BioWare’s Response to Recent Claim

In response to the recent claim that computer games cause brain damage, BioWare’s Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk have written a letter to the Edmonton Journal defending their games:

As medical doctors, we don’t think it wise to change a treatment protocol until we have all the valid facts in hand, and have analysed them carefully and thoughtfully.

Additionally there are many different types of games, such as the pure-reflex hand-eye co-ordination type, others that force you to strategize, and even games that engage you as a participant to become part of the story and help it unfold through your intelligently directed actions.

This last type is where BioWare’s games fit in — we specifically avoid gratuitous violence in our games, choosing to develop games that actively engage our audience in our stories.

Thanks to Planet Baldur’s Gate for spotting this news item.