[Goober5000]

God Mode: Fragging For King, Country, and Creator

Very interesting article.  It never occurred to me to think of videogaming as a ministry opportunity, but apparently there are organizations doing just that.

[Ford Prefect]

I guess they probably wouldn't appreciate my name in Battlefield 1942 being It's Jesus LOL.

[Ghostavo]

God Mode: Fragging For King, Country, and Creator

Very interesting article.  It never occurred to me to think of videogaming as a ministry opportunity, but apparently there are organizations doing just that.

Well, gaming like every other entertainment/artistic activity can serve to spread a message, a thought, an emotion, whatever it's designer feels like it, so it isn't a surprise that religious contents may start to appear.

Although, there is one thing that is mentioned in the article that I don't understand. Why are fictional graphical and/or sound displays of violence for the purpose of entertainment so frowned upon? Isn't that on the same level as say... paintball?

Anyway, glad to see some calm opinions regarding video games, especially from religious organizations.

[Ghost]

I guess they probably wouldn't appreciate my name in Battlefield 1942 being It's Jesus LOL.

Or the various people named "Baby Jesus" in different FPSes. For those of you who tend to shy away from those, most games have a "You killed *name*" message after you slaughter someone.

[WeatherOp]

 For those of you who tend to shy away from those, most games have a "You killed *name*" message after you slaughter someone.

Yeah, that gets kind of irritating, allthough it isn't as bad when you are owning them so bad it isn't funny, well it isn't funny for them anyways.

[Carl]

religous themed games are nothing new. they've been around since at least the 16-bit era.

[Nuclear1]

Ah, the days of Catechumen...

Nah, you just winged him and made him a Unitarian!

[Carl]

Nah, you just winged him and made him a Unitarian!

Billy Graham's Bible Blaster!

[Sandwich]

Or the various people named "Baby Jesus" in different FPSes. For those of you who tend to shy away from those, most games have a "You killed *name*" message after you slaughter someone.

My brother used to play C&C Renegade online as "A Teletubby" with that in mind...

[Carl]

I've also seen "your mom" and "kenny"

[Setekh]

Very interesting article.  It never occurred to me to think of videogaming as a ministry opportunity, but apparently there are organizations doing just that.

Oh, for sure. I mean, I get together with the guys at church every few months for food, sport, catching up with each other, Bible reading and praying - all with liberal sprinklings of Halo 2 on our 4 Xbox setup.

[Grug]

God Mode: Fragging For King, Country, and Creator

Very interesting article. It never occurred to me to think of videogaming as a ministry opportunity, but apparently there are organizations doing just that.

You just became a bit of an evangelist by posting that too Goob.

Religous Youth Groups are more like a social club these days, they do sound like fun and a good way to meet new people.
Too bad my agnostic views would make me uncomfortable there when it came to pray time. =/

But, each to his own.

[Sandwich]

Too bad my agnostic views would make me uncomfortable there when it came to pray time. =/

Don't feel like praying, eh? Talk to God about it.

[Ace]

I did, but people said I was crazy until they realized that DARPA was merely testing the 'voice from heaven.'

[achtung]

"We view games as just games," says Kedrick Kenerly, founder of +CGO+, Christian Gamers Online. "They all boil down to a few things: They have a goal, they have a reward for the goal, and they have a set of rules that need to be followed to reach the goal. The violence in most games isn't something we get worked up about. It's merely 'presentation,' simply a way to convey an experience to players so they can follow the rules to reach the goal." Abstract games like checkers, chess, and Monopoly operate in the same fashion, Kenerly argues-they merely employ different presentation methods.

This surprises me.