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’
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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.
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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
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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.”
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ture of Wes Borland from Limp
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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. His opinionsdo not necessarily
represent those of the Emerald. He can be
reached at davedepper@dailyemerald.com.
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