#7

  For the amount of research I have done looking into how video games play into a role of the white nationalist ideologies a few things that I can summarize is, the games they play are not met with open arms from mainstream manufacturer, games online are easily accessible to all, and white nationalist do not view videogames as main recruiting factors.

                To start, when white nationalists begin to plan a video game they are doing it on their own experience, typically a video game made for the ideologies of a white nationalist is a low budget at-home ordeal that will not make a major platform for play. In many statements made by Microsoft when talking about the Xbox 360 platform Microsoft says they want the enjoy ability for everyone to play and do not condone on games with hidden agendas. This being said many of the main producers such as EA sports or Ubisoft that develop these games agree that they do not want to be involved with such controversial video games.

                Unlike mass video games where there is a rating system in place and is widely accepted and basically self monitored (as I discussed in a previous blog http://ces444games.blogspot.com/2011/11/prompt-8-against-white-nationalist.html) online gaming is an open air market for any person interested in playing a game be allowed to play. Video games made for online use developed by white nationalist are mostly low budget and made by developers in their home or working with very few people. Due to its budget constraints these games are very simple but have very graphic context in a easy playable way. Look at Boarder Patrol, the game is simply shooting Mexican illegal immigrants before they cross the boarder. This simplicity is backed with its extreme context that makes it worthy of being discussed. If you do not remember this game and want to see how simple but racist it is and how it follows the white nationalist ideologies you can play it here http://www.aztlan.net/racist_anti-mexican_game.htm.

                Lastly I want to touch on the topic of recruitment to join the white nationalist movement. Many facets of white nationalist use of modern technology is to recruit new people to join the movement. But after looking through different forums and discussions the use of video games is not to make people want to join the movement but rather introduce the lone wolf idea to some people. Though it is rarely actually said anywhere that the use of video games is to promote lone wolf, the extreme graphics in these games make killing an easy thing to do that could potentially carry over to a real life scenario. Right now a lot of research is being conducted on violent video games and how it affects youth game players. These researches can prove to be very interesting in my study once they are released because though some of the game players are not in their youth, you will be able to see how games are making an impact on someones thought process when it comes to being able to determine the differences between game play and factuality.