No Videogames for Trapped Chilean Miners

[yoyo13rom]

Well, at least give them a Playstation 2 and some party games for the Eyetoy. Also an Eyetoy. They'll have a blast and it won't isolate them.

If not, let them watch the entire Back to The Future series. That is entertainment.

Calumon: Why not give them some music? Dancing makes you happy!

Yeah, what's wrong with music? Btw, love the new look Calumon, you little cute, rascal!

OT: But there's never anything good on TV! This is inhumane!

 

[fulano]

I can understand the psychologist's reasoning with the PSP, or any other portable console, but maybe he is a little behind on the times.

How about giving them an XBOX360 or a PS3 with a sizeable collection of multiplayer only games? I mean, they already are over there standing, or sitting, in front of a tv, relaxing and doing absolutely jack but watching appropriately handpicked movies. How about giving them games where they can compete, cooperate, and bond with each other?

How about them playing FPS's on system link, or sports games, or racing games, or building crazy shit in Little Big Planet? If they could send them tv's they could have sent them consoles, right? Videogames can be an engaging, social experience.

I'm not negatively criticizing the decision since videogames aren't a need, at all, just merely pointing out that they could've served a useful purpose given the situation.

Anyways, they'll be allright.

 

[cobrausn]

So they have a bunch of PSPs down there but they're not 'allowed' to play them? Ha. Doesn't work with Minors, won't work with Miners.

See what I did there?

 

[Dogstile]

i'd get more depressed. Its like, "I'M A GROWN MAN, JEEZ"

 

[Kevlar Eater]

Shit, I feel even worse for the miners now. Those support bastards basically have the option to torture the miners with anything they choose.

 

[mad825]

Why don't they hook up a console to the TV? Play some Rock Band or any co-op game.

first thing that comes to mind is that they don't want to create any sort of division, games like Rock Band or any co-op game can and will tempt (destructive) competition thus removing the "working together" aspect the psychologists are trying to keep intact.

 

[kuyo]

Being a terrible person, I thought this would be about dig dug.

 

[Jared]

...THat is so stupid! Let them have some itneractive fun!

...give them a Wii at least...

 

[Frapple]

Give them DSs with pokemon.

Diglett used Dig!

It's super effective!

 

[WanderingFool]

Instead of games or music, the trapped men spend their relaxation time in front of the television, watching a mix of news programs and movies for up to 13 hours a day. The support team picks what the miners watch, sticking with action movies or comedies and avoiding anything that it thinks might depress the men.

They're trapped in a fucking hole! How much more depressed can you get? Also, send a few Wiis down there with some Mario Party games, They can atleast have some fun.

 

[Electrogecko]

I wouldn't terribly mind being trapped in a mine if I could play video games all day. I think I would be much more likely to get depressed/ go insane without them.

 

[Wes1180]

I say they should get some games or entertainment they pick at least, but one thing, isn't the hole/pipe thingy that connects them to the outside nowhere near big enough to send something like an xbox down? I may be mistaken since they have a tv but I'm sure I heard that it wasn't too big (the hole).

 

[The Cheezy One]

"no option but to survive,"

without gaming? [dismissive grunt] good luck with that. I wouldnt even bother trying!
seriously though its a shame to hear theyre not out yet and i wish them all the best

 

[CrazyMedic]

I noticed a lot of boo to this but I actually think it is a good idea I mean they basically are basically in solitary confinement with other people and probably the only thing keeping them sane would be their interaction with other miners and a single player video game system would be a bad idea, although sending down a few more tvs and having reach tournaments and such might be much better then tv.

 

[Rooster Cogburn]

When it comes to psychology, you need data: experiments, case studies- numbers. There is not a great correlation between sounding right and being right. Or sounding wrong and being wrong. If the psychologists are relying on the data, I think they will make the best possible recommendation.

I wish those poor miners all the luck in the world!

 

[spartan1077]

I must have missed the part where they got trapped :/ but if they can hand them psps can't they get out?

 

[RikSharp]

avoiding anything that it thinks might depress the men.

like maybe giving them swishy toys then saying don't play with them...

 

[TerribleAssassin]

Personally, if I was stuck down a copper/gold mine, I'd try and find as much gold as possible and pocket it.

If I'm going to be stuck down a mine, I'm taking some compensation.

As well as how much the gold is worth on the black market...


OT: Fair logic, but they'll have to get used to choice once they get back to the surface..

 

[Rooster Cogburn]

I must have missed the part where they got trapped :/ but if they can hand them psps can't they get out?

Rescuers bored small holes just large enough to get a few essentials down there. It will take a long time to make one of the holes large enough for the miners to pass through. It's a long way down to the miners.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39233360/ns/39296593

And they have to do half the work to create the passage for their own rescue! Those miners must be made of grit and iron!

 

[archvile93]

That's a poor excuse considering what they're doing now.