http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/TorontoSun/News/2003/10/24/234937.html

Just wondering how many terrorists are going to play the new Siphon Filter...

Also, if it's in your best interests not to associate it with a terrorist site, wouldn't they be mad at the news agencies posting this story? And how come it was solely up to the TTC, what about tourism and government, a positive exposure of Canada's largest city to the future generations of the gaming world could ease the general nasty sentiment between our populaces. Personally, I never knew I wanted to go to Cote D'azur in France until I played NFS Porsche Unleashed, course I guess I'm not allowed to bring an overpriced sports car and smash into oncoming traffic while I'm there.

Although I'm angry about the lack of Canadian representation in gaming and war games considering our vital roles in world wars and our top notch in the international peacekeeping efforts. But this transfer to reality issue is prevalent with the less intellectually fortunate and perhaps the TTC has a point. With the widespread release of these games on easy to get - easy to play gaming platforms, even the amateur user has access to the new information provided by the game, true or false. As in everything in life, it is up to the person to interpret this information and weed out fiction, which should be easy when playing a Video Game.

Abbot had a recent experience that demonstrates it the best. While skateboarding, several less gifted hooligans started asking him to do tricks like the ones from Tony Hawk Underground. The fact that the only information that these had that was relevant to skateboarding was the video game, and they were willing to express the knowledge they gained from the game, it makes you wonder what other transferrences to reality may happen.