Comments on: Would You Like a Cup of Coffee? http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2005/08/01/would-you-like-a-cup-of-coffee/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:25:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Scott Jon Siegel http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2005/08/01/would-you-like-a-cup-of-coffee/#comment-4 Scott Jon Siegel Wed, 03 Aug 2005 05:37:12 +0000 http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2005/08/01/would-you-like-a-cup-of-coffee/#comment-4 It would be a phenomenal move for the videogame industry to embrace sexuality. The problem with games like Grand Theft Auto is that sex is taking a backseat (har har), to the wild, dangerous lifestyles portrayed through the games' narrative. Games should attempt to embrace sex as a challenge. What if a game was made to challenge players to engage in sexually-charged situations as a member of the opposite sex? If, in the course of gameplay, a player could embrace and control a sexuality different from his/her own, the player could walk away with both understanding and gratification. I suppose I'm talking about gender play. After all, what greater challenge is there than understanding the opposite sex? I'm trying to think if there's ever been a video game that's dealt directly with sex and/or its consequences, and I can think of only one, and a rather obvious one at that: Tamagotchi. It would be a phenomenal move for the videogame industry to embrace sexuality. The problem with games like Grand Theft Auto is that sex is taking a backseat (har har), to the wild, dangerous lifestyles portrayed through the games’ narrative. Games should attempt to embrace sex as a challenge. What if a game was made to challenge players to engage in sexually-charged situations as a member of the opposite sex? If, in the course of gameplay, a player could embrace and control a sexuality different from his/her own, the player could walk away with both understanding and gratification. I suppose I’m talking about gender play. After all, what greater challenge is there than understanding the opposite sex?

I’m trying to think if there’s ever been a video game that’s dealt directly with sex and/or its consequences, and I can think of only one, and a rather obvious one at that:
Tamagotchi.

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