tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post1437244222314056376..comments2024-03-22T08:16:45.553-06:00Comments on The Fischbowl: Presidential Ads Embedded in Video Games?Karl Fischhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11121548023409279686noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-56153372067934515102008-10-14T16:45:00.000-06:002008-10-14T16:45:00.000-06:00Mr. Fisch is right about the purchasing. The way t...Mr. Fisch is right about the purchasing. The way these in game ads are modeled is just like a bus stop ad or billboard. If John McCain wanted to he could purchase even more than Obama. McCain was even approached by the company about the same sort of advertising.<BR/><BR/>Another interesting tidbit: The Obama camp is only running these ads in 10 battleground states, and only on the 360 version.<BR/><BR/>And in a poll among users of XBox Live, the online gaming service for Microsoft's XBox and the service that delivers these ads, Obama led McCain by 12%.BenHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962067325143948683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-56106014167756869032008-10-14T07:52:00.000-06:002008-10-14T07:52:00.000-06:00@laurenc - As far as only one side being respresen...@laurenc - As far as only one side being respresented, it's advertising. Just like radio ads, TV ads, web ads, etc., any candidate can choose what to buy and where to place the ad.<BR/><BR/>As far as being sick of ads, well, yeah, there's definitely that.Karl Fischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11121548023409279686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-79957080588497259992008-10-14T07:45:00.000-06:002008-10-14T07:45:00.000-06:00To be honest I think this is more annoying then an...To be honest I think this is more annoying then anything else. I for one am quite fed up with seeing presidential ads everywhere I go. I wouldn't want them in my video games too. I am also wondering if only Obama ads are present in the game...if so then I agree with it even less. Both sides should be represented in a video game if they are going to be represented at all.Laurenchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12054801168706576090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-37683173669607596292008-10-14T06:30:00.000-06:002008-10-14T06:30:00.000-06:00This has now been confirmed.This has now been <A HREF="http://www.gamepolitics.com/2008/10/14/ea-confirms-obama-ads-burnout-paradise" REL="nofollow">confirmed</A>.BenHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962067325143948683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16660456.post-51084319580436753422008-10-13T14:51:00.000-06:002008-10-13T14:51:00.000-06:00While I think that some advertisements on video ga...While I think that some advertisements on video games could be a bad thing, I think presedential campaigning is actually a good thing. It is just one way to spread the word about politics as well as the importance of voting. As long as the advertisements aren't mean or hateful towards another candidate, I agree that they are good for video gamersAndrea Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07103048523834142719noreply@blogger.com