Comments on: MMO Forces Gender Proof http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/09/26/mmo-forces-gender-proof/ Game design, development, and industry commentary by MMO Game Designer Ryan Shwayder. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:20:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ryan Shwayder http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/09/26/mmo-forces-gender-proof/comment-page-1/#comment-63047 Ryan Shwayder Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:57:12 +0000 http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/09/26/mmo-forces-gender-proof/#comment-63047 The potential economic implications for China with things like this, pricing structures for games, and all the other whacked out stuff they do could be pretty bad. Bleh. The potential economic implications for China with things like this, pricing structures for games, and all the other whacked out stuff they do could be pretty bad. Bleh.

]]> By: Moorgard http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/09/26/mmo-forces-gender-proof/comment-page-1/#comment-63016 Moorgard Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:42:04 +0000 http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/09/26/mmo-forces-gender-proof/#comment-63016 What's getting lost in all the reblogging of this story is that we're talking about China. This government is one of the worst violators of human rights in the world. In case anyone's forgotten, they have no problems torturing and killing people who break the law. So while all this seems outlandish and funny to Americans, there's a real potential for nastiness. This is an oppressive government trying to come to grips with the inherent democracy of the Internet. I'd expect things to only get more absurd, and dangerous. What’s getting lost in all the reblogging of this story is that we’re talking about China. This government is one of the worst violators of human rights in the world. In case anyone’s forgotten, they have no problems torturing and killing people who break the law.

So while all this seems outlandish and funny to Americans, there’s a real potential for nastiness. This is an oppressive government trying to come to grips with the inherent democracy of the Internet. I’d expect things to only get more absurd, and dangerous.

]]> By: weblog.probablynot.com » Gender in Gaming http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/09/26/mmo-forces-gender-proof/comment-page-1/#comment-62998 weblog.probablynot.com » Gender in Gaming Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:55:50 +0000 http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/09/26/mmo-forces-gender-proof/#comment-62998 [...] now, you may have read about the following news snippet: Shanda (Nasdaq: SNDA) subsidiary Aurora Technology has frozen game [...]

[...] now, you may have read about the following news snippet: Shanda (Nasdaq: SNDA) subsidiary Aurora Technology has frozen game [...]

]]> By: Genda http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/09/26/mmo-forces-gender-proof/comment-page-1/#comment-62893 Genda Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:42:26 +0000 http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/09/26/mmo-forces-gender-proof/#comment-62893 <blockquote>it requires gamers who chose female characters to prove their biological sex with a webcam, according to the report. </blockquote> This seems like a recipe for abuse. Exactly HOW do you prove you are a biological female on a webcam? I've seen some pretty convincing cross-dressers where you couldn't tell. Is there a need for the female to disrobe in some way? I can picture a bunch of geeks sitting around thinking up ways to get girls to strip on a webcam for them... Doesn't sound real to me, either. Seems like more than a little much to me.

it requires gamers who chose female characters to prove their biological sex with a webcam, according to the report.

This seems like a recipe for abuse. Exactly HOW do you prove you are a biological female on a webcam? I’ve seen some pretty convincing cross-dressers where you couldn’t tell. Is there a need for the female to disrobe in some way? I can picture a bunch of geeks sitting around thinking up ways to get girls to strip on a webcam for them… Doesn’t sound real to me, either.

Seems like more than a little much to me.

]]> By: Cameron Sorden http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/09/26/mmo-forces-gender-proof/comment-page-1/#comment-62891 Cameron Sorden Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:30:24 +0000 http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/09/26/mmo-forces-gender-proof/#comment-62891 Joystiq is calling bullshit on the story after looking into it a little bit more, but they're still waiting on an official response. As they said, given that it's a publicly traded company, a move like this would be terrible business sense and horribly impractical. Joystiq is calling bullshit on the story after looking into it a little bit more, but they’re still waiting on an official response. As they said, given that it’s a publicly traded company, a move like this would be terrible business sense and horribly impractical.

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