Virtual Jihadi

In Real Life

And Now A Man With A Camera Implanted In His Head

6:30AM December 4, 2010 | Mike Fahey

New York University professor Wafaa Bilal had art on his mind when he had a camera mounted to the back of his head, but I’m claiming having electronics surgically attached to your body in the name of science. More »

Weekend Reader: Questions Asked By A Virtual Jihadi

4:00AM August 23, 2009 | Owen Good

Typically, the controversy over “Virtual Jihadi”—a mod of a skin of 2003′s budget-bin jingoist shooter Quest for Saddam—deals more with free speech and abuse of authority rather than what the game asks its players to consider. More »

In Real Life

Virtual Jihad Game Sparks New York Civil Liberties Union Lawsuit

10:20AM June 10, 2009 | AJ Glasser

The New York Civil Liberties Union is suing the city of Troy, New York and its Public Works Commissioner, Robert Mirch, over shutting down controversial video game exhibition, Virtual Jihadi. More »