Stop Playing Video Games

BEFORE ITS TOO LATE

A mock public-service announcement shows a scale, a teenage boy looking serious, and increasingly dramatic red-tinted shots of gaming-related imagery. The voiceover claims that video games “call smiles,” then warns parents to stop their children from playing, ending with “before it’s too late.” The exaggerated fearmongering and ironic “pro gamer move” punchline parody alarmist anti-video-game commercials. EN: A mock public-service announcement shows a scale, a teenage boy looking serious, and increasingly dramatic red-tinted shots of gaming-related imagery. The voiceover claims that video games “call smiles,” then warns parents to stop their children from playing, ending with “before it’s too late.” The exaggerated fearmongering and ironic “pro gamer move” punchline parody alarmist anti-video-game commercials.

Did you note that 9 out of 10 kids play video games? Did you also note that video games... ...call smiles? It's time to play. Stop your children from playing video games today. Now that's a pro gamer move. Before it's too late.

• @antichirst / 16679 2024-05-11