Virtual Jihadi

People are definitely overreacting. Maybe it's because I'm in art school, or the college environment is very engrossing, but it just doesn't seem like that big of a deal to make this kind of game. Plenty of movies have had the president in trouble from terrorists. Granted, the game is different from that. It just doesn't seem outrageously offensive, at least enough that requires shutting down the exhibit.

It's surprising to see a reaction to a hack of a game (although Hot Coffee garnered the same amount of attention). What's more surprising is the history of the game itself. It was created in response to an American made game! We're not blameless in this. Opponents of the game would have a much better argument if we hadn't started with the Quest for Saddam game. Or at least be an opponent of that game as well.