World of Whitehouse: Obama's FCC Transition Team

I play video games so I can shoot zombies, which I can't do in real life.

I never quite understand why people feel the need to join "virtual worlds" to socialize.  Can't we just do that in real life?

And don't get me started on the people who complain that all games are "violent."  I have this great idea for a video game.  You spend all your time in the game helping homeless people.  Of course you really need to min/max (it's a real grind) so you'll have no time to help actual homeless people.  But, boy, what a constructive and socially aware game!

As a WoW player, I have to seriously question how prepared someone who's been playing WoW is to implement or recommend policies on any topic that requires them to follow the real world outside of refreshing the same 4 blogs.

When I think of WOW, the first thing that comes to mind is
LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEROY JEEEEEEEEEEENKINS!

Is that a bad thing?

People in positions of power who play MMOGs is a nice start, but we won't truly have arrived until someone on Obama's team is a Gears addict.

Maybe we can get the Second Life avatars can pay off all the debts we have.

Whenever I hear of Second Life, I always hear it's this big empty place, how does it stay afloat?

But I'm sure like any other place, it has its good and bad people

Mr. President, So far, in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, my dwarf has had to dig through poop, to find coveted objects, on 3 seperate occasions. One of said times, was human fecal material, one wolf, and the other being bat excrement (make the batshit crazy joke in your head). My point being, what is the administration's stance on virtual poop?, and does the FCC have any plans on limiting the species, of said poop, to only non-human strains? Thank you.

LostCause mentioned that some people arent wierdos on second life,....here's two that are. 

On topic:  I dont know how relevant their gaming knowledge will have to do with their jobs.  Hopefully its some kind of step in the right direction though, as long as Kevin Werbach actually gets away from his 'virtual intellectuals' and does his job!  I doubt "sorry im late i was raiding a dungeon" will be a sufficient excuse in the whitehouse. 

That was... unexpected.

I don't see how it makes much of a difference. I really doubt it was a contributing factor. ;)

Also, fuck the FCC.

Sure is Jeff making ignorant blanket statements at the end of this article in here.

"But in the fight, does Chris Jericho have a weapon? Or are they both going on their instincts here?"

hope things get better

So, penis-bombing to be made legal?

But in the fight, does Chris Jericho have a weapon? Or are they both going on their instincts here?

weird

If those Second Life freaks start making policies akin to those found in that game, we are all doomed. Still, I do find it fascinating that someone in politics plays such a game.

I recall Obama's comment on GTA4, it was a sensible one I recall.


EDIT:

Ippon!, Haohmaru.

There are some freaks on Second Life, but there are also casual community people, too.  I guess, I never went there.  But if William Gibson can give a virtual talk there, it can't be all bad.

avatar sex...oh god.

Hahahah i love the FCC Party time!

Who's up for a messed up avatar orgy?

"will server as co-chairs." touche sir

also, Jericho would win but only if the match took place in 1999-early 2000's

Haohmaru would definitly win... hands down.

If goventment officials start putting more time into mmorpgs, nothing will get done... hmmm

But playing catch could save the world, so I don't know what to think. Let's CATCH!

Well Jeff, I spend a lot of time in Second Life over the last two years and I can assure you that not every one is totally weird. Probably 70% are weird in one way or another but the rest are sane. I am sure there are a few within that 30% who are "smart" enough to be appointed to this position. Lets just hope that these two are in that "few."

So the government's actually getting the smarter part of the population involved in policy making? Nice.

Eh. It's a step in the right direction i suppose.

messed up avatar sex is the purest kind.

Avatar sex is da-bomb!

As for MMO gamers being in charge of the FCC? Maybe we will see more of a european additude toward language on TV.

Shit should be perfectly allowable on network TV.

Red LIght Center. Why do i remember that name? Wonder if it has a game page.

Messed up avatar sex does sound grim, especially with this new NXE update.

Haohmaru could totally beat Chris Jericho in a fight.

Also, what?!

Well, there goes the smooth transition.  Werbach is lost to Wrath.