Parkland Parents Create Game to Promote Gun Control Reform
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Parkland Parents Create Game to Promote Gun Control Reform
Parkland Parents Create Game to Promote Gun Control Reform
The parents of Parkland school shooting victim Joaquin Oliver have released a video game, The Final Exam, with the goal of raising awareness and ultimately enacting legislative changes regarding gun control. Manuel “Manny” Oliver and Patricia Oliver lost their 17-year-old son in the February 2018 shooting, which left many students and staff members dead or injured.
The Game’s Objective
The Final Exam sees players step into the shoes of a student navigating an active-shooter situation. Players have 10 minutes to escape the building, but must also collect pieces of gun-control legislation hidden around the school. The game’s objective is to raise awareness about the importance of gun-control bills in preventing mass shootings.
Gun-Control Bills Featured in the Game
The game features several gun-control bills, including:
The Game’s Message
The game takes issue with certain politicians’ tendency to blame mass shootings on violence in video games. The Olivers believe that the ease with which Americans can obtain deadly weapons is the real issue, not violence in video games. The game’s site states, The clock starts now. Let’s pressure politicians to do the right thing: Stop blaming games and start taking meaningful action against gun violence.
The Final Exam is available for free via its website, where players can also donate to non-profits that support gun reform.
