Together with my colleagues Dorothee Baer (CSU) and Manuel Höferlin (FDP) to schedule a LAN party in the Bundestag .
Whenever a killing spree in Germany occurs whenever young people beat about the severity actually almost always is when young people do things for which society has no easy answer ready for the causes fished in troubled waters. Not infrequently, it must also be computer games, particularly the so-called shooter serve as an explanation.
We want this time of open-mindedness without such a tragic event as motivation to the topic and free from an emotionally charged atmosphere surrounding the issue of us: What are computer games and their influence can do they have? We want to see positive effects and no way to hide problem areas.
Computer games offer an incredibly broad spectrum. In the past families were sitting together at table games, today also brings together across continents spending evenings with games consoles. Computer games offer fun, excitement, sport and education. Creative developers create artistic works have already cultural status. This policy considers this as well as the potential danger we are running a
LAN party in the Bundestag
Members meet there on a course of different games:
Of course there is also a game like counter Srike , We will also be offering a sports game (eg football), Puzzle and Skill games. The exact composition, we will develop in the coming weeks.
order to increase the playful charm to the groups compete in teams against each other.
invited all members of the German Bundestag and the politicians we've seen to computer games in the past by an undifferentiated attitude.
and foremost, our goal is to objectify the discussion and to provide just those members an opportunity which had been the subject of rather strange. The idea is to reduce fear of contact and question stereotypes.
We want this by own experience, through "hands on", the MPs support from our own experience, can make decisions.
To get support from the players we support the manufacturers and the Federal Agency for Civic Education, as well as educators, the media, the event will be. On the subject of addiction, we will invite narcotic officer of the German Bundestag , which deals with the issue since taking office, to the event. We also want to give people the opportunity to report on their experiences it is important to consider all facets to let everyone have their say.
doing so, the discussion of the issues, be it Games addiction, violence glorifying or games have an important action with borderline area.
Here the open discussion among all stakeholders is consistent with the policy in the foreground!
It is not about to have a fun afternoon, but rather by their own experience emotion freely, rationally develop a better basis for decision.
We just do not be content to organize a one-time event but want a broad discussion about all facets inspire. Therefore, this event is the beginning and not at the end of discussion!
- Jimmy Schulz 
