by CoffeeBean » Thu Nov 01, 2018 1:50 pm
Was the man Reagan? (I’m not certain he spoke out against video games, but it seems like something the Reagans would’ve done.) No (wasn't this type of person)
Was there a worry that the dependency would lead increased shootings in real life? Relevant? No, not this kind of worry
Was something done to the game so that you could play it for only so long? Yes, but...
They made it easier to beat? No They made it more frustrating? No
They made it time out or reset after a certain amount of time or number of kills? YES, but...(good q)
So, the event which happened in 1982 was the thing that stopped anyone becoming dependent on the game? No (possible FA here). The thing that showed how the dependence could be ended did not occur until later.
Was it some kind of convention? No Was it caused by one person? No Was it an aversion thing? Can you rephrase this?
The longer you play the game, the more, or less, something happens? This was part of the warning, yes
Money involved? No Limited life of the game? No Did it involve the creator? Yes
Was the game changed in some way? No Some kind of fatal error eg BSOD? No
Would it help to find out what kind of game it was? Two relevant things have been discovered about the game:
1. The game involved shooting
2. The game timed out after a certain number of kills
Was an actual lie involved? GOOD Q - The warning itself was, to some degree, a lie (although nobody really would have thought otherwise). The puzzle's title is a clue about the person who gave the warning, it is related to something else that he did.
E.g. tell people something which makes them disinclined to play the game, or makes them lose interest? No, quite the opposite!