: people with more than two lines) who didn't seem to have a solid foundation for their arguments were Thompson and Lt. Col. Grossman. Grossman kept his focus on a small number of extreme titles (like Postal 2), ignoring the fact that these games are not representative of the medium and were critically panned by the majority of gamers. I don't need to say anything about Thompson that you wouldn't already know (his playing the religion card, misusing Bible passages, misinterpreting Harvard studies, etc...). I'm glad that they included an actual Harvard researcher to debunk the man's claims. And yes, his "where are they now" blurb was very satisfying. If only they included the "why"...
The rousing speech towards the end of the film really got to me, kind of in the same way that Playing Columbine did. All in all, I'm quite impressed with what I saw and intend to buy the Blu-Ray once it becomes available (...or the DVD if they never make a Blu-Ray version...). I think any self-respecting gamer should take the time to watch this film.
No picture of Hal Halpin folding his arms?
HA!
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I LIKE the fence. I get 2 groups to laugh at then.
If I remember right Jack was praising this film left and right, if only because he's in it.
you remember it right
岩「…Where do masochists go when they die?」
I know what im watching afterwork.
http://www.magicinkgaming.com/
Just finished it. WOW that was a great film. Shows the sides from both angles and lets both sides speak their mind about the medium.
The where are they now part at the end was definitely the best part for obvious reasons.
Is it me or all of the anti-game nutjob depicted in this movie focus on the fact that "videogames are for children"?
At about the 1:14:30 mark, Jack Thompson is talking about how the industry is responsible for "making little ones stumble". He specifically mentioned Michael Carneal, Kleibold and Harris, and Lee Boyd Malvo. I thought him grouping Lee Boyd Malvo with school shooters is a bit odd. Jack has said in the past that Lee Boyd Malvo was forced to play Halo by John Muhammad in order to "suppress his inhibition to kill". Since Jack has said that Lee Boyd Malvo was forced to play video games against his will, he really can't blame the industry for making Lee Boyd Malvo "stumble".