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P. . „ . „ .. Adam Jones Emerald Chris Pender offers the game to a passerby. He says you must be 13 to play - this life may be a little too ‘real’ for the young at heart. ‘Real Life’ continued from page 5 tangibles like happiness and peace of mind. Those — and other — aspects of Pender’s philosophy are clear from the game’s beginning. Before starting; the player flips a coin for gender. Af ter choosing a name, the player roles a dice for economic class and health at birth. Luck is everything. “Real life has risks,” he said. “You can choose drugs, sex or stealing, but the choice is rare. It is much more a game of fate. Things happen to you. ” Pender said he is currently facing the complexities that are central to his game. He wants to sell 500 games this Christmas, but he has not found the right market. He said game stores don’t want the game — which costs $10 or $27 depending on the type — because of its mature references. On the other hand, sex shops will sell it, but it is often too tame. He also said he does not want to accumulate debt, which he said is necessary to expand his business. The players are also challenged by the same interplay between money, health and happiness. While health and wealth can fade away in the game, Pender said happiness cannot be lost because it turns into memories. Freshman Lindsay Amberg, who played the game at the fair with two friends, said the game reminded her of the importance of happiness. “I had $1,000, and then I died be cause Iran out of health points,” she said. In the “The Game of Real Life,” events occur that cannot be antici pated. The player’s character can choose to experiment with sex and drugs. While these choices may bring happiness, they also have the consequences of addictions, dis eases and unwanted pregnancies. However, when Pender designed the game, he saved the graphic de tails for war in order to emphasize its negative impacts. Characters can inhale anthrax, witness rape and die from ethnic cleansing. Pender’s game uses shock and dark humor to appeal to consumers. He said that gaining health points from a common sense square isn’t the part of the game that players wi 11 probably find funny. “Getting hit by a tsunami is fun ny,” he said. Because of its maturity and dark humor, “The Game of Real Life” is in tended for players age 13 and older. Freshman Krista McLaughlin, whose male character tried LSD and got a sexual disease, agreed, “Little kids wouldn’t understand its con cepts.” Anne Le Chevallier is a features reporter for the Oregon Daily Emerald. She can be reached atannelechevallier@dailyemerald.com. uepper continued from page 5 liminary reports on the album say that it has no swear words or elab orate descriptions of kinky sex. In fact, if last spring’s Internet only single “The Work — Pt. 1” was any indication, the album will be a bit like a gospel sermon with the world’s funkiest preacher man. As a fan of past carnal glo ries such as “Head” and “I Want 2 Melt With U,” I must admit that I’m a little apprehensive about this new direction. Finally, two high-profile bands lost their lead guitarists this past week. Wallflowers’ axeman 492 E "13th 686-2458 18th 9000 TcT Oct 12th Our Son ***■*■ A Jpopal i-ng»*xncnt due to (he w erwhetnsng success at ffte f’rtgiw ffrcilt ftlm Ivil If sou misled this naturalistic film about three inner city Inch school girls now is tour chance 'Has the awrage lt> wort without a net. war that when you’rv a ttxwjrer. your life is nut a wort sn iiiucli as a million ptvsiMc saoric*/ - Ki^crlihm. CHK'AflO StlN-TIMllS S:1S8>7:1Spm Wghtiy-Sunlfat3: Soon: Molhpiand Driv & Ghost World The Vertical Ray Of The Sun 7:00pm nightly - Son Mat 2:45pro m : \f: w v<A. V\Tj*%r/T^A(^ 'cNmilSSf''*)fTtlfM2 T^HoLyOR^iL Michael Ward quit the band after songwriting conflicts with lead ’Flower Jakob Dylan came to a head. In a posting to his Web site, Ward stated that “for a long time we were writing together, and then just stopped, and that made me pretty unhappy.” The other, and perhaps more shocking, exodus is the depar ture of Wes Borland from Limp Bizkit. Details are scarce as to the exact terms of Borland’s leav ing, other than the usual press release statement of “it was an amicable parting.” The band will be holding audi tions in cities throughout the na tion starting in late November. On the band’s Web site, head Bizkit Fred Durst said, “We’re going to comb the globe in search of the illest guitar player known to man.” In related news, the only reason many people could stand Limp Bizkit was the presence of Wes Borland’s positively insane guitar playing. Oh well. Fortunately for us, Seattle is on the band’s list of audition sites. Perhaps you, dear reader, could be the next Bizkit guitarist. Grab thy axe and make the Northwest proud. Dave Depper is the webmasterfor the Oregon Daily Emerald. 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