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Vetteman94 on 23 May 2011
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osamanobama said:
Vetteman94 said:

Fox News is just a Joke,  that comic strip nails in on the head as far as that video clip is concerned.

@osamaobama

Stop commenting on something you know nothing about,  its so blatantly obvious you dont know what you are talking about. theprof even explained it to you in very good detail and you couldnt understand it.  There is more to the criteria that has to be met than if its an artsy game or an educational game. No game company whos revenue is in the 100s of millions per year is going to get a grant from the government. So while COD and GTA may be considered art,  it doesnt meet the other criteria needed for this grant.

you clearly didnt wathc the video either then because the comic strip isnt even close to what happened.

also if games like call of duty cant get the grant, then thats even worse. that means some companies get privledges over others.

also what criteria has to be met more than being art. nerdy guy said, it has to be designated as art to get grants.

i couldnt care less if grants only went to indie devs, i dont want any of my money going to that stuff, not activision, ea, or anyone.

I did watch the video,  the comic strip is dead on as to what happened,  they got some conservative blow hard with an agenda on there to throw out inaccuracies about the topic, but because he has a radio show people, like you, will believe him. And the Fox News guy, like always, had no idea what he was talking about.

Its not meant for companies with 100s of millions at their disposal,  its meant for struggling independent developers.  If an independent developer makes a game like COD and can prove it has artistic or educational value to the board that decides who get the grants, then he may get the money.  Its meant for the little guys to help get their project going and out in the public, large corporations dont have that problem. Its no different then grants to go to college,  you wouldnt get them if you had a job that made 100k a year,  but you would if you made minimum wage.

You money is already gong to that stuff,  nothing changes,  they arent adding money to it because they are adding video games.  The only thing that would change is that video games would now be a recognized form of art.

Basically it sounds like you just want all struggling artists to stop getting government money because it doesnt help corporations.  And you also seem to think something like this has a huge impact on your taxes.  These grants probably dont equal 0.001% of your taxes