Kotaku
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psychology
Game to Soldiers: Don't Smoke 'Em if You Got 'Em
If it sounds absurd - a video game, costing taxpayers $3.7 million, that nags people who do dangerous stuff all day long to quit smoking - know that "Escape With Your Life" is surprisingly effective. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by Kenny: Translation: Quit smoking so you can stay alive to pay taxes! You're no good to us dead! 24 Responses | Other threads
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mmorpgs
Asian MMO Players Love To Smoke And Grind
As a connoisseur of the MMO genre, I've often noticed that your average Chinese and Korean massively multiplayer online games tend to rely heavily on the mouse, often foregoing keyboard movement altogether in favor of the dreaded click-to-move system that I completely despise. So why do Asian MMO games lean so hard on the mouse? Perfect World product manager Jon Belliss believes he's discovered the answer - smoking. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by SwindleUK: @okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under): england and scotaland have banned smoking indoors as well. you can go for... more » | Other threads
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clips
Halo-Inspired Anti-Smoking Ad
Honestly this anti-smoking message from the folks at Tobacco Free Florida could be channeling any future FPS, but I like to imagine it is Master Chief sneaking a smoke, and that it's opening his helmet in an alien atmosphere that kills him rather than the cigarette itself. Habit gets so ingrained that you often do it without thinking. I once lit up in my cubicle at work back when I did telephone tech support, and nearly got fired for it. Is absent-mindedly exposing yourself to the poisonous air on an alien world that much of a leap? I think not. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by NeoStarr: Hell, if I had two lives remaining, why not light up for one of 'em. more » | Other threads
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mgs4
Old Snake Says Don't Litter, Smoking is Bad For You
During the 9-minute or so loading screen of Metal Gear Solid IV, gamers are treated to a close up view of old Snake sucking through cigarette after cigarette as game tips, warnings and public service announcements pop-up on the screen. They're certainly not worth sticking around to watch, but if you do you'll get two bits of wonderful hypocrisy. The first couple of times Snake taps his cigarette ash onto the unseen ground an message shows up telling you not to litter and to use an ashtray for your ash and butts. Then after about five minutes of him smoking you get a message about the harms cigarettes.
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Comment by headcase88: @facelike: Here's the problem: Fox News will still report the story and not report the warning. Actually, for some reason I... more » | Other threads
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addictions
Smokers Become Gamers (Who Smoke)
Casual gaming site POGO wants you to stop smoking. And while we're a little late on the bandwagon since yesterday was National Smoke-Free Day (which, as there are no smokers left standing today, worked out just great), POGO is still offering special "kick the habit" play rooms, game nights, mini items and even e-cards (back away from the e-cards, people). It's a nice thought, and maybe video games are addictive enough to replace nicotine...but you'd probably have to light them on fire and breathe in the toxic fumes of burning box art paint for the full effect. [POGO via vh1]
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By Mark WilsonComment by dunetiger reads kotaku, seems pleased: People who preach make it increasingly hard to quit because all I want to do is blow smoke in their... more » | Other threads
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humor
Bungie Trades Robots for Humans
Today's Onion-esque story comes by way of humor tech site The BBSpot, which "reports" that Bungie has decided to do what most companies these days like to do when they want to do things better and cheaper - outsource the problem to another country. The company will be recruiting people all over the world to play Halo 3 instead of spending the money to get programmers to redesign the AI to their liking. More »
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