I find this whole endeavour to be sexist and just down right insulting. Why is it so taboo in the US to hold parents responsible for the upbringing of their children... oh wait, they are the voters... ahhh.. i get it now
University Videogame Will Teach Girls to Say "No" to Sex
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Looks like its from the Californication video.
What about for boys? Not all boys are horny jerks. Some are just horny and confused.
Also it seems like it might not work. Unless it is just to show signs of it. If you gave me a game and told me do this to earn points, then thats what I do. Certainly if I played that I would refuse my virtual suitors solely just because I doubt Im by myself. (if by myself I would be curious of the results if I accept. Be funny to get a GAME OVER: You said Yes screen.)
What about for boys? Not all boys are horny jerks. Some are just horny and confused.
Also it seems like it might not work. Unless it is just to show signs of it. If you gave me a game and told me do this to earn points, then thats what I do. Certainly if I played that I would refuse my virtual suitors solely just because I doubt Im by myself. (if by myself I would be curious of the results if I accept. Be funny to get a GAME OVER: You said Yes screen.)
Great....... Yet another attempt at politicians getting "down with da kidz" Although it would be funny if they turned it into a Pokemon style RPG.
Drunk Pervert appeared!
Drunk pervert used chat up line, it wasn't very effective
Girl tried to run, but couldnt escape
Drunk Pervert used pursuit
Girl used Groin Kick! Drunk Pervert fainted
Drunk Pervert appeared!
Drunk pervert used chat up line, it wasn't very effective
Girl tried to run, but couldnt escape
Drunk Pervert used pursuit
Girl used Groin Kick! Drunk Pervert fainted
South east? like Florida? Because they alright...maybe a LITTLE vain, but alright.TsunamiWombat said:
+5 Insightful.hurfdurp said:
That might actually work. But it would just look like another lame Japanese "relationship simulator".
I think the concept could be extended to teaching other social or responsibility skills. Just another tool in the teacher's toolkit, alongside textbooks, instructional videos and Powerpoint presentations. I don't think the idea is just to give the game to a kid and let it teach them on its own; the kid would be supervised, and it would form just one part of a larger course. Not a bad idea IMO, if done properly.
So how long will it be before the reports come back that students treat the game as a joke and purposefully try to score a 0? I give it a day after release.
So, if I see this right: to score points, you have to say no and don't do shit. Sounds easy. Just as easy as girls will be after being bored to death by playing this game...
I don't know, there are some pretty bg achievement whores out there who would play it just for that kind of achievementThe DSM said:
OT: I really don't know what to do with sex ed for younge girls. On the one hand they deserve to know about there body, capabilities and rights however this could lead them to being pressured for sex. If we leave them blissfully ignorant then they become sexually confused, just learn from someone older and it's not fair to not tell them
Maybe try getting rid of all these sex symbols within the mainstream media. As a bloke of 18 I constantly feel I have to have a six pack, large arms and looks that could melt butter from adverts like Calvi Cline (or however you spell it), I am confident with my looks but do occasionally feel the need to proove that I am good looking to myself someway (usually resulting with sex). Imagine how bad that must feel for girls whose bodies are changed, hormones making them even hornier then I am and having friends pressure them plus they have much sex symbols in; magazines, films, music, tv and even toys. At least males can get away with; tv, toys, most magazines and music (most of the guys in music are ugly bastards)
Oh don't worry, the female avatars have vagina dentata. Boys will learn to say no to sex as well as girls.Erana said:
The most terrible thing is that Microsoft is beating the University to its own punch with Kinect. If they waited until that came out, they could have just developed software instead of a freaking motion capture suit and it would be a lot more intuitive and approachable - and I'm betting it'd cost a heck of a lot less than $434,000 to make. Hopefully some good theses will come out of this at least.
Psssh. Who needs this? None of the girls I pressure seem to have trouble resisting me, video game or no!
uh... wait....
Yeah... the game thing is still dumb and stuff....
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Teachers don't need new tools, most of them just need a new occupation. Suggesting that this new technology is worth tax payer money and end-user dignity because it could advance anything in an educational setting is missing the point entirely. Sorry to rant about it, I just have a big monkey on my back about education.
But while I'm at it, in the grand scheme of things, half a million doesn't seem like that hefty of a price tag. Certainly for an individual, but aren't mainstream video game budgets in the hundreds of millions? If I'm not mistaken, $500,000 is pennies compared to total tax revenue. I guess I'm not opposed to the technology in general, not that I think it'll be effective. I really think, like many of you have seemed to, kids will reject it as a cheap imitation, taking it as an insult to be parodied like that (stupid kids, they'll do anything for 'points'!) (...Actually, that's sort of true). Like a middle-aged PSA presenter trying to "lay-down" the fundamentals of substance abuse avoidance in gangsta-rap form to a bunch of inner-city high school minorities. No matter how good his rap is, it won't impress them.
uh... wait....
Yeah... the game thing is still dumb and stuff....
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Yes, because I remember being so moved by all those (hastily thrown together, generally nonsensical or off topic) Powerpoints and (glib, patronizing, boring) instructional videos. And I certainly remember using our textbooks with regularity. For more than the pop quizes at the back of the chapters.oktalist said:
Teachers don't need new tools, most of them just need a new occupation. Suggesting that this new technology is worth tax payer money and end-user dignity because it could advance anything in an educational setting is missing the point entirely. Sorry to rant about it, I just have a big monkey on my back about education.
But while I'm at it, in the grand scheme of things, half a million doesn't seem like that hefty of a price tag. Certainly for an individual, but aren't mainstream video game budgets in the hundreds of millions? If I'm not mistaken, $500,000 is pennies compared to total tax revenue. I guess I'm not opposed to the technology in general, not that I think it'll be effective. I really think, like many of you have seemed to, kids will reject it as a cheap imitation, taking it as an insult to be parodied like that (stupid kids, they'll do anything for 'points'!) (...Actually, that's sort of true). Like a middle-aged PSA presenter trying to "lay-down" the fundamentals of substance abuse avoidance in gangsta-rap form to a bunch of inner-city high school minorities. No matter how good his rap is, it won't impress them.
What about guys? Guys are pressured into sex as well. In fact, there should be classes for guys to learn how to deal with peer pressure just as there are classes teaching women how to deal with it. This is sexism and nothing more.
