In Belgium, Police Ban Urinal-controlled Racing Game
In Belgium, Police Ban Urinal-controlled Racing Game
November 25, 2007
While they maybe fine with gaming with one type of Wii, Belgian gendarmes clearly have issues with the other.As reported by Engadget, Place to Pee, a driving game controlled via urination, has been given the chop by police in Gent. The game was on display at the GamePower Expo, but cops there ultimately found it indecent.
Ironically, Place to Pee contains an anti-drunk driving message which you'd think authorities might find redeeming.
GP: We're a bit behind the curve on this story, but it's important to me that GamePolitics be a comprehensive, searchable record of all things politically related to gaming, so...
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Posted 11/07/09 at 10:58am
JDKJ: Which could be explained by both (a) and (b).
JDKJ: Which could be explained by both (a) and (b).
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:56am
Austin_Lewis: JDKJ: You forgot C) the fact that, for some reason, every time he did something that would suggest he shouldn't be in the military, let alone an officer, higher ups ignored it or let it slide.
Austin_Lewis: JDKJ: You forgot C) the fact that, for some reason, every time he did something that would suggest he shouldn't be in the military, let alone an officer, higher ups ignored it or let it slide.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:51am
JDKJ: Part of the problem is, I believe, that (a) the Army had a lot of time and money already invested in him and which they were unwilling to simply write-off and (b) an increasing need for the type of skills and services he provided.
JDKJ: Part of the problem is, I believe, that (a) the Army had a lot of time and money already invested in him and which they were unwilling to simply write-off and (b) an increasing need for the type of skills and services he provided.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:48am
JDKJ: And that even if he was begging not to get cut loose, he was apparently a real good candidate for being cut loose, anyway.
JDKJ: And that even if he was begging not to get cut loose, he was apparently a real good candidate for being cut loose, anyway.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:11am
JDKJ: @chada: And while Kennedy once noted that there's usually more than enough blame for everyone to get a slice, the possibility that the Army was unwilling to cut loose someone who was asking to get cut loose could be a factor.
JDKJ: @chada: And while Kennedy once noted that there's usually more than enough blame for everyone to get a slice, the possibility that the Army was unwilling to cut loose someone who was asking to get cut loose could be a factor.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:07am
ZippyDSMlee: *noms on his feet*..nomnomnomnom*droooll* ...wuuutttttt uuu looking at?
ZippyDSMlee: *noms on his feet*..nomnomnomnom*droooll* ...wuuutttttt uuu looking at?
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:05am
JDKJ: I'm no psychologist, but I'm told that crazy people have a tendency to do crazy things.
JDKJ: I'm no psychologist, but I'm told that crazy people have a tendency to do crazy things.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:03am
chadachada321: Whoops, was out of the convo for awhile. I do wonder what type of ammo he used etc, but the real issue is WHY he did it, not HOW
chadachada321: Whoops, was out of the convo for awhile. I do wonder what type of ammo he used etc, but the real issue is WHY he did it, not HOW
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:56am
JDKJ: But if it turns out that they actually did, they'll have Hell to pay.
JDKJ: But if it turns out that they actually did, they'll have Hell to pay.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:45am
JDKJ: And I'd tend to rule out the possibilty of FN Herstal supplying restricted ammunition to someone merely because they're ordering it from a military base.
JDKJ: And I'd tend to rule out the possibilty of FN Herstal supplying restricted ammunition to someone merely because they're ordering it from a military base.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:37am
JDKJ: I know you don't leave your gated community and get around much in dark alleys, so you may be surprised to learn that there's this thing called "the black market" where, if you've got enough money, ain't too much of anything which can't be bought.
JDKJ: I know you don't leave your gated community and get around much in dark alleys, so you may be surprised to learn that there's this thing called "the black market" where, if you've got enough money, ain't too much of anything which can't be bought.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:36am
Austin_Lewis: Or, maybe he or someone else at the base ordered the SS190 from FN Herstal.
