Amagama Wamavidiyo Wokuthula?

By Gar Smith, I-Berkeley Daily Planet, Januwari 28, 2021

Iqembu elimelene nempi World BEYOND War isanda kuthola ukuthi umsebenzi wayo ugqugquzele iphrojekthi yentsha yase-Swedish ukubamba umncintiswano wokudala “imidlalo yokuthula ephezu kwetafula” esihlokweni esithi “Ukutshala Kungqalasizinda Kuqhathaniswa Nokutshala Imali Empini.”

Emhlabeni lapho izikrini zevidiyo zicwayiza ngokuphihliza, ubambe, ukhombe futhi udubule, ama-Combatathons agunyazwe yi-Pentagon njenge Call of Duty futhi Mortal Kombat, umdlalo wevidiyo onikezwe “izixazululo” ezingabulali ungaba ithuluzi elihle lokuzijabulisa nelenguquko ebalulekile.

Intsha eningi kakhulu isiyimilutha yemidlalo yempi, ithola ukunyakaziswa kwe-adrenal ngokubulala mbumbulu, isebenzisa iminwe ethambile ukukhipha ukubulawa kwabantu ngokushesha ezikrinini zabo ezihlala zikhona.

Singasebenzisa ezinye izindlela ukuze Fortnite, Call of Duty, Impi Engapheli, kanye nabanye. Ingabe ukhona osebenza kumdlalo wevidiyo we-Pathways to Peace ongenabudlova? Kuvele ukuthi ezinye izindlela zikhona.

Imidlalo Yokuthula “ukuphayona ukusetshenziswa kweMidlalo Yamavidiyo ukuze kuthuthukiswe ingxoxo nokwethembana phakathi kwentsha ezindaweni ezingqubuzana. Sisebenzisa imidlalo yevidiyo edumile, ethengiswayo njenge Minecraft, ezinezindikimba ezigxile emibonweni yokuxhumana nokusebenzisana ezweni elingokoqobo.”

Ngo-2014, i-United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) yamemezela umhlaba wonke. Inselele Yemidlalo ukudala imidlalo yevidiyo “ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukuthula nentuthuko esimeme.” Imiphumela yayimangaza. Amaphesenti angu-30 abahleli bezinhlelo ababambe iqhaza kwakungabesifazane (iningi labo ababevela e-Mexico, e-US, nase-Colombia), ama-18% abangenele “abekukusebenzisana kwamazwe amaningi,” futhi ababambiqhaza babeneminyaka esukela kweyi-70 kuye kwengama-XNUMX.

Uzakwabo kanye nomakadebona wezempi wayenokungabaza. Wayezibuza ukuthi uzodlalwa kanjani “umdlalo wokuthula”: “Anginasiqiniseko sokuthi ungajabulisa kangakanani…esikhundleni sokudubulana, abalingisi bazobona ukuthi ubani ongazila isikhathi eside kunabo bonke? :-)”

Kwadingeka ngivume. Ukusheshisa izingxoxo zokuthula phakathi kwamaqembu amabili ama-avatar azungezwe ithebula eliyindilinga elilingana nesikrini kungaba yinto ejabulisayo. Ngakho yiziphi ezinye izindlela?

Kuthiwani ngalo mbono: Umdlalo wevidiyo obizwa nge-“Medic!” ibekwe esimweni sokulwa kodwa igxile emsebenzini wokusiza abantu besilisa nabesifazane ababeka ukuphila kwabo engozini ukuze basindise izakhamuzi namasosha alimele.

Esikhundleni sokubulala, abadlali bebezovivinywa ngokusindisa izimpilo—kube begwema umlilo ongenayo. Okuzogxilwa kakhulu ekulimaleni nasekufeni okwenzeka enkundleni yempi. Amamuvi nemidlalo yevidiyo kuvame ukubukela phansi iqiniso lokulimala okulwa nokufa. Isitha “okuhloswe ngaso” siyashaywa bese siwela phansi ngaso leso sikhathi—akukho ukukhala kobuhlungu obuhlala isikhathi eside, akukho kushwabana phansi noma ukuzama ukukhasela endaweni ephephile. Esikhundleni sokuthi “Zingaki izitha ongazibulala?” Udokotela! uzoklomelisa amaphuzu ngesisekelo sokuthi “Zingaki izimpilo ongazisindisa?”

