"The world, as usual, is more complex than we'd like it to be," said Georgia Tech Ian Bogost, addressing concerns that an amateur video game based on the Columbine massacre inspired a 25-year-old man to go on a shooting rampage in Montreal on Wednesday.

Bogost, interviewed by CTV, added, "Certainly, (the shooter) was using media of all kinds to culture his antisocial fantasies. Should we hold (this game) responsible? Clearly, these are overly simplistic explanations."

Bogost has much more on the Dawson shooting on his Water Cooler Games website.
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Friends don't let friends drive with a Kennedy.

But a friend might let you try Drive Like a Kennedy. The free Shockwave game from KewlBox lampoons the recent driving-while-drugged problem that forced Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) to enter rehab.

From the Drive Like a Kennedy site, here's how to play: "Avoid hitting guardrails and traffic as you make your way to Capitol Hill while under the influence! As either Senator Ted Kennedy or his son, Congressman Patrick Kennedy, you'll try to make your way to Capital Hill without destroying your car.

Sen. Kennedy, of course, has had notorious driving problems of his own. In fact, a fatal accident may well have cost him a shot at the presidency. In 1969 Kennedy was at the center of the Chappaquiddick scandal in which a female passenger in his car was killed when Kennedy drove off a bridge after a night of partying. Kennedy later plead guilty to leaving the scene of an accident.
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