"New Video Game:Dungeons, Dragons, and Now Gay Sex"

Itzkoff, Dave. "New Video Game:Dungeons, Dragons, and Now Gay Sex" 4 Dec. 2009.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/05/arts/television/05dragon.html?_r=1&ref=television

In this article, it talked about a new video game that was just released. This video game is Dragon Age. It talked about how this game has given its users far more than just the power to fight against foreign beasts and monsters, but to also engage in sexual acts. This game however has raised controversy because of the ability a player has to engage in gay sex. They talked to the lead designer of the game, and asked him to talk about his game. The creator said that his game wasn't intended to provoke a social discharge, but rather to, "provide players with an immersive gaming experience". He also mentioned that the game is "is designed to celebrate player choice and create a story that is reactive to the way you choose to play it". He ended his statements by saying that he knew about the criticism of his game, but said that people who have played his game like it, and are happy with the game. According to him, "If players are happy with the experience, I think we’ve done our job".

I found this article to be disturbing. What type of person would want to see characters in a video game engage in sexual acts, let alone gay sex? I thought it was interesting how the creator of the game said that the sexual situations included in the game were suppposed to "provide players with an immersive gaming experience". People don't need to witness sex in a video game to be immersed in a game. His last comment really hit me hard. He didn't care what his audience saw; all he cared about was making money. I really enjoy playing video games, but if the games that i enjoy start putting in wacko stuff that Dragon Age includes, I am going to stop playing them.