Austin_Lewis: Or, maybe he or someone else at the base ordered the SS190 from FN Herstal.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:32am
Austin_Lewis: the hands of private owners. They run about 300 dollars minimum for a box of 50, and boxes of AP 5.7 are extremely scarce, mainly residing in the hands of Class III stores or individuals who for one reason or another got a demo box of it.
Austin_Lewis: the hands of private owners. They run about 300 dollars minimum for a box of 50, and boxes of AP 5.7 are extremely scarce, mainly residing in the hands of Class III stores or individuals who for one reason or another got a demo box of it.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:30am
Austin_Lewis: There are other firearms that fire the 5.7. However, I too would like to know where he got the ammo and what kind was used. Maybe Hasan, planning not to live through this, went out and bought one the boxes of SS190 that are floating around in
Austin_Lewis: There are other firearms that fire the 5.7. However, I too would like to know where he got the ammo and what kind was used. Maybe Hasan, planning not to live through this, went out and bought one the boxes of SS190 that are floating around in
Posted 11/07/09 at 08:44am
JDKJ: And it isn't yet clear what type of ammunition Hasan used. It's strange that he purchased a gun but didn't purchase ammunition for it at the same place and time. Especially because the calibre required is peculiar to the actual gun.
JDKJ: And it isn't yet clear what type of ammunition Hasan used. It's strange that he purchased a gun but didn't purchase ammunition for it at the same place and time. Especially because the calibre required is peculiar to the actual gun.
Posted 11/07/09 at 08:40am
JDKJ: We can sit here all day and debate the relative merits. However, I think the events of recent days suggest that an FN Five-Seven ain't exactly the same as that Daisy BB gun you got for Christmas when you were a kid.
JDKJ: We can sit here all day and debate the relative merits. However, I think the events of recent days suggest that an FN Five-Seven ain't exactly the same as that Daisy BB gun you got for Christmas when you were a kid.
Posted 11/07/09 at 08:38am
Austin_Lewis: JDKJ: tumbling can be quite dangerous. However, the rounds that commonly tumbled were variants of the SS90. Civilian ammo tends to tumble far less commonly.
Austin_Lewis: JDKJ: tumbling can be quite dangerous. However, the rounds that commonly tumbled were variants of the SS90. Civilian ammo tends to tumble far less commonly.
Posted 11/07/09 at 08:33am
JDKJ: I understand that while they don't have much expansion effect, they tend to "yaw" on impact. Yaw can be almost just as damaging as mushrooming.
JDKJ: I understand that while they don't have much expansion effect, they tend to "yaw" on impact. Yaw can be almost just as damaging as mushrooming.
Posted 11/07/09 at 08:30am
Austin_Lewis: JDKJ: Except when one considers the lack of expansion for the 5.7, it basically ends up leaving a far smaller hole.
Austin_Lewis: JDKJ: Except when one considers the lack of expansion for the 5.7, it basically ends up leaving a far smaller hole.
Posted 11/07/09 at 08:29am
JDKJ: But if the latter's travelling at close to twice the speed of the former, there's a compensatory effect on the weight difference.
JDKJ: But if the latter's travelling at close to twice the speed of the former, there's a compensatory effect on the weight difference.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-5rGYOhGW0
I'll bet the toilets would be unbeareable due to that game thanks to players who "miss their targets"
:O
Nightwng2000
NW2K Software
What I know:
The game plays on a screen at eye level above the urinal.
The game is a racing game.
The urinal has a pad in it that registers the "stream" of input.
What I theorize:
The steadier the stream on the pad the straighter the car drives on the track.
The more varied the stream, the more the car swerves and veers off its course.
The game then judges the motions of the car to determine what anti-drunk driving message to give the player (if he is not too drunk to comprehend it)
After considering this, I think the game is a great idea and should not have been given this ban.
Nightwng2000
NW2K Software
It'd be interesting to keep you occupied if you get bored extremely quickly, but why on earth would there be a ban on it? Are they afraid the screen might be stolen, or (god forbid) the controllers? Who'd want a peed on pad? You'd literally have to CREATE the fetish for it to exist! Do they think people would be more tempted to crap on them? Seriously, what other problems could be posed? A dog eating the controller? (Dogs aren't allowed in restaurants, let alone the bathrooms) It's absolutely mind-boggling that there is some problem with this for it to be banned! Granted it's a stupid idea in the first place, but hey, let them do whatever the hell they want with their money!
