Pushing Play, a gaming blog and review site set up by a student of mine has introduced a neat feature – reviews by Jacob’s Mom. The first is, Dr. Mom Reviews – Grand Theft Auto 4 and she nicely describes her reaction to the language in and around certain games:
I wondered aloud why such homophobic, and sexist language was considered acceptable. Most alarmingly, my son’s reaction suggested that this was white noise to a generation of players. “I’m glad you’re not playing online†he said. Apparently online gamers indulge in exchanging even more extreme obscenities.
As far as I can tell, this is the only such Dr. Mom review, but more are promised. Lets lobby Jacob to encourage Dr. Mom to do some more.