Okey, I’ve shared my view on big game controversy like raised fears of kids playing violent games. I do agree to some extent, but these games aren’t meant for kids, but adults. Here come the latest controversial, from the U.K. The online game called Miss Bimbo, a game directed towards young girls between 9 and 16.
So what’s the point…? Basically create a bimbo avatar (your own virtual Barbie), dress, feed and care for her. Now you think that’s it? Oh no! Here’s the gory part, you do all these thing mention above through dating rich guys, diet pills, throwing up food and medical beauty surgeon. Simply copying the life’s of the big stars and how they live and act. A lifestyle or a view on life created by the media I strongly oppose.
From a market aspect I don’t see anything strange. Many people in France and UK have signed up and play, which indicate a demand. But I feel like the creator has left his moral and ethics in a closet at home. If you dissect the game design, one could argue that another approach could have been an option regarding the reward system. The possibilities to use diet pills and surgeon could still exist, but you would get better results by doing it the natural way. We don’t want to rewards people who take a cheap shortcut like this.
Overall I’m worried about the society we’re heading towards, how media create a false image of life and how people just swallow it. A classical marketing theory, create a vision in peoples head how they should feel, a false image. The sad fact that more attractive people are more successful (if money is a measurement on success that is), but what can we do about it?
Last night I saw a debate show, were one of the topic was medical surgery in order to look more beautiful and younger. Also here they discussed what messages this send out to people. Sure, people’s bodies are theirs to do as they please with. And in some case it legitimate and maybe a matter of life and death. The bigger question here is why people operate and transform them self. A co-worker stated that in reality its no different from me, now that I’m getting a new tattoo. Yes, many people who choose to get on the operational table may do it for them self. But were they get their inner image what they want to achieve has it’s base in the overall fictional, fantasy, social media image, which have become the norm. If people truly would do it for their own cause, fine, but I doubt everyone think that way.
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