Seriously, I never thought I'd see this in a lifetime.
I'm still laughing my ass off over that.
- Warren Lewis
I got nothin either.
Wow. I... wow.
BWUH?! O.o;;
Comments: Funnier
Just too fucking funny for words.
http://gamepolitics.com/2007/05/08/hey-jack-you-want-fries-with-that/
I love our French Fries and chocolat
ooh well :)
What this is is a way to grind in the message about Drinking and driving its a message that needs to be shocked into some, while this is more humorous or in slight bad taste the message out wighs any embarrassment(moralistic or otherwise) wrought.
November 25th, 2007 at 5:48 pm
Ther’es probably another reason why this game is banned.---
there's more to it for sure, there's no such thing as indecency in Europe, this is the sort of thing i would expect from the U.S not Belgium. we need more info...
My hunch is that the game could be perceived as making toilets as shitholes since the more people play it, the more people will "MISS the mark", if you know what I mean.
Heck, I know this game won't be popular in my country, Malaysia. Heck, our public toilets are pretty much rooms filled with radioactive wastes. Yes they're THAT bad. So bad, that our local politcal cartoonist made a joke about how America made a horror movie about them.
The only safe way to drink and drive, is to not drink.. the only legal way, is to stay below the limit. If this game were around, how many idiots would say to themselves "well, this game says I can drive!".
Some kind of game.
For when the bowel movements come forth and you have nothing to do.
Maybe Grand Theft Toilet Bowl or something...
I guess women would be annoyed because they can't play it...well, most women.
If I can find that image, I'd post it. Basically, there's a urinal with a painting of a fly on it. Due to this, most people would purposely aim at it to eliminate an annoying fly. They found that more people did indeed try this and there were less messes. This also was in Germany, so it wouldn't be surprising if it also happened in Belgium.
The whole idea is repulsive: getting rewarded for urinating. This is the most indecent idea since Toilet targets for burgeoning toilet users. Research done by the ADA has PROVEN beyond a shadow of a doubt that games are more harmfu and addictingl than Crack, Cocain, or just plain ol' Coke. Just imagine if today's youth got addicted and immersed in this putrid potty play. After hours of brain degenerating simulation, the gamer will go out in the real world and try to drive a real car. They're going to be in gaming mode, and you know what will happen? An accident unlike what we our Gamepolitics is preprared to handle.
Govern yourself accordingly, Pee isn't funny
Unlike Dennis, I admit and amend mistakes.
Uhh7uh. Condescending toward gamers, a potshot at Dennis, again. Ok Thompson, you can stop pretending.
And if I am wrong I will accept a correction from Dennis himself at least.
I read about another bar where the owner installed a paddle wheel system in the drainpipes of the urinals in the bathroom, and the more it spun the further a row of lights got. I think it's a neat idea. A light system was also installed in the main bar area so others could watch.
However I do understand the idea that it might make some drunken idiots go "Oh, I'm ok to drive" thus creating a drunk driving problem.
Damn weird idea still.
Heck, look at the post about how he calls Games more harmful than drugs.
The real JT would NEVER say they're worse than drugs.
C'mon, the sarcasm is so thick you can cut it with a knife? Have we reached a point where sarcasm will label you as "in cahoots with JT"?
Eh, my humble apologies. Hard to tell since text has no tone of voice.
And you're right, JT woudlsay they're AS bad as drugs :P
...You can't see it, but i'm making a hand gesture indicating just how close we are. There's nothing i can type to describe such a symbol
lol good one.
If true, Belgium basically banned a way to keep drunk drivers off the streets.
I guess they don't understand that people whip it out while in the bathroom.
there's really nothing to say about this. you really can't word this one out. we need a poet.
http://familiepeters.webxpress50plus.nl/upload/138/images/Manneke%20pis....