Ibhonasi: izisulu zizobandakanya abesifazane, izingane, abantu abadala-okubonakala sengathi abatholakali ezindaweni eziningi zegeyimu yevidiyo.

Uzakwethu wayesakungabaza, eveza ukuthi “indaba ethi 'Ungasindisa izimpilo ezingaki?' 'uma ingekho impi kwasekuqaleni!' Kuchaza ukuthi kunezizathu zokuthi amasosha abe khona.”

Kwadingeka ngivume. Ngenkathi ukuphazamisa "i-allure of fight" ngokugxila ekuhluphekeni komuntu kungase kunqabe ukulandisa okungamanga kwempi njenganoma yini enye ngaphandle kwemfucuza enonya, Medic bekuseyisinyathelo esimaphakathi esingasho ukuphela kwempi kodwa esikhuthaza ukuzwelana phakathi kwezithombe ezijwayelekile zodlame ezivezwa endaweni yempi ebonakalayo.

Nansi ividiyo edingida inkinga yodlame kwezemidlalo futhi ekhombisa ukuthi “igeyimu yokuzwelana” isetshenziswa kanjani emdlalweni wevidiyo wase-Iran obizwa ngokuthi. I-1979 Revolution: NgoLwesihlanu oMnyama:

Ngakho-ke inselele enkulu isasele: indlela yokudala umdlalo wevidiyo omusha owedlula nje ukusinda odlameni kodwa empeleni ohilela ukuhoxisa amasosha nokunqoba izimpi.

Kuthiwani ngomdlalo wevidiyo obizwa ngokuthi “i-PAXmam,” equkethe iqhawe lesifazane elinamandla okwenza amathangi anyakaze, ahwamulise amabhomu awayo, enze izibhamu zigxume, futhi aguqule amabhomu esandla abe amapomagranati? Umgomo we-PAXmam wawuzoba ukudala “inkathazo enhle” kangangokuthi zonke izikhali ziyakhubazeka futhi zingasebenzi—ngaleso sikhathi, amabutho akhungathekile ayezophuma ezimotweni zawo zezikhali, alahle izikhali zawo ezingenamsebenzi, ahambe aye phambili ukuze ahlangane “nezitha” zawo eziphucwe izikhali ngokufanayo futhi. thola izinto esivumelana ngazo—ukushintshanisa ukudla, iziphuzo, izithombe, nezingoma, á la I-Christmas Truce of WWI. [I-Christmas Truce yango-1914 yagqugquzela lokhu kuhweba kwekhulunyaka kwa-Sainsbury, inkampani yaseBrithani kashokoledi..]

[Ukubuka okunconyiwe, Merry Christmas, ifilimu ewine umklomelo, ubude besici ku-Christmas Truce.]

Kodwa amasosha ayingxenye eyodwa kuphela yenkinga. I-Arms Cartels yomhlaba wonke isivele ihlela umhlaba ongenamasosha—amasosha angabantu, okungukuthi. Ngemva kokushintsha amasosha angaphansi ngamadrone abulalayo alawulwa kude, iPentagon imatasa yakha amarobhothi ukuze ilwe nezimpi ezizayo. I-Robocop ijoyinwe ngumfowabo wokwenziwa ngokuphelele, u-Robocorporal.

Ingabe uwumdlalo womunye umbono wokudlala ividiyo?

Kuthiwani ngomdlalo wevidiyo lapho ama-villian kuyi-Pentagon kanye ne-Global Arms Industry.

Kungase kube nomncintiswano ongenabudlova wokulawula ingcebo yomhlaba wonke—ukukhomba izinhlangano ezinkulu, amabhange, nezikhungo zokucabanga ezilawula imali nokunikeza osopolitiki ababhala imithetho imiyalo yokumasha.

Ngaso sonke isikhathi uma umdlali emangalela ngempumelelo, egxeka, ekhokhisa izintela ezinkulu, noma ewisa i-Boeing noma i-Raytheon, uthola izigidi zezigidi zenzuzo yebhizinisi futhi uyakwazi ukwaba kabusha izimali ukuze ahlinzeke izidingo ezinhle—indlu, ukudla, ezempilo. , imvelo.

Esikhundleni sethi “Call of Duty” singayibiza ngokuthi “Cull of Bounty.”

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(Ukudalulwa okuphelele: Umbhali uyilungu le World BEYOND War ibhodi.)