A Returner’s Successful Investment Method - Chapter 622



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Episode 622. freedom of expression (2)

Extremist forces such as neo-Nazis have been active for a long time.

Their influence is widespread, and there are many people on the Internet who defend and support their actions.

Therefore, even if a problem is raised, it is usually overlooked as quietly as possible.

However, with Kang Seon-woo declaring full-scale response, the situation has now grown out of control.

Gamers strongly supported Kang Seon-woo’s response.

As it was revealed that the animator who was in charge of outsourcing animation production at Stemhouse was a Mad Men member, gamers immediately began searching through all game videos produced by Stemhouse.

Surprisingly, hooked finger shapes were found in almost all of the products made by Stemhouse.

-How long have you been doing that shit?

-Is there no end to this?

-There were a few times before that it was strange, but it was brushed aside.

-If I had done it right then, this incident wouldn’t have happened.

-Those who cause trouble in the game must be dealt with harshly.

-It’s been a while since I see a game company responding properly.

-You should have done this a long time ago.

-What are other game companies doing?

-Are you guys playing?

* * *

As announced, Icestorm has begun a review of all work commissioned from Stemhouse.

Then, Mad Men’s symbol, the hook finger shape, was found in Overclock 2, World of Warlords, Heath Storm, etc.

Seonwoo shouted in anger.

“Ah-oh! these guys! “How much did you put in!”

Some of them can be considered coincidences, but many of them are clearly intentional.

What was surprising was that there was a hooked finger shape in just one frame.

Animation is usually 24 frames per second, so it is not visible unless you watch it frame by frame.

Seonwoo shook his head and said.

“I just don’t understand.”

“what?”

“Why on earth did you put this in? “It would be meaningless if no one noticed, and if someone noticed, there would be an uproar like now.”

It’s as they say.

However, there are people in the world who put their energy into meaningless things.

“You didn’t know it would end up like this.”

Neither party would have expected that things would get this big.

If there was a problem, I would have just pretended it was a coincidence and moved on… … Of course, I was caught as a Mad Men member because of a post I left on Twitter.

This is why wise people should stay away from Twitter.

Twitter owners need to stay away from Twitter right now… … .

“Anyway, since he was caught, let’s punish him thoroughly.”

That way, other people won’t think of doing similar things in the future.

When Ice Storm, a major game company, took the lead first, other game companies also began investigating the situation.

In the community where office workers gather, posts from game company employees have been posted one after another.

-Our company is in emergency mode right now. All employees who went on vacation have returned and are working overtime.

-Same goes for us. Game development all-stop. All employees are sitting in front of a monitor and analyzing the video frame by frame.

-All 5 years’ worth of work must be verified. When do you go home?

-Ah-oh! Fuck you guys! Whether you’re racist or hateful, you’ll do it alone. Why on earth are you doing this to someone else’s work?

-These bastards don’t think like that.

-When I think about how they liked it and flirted with each other after putting this in, I want to kill them.

-I didn’t think much about neo-Nazis until now, but this time I really realized it. These guys need to be wiped out.

As I was reading the posts one by one, I received a phone call.

The sender was none other than Jim Spencer, head of NS’s gaming division.

he asked in surprise.

[Is it true that Stemhouse secretly inserted hateful hand gestures into the video?]

“yes. “I’m looking for them now, and they are coming one after another.”

President Jim Spencer said in disbelief.

[Is that true? Then it’s not a coincidence.]

“yes. Please also check out MaxVision and Queen.com games. “It will come out quite a bit.”

Stemhouse’s largest customer is MaxVision Storm.

In other words, we produced not only Ice Storm, but also videos and illustrations for MaxVision and Queen.com.

[I guess so. I’m confused as to what this is going on.]

“It worked out better. “I’m glad I found it now, because if I had found it later, it would have taken more time to clean it up.”

[It is fortunate that this was done by an outsourced production company rather than within the game company.]

Racism and hate speech are serious problems in the United States.

Some ignorant people may like this, but the majority of sane people despise it.

“yes. “We must be held fully accountable.”

* * *

As game companies joined forces with Ice Storm to hunt down neo-Nazis, countless cases were uncovered.

A voice actor who participated in Call of Honor was immediately fired after it was revealed that he had posted a photo of himself wearing a jumper made by Mad Men that said ‘Life does not forgive weakness’ on Facenote.

-What on earth is wrong with that jumper?

-Don’t you think that the site that created and sold that is the problem?

-And that phrase is a Nazi slogan.

-LOL Nazi declaration.

-ㅇㅇ Gamers will not forgive your weakness in skill.

-Please, if you have a brain, think about it and live.

Those who were revealed to be Mad Men members, or who posted or retweeted neo-Nazi related tweets, quickly deleted them and posted an apology.

However, the backlash against this was also formidable.

A famous illustrator with the nickname ‘Mickey Guy’ posted a post on Twitter.

[Mad Men will be kicked out of the gaming industry?

I am a member of the Mad Men SS ranks, and the characters I worked on in the First Child games are Rachel, Ariana, Samantha, Starjen, and Rajesh.

Those who don’t like Mad Men should make a fuss at the game company to take down all the character illustrations I drew.

Do you really think the game will be able to run properly even if I delete all of my work? lol]

Then, Deon Games, the operator of First Child Game, immediately issued a notice.

[Hello, this is Deon Games.

Through reports from users, we have identified images that may cause additional controversy.

Because the illustrator Mickey Guy identified himself as a neo-Nazi, all related illustrations were deleted.

However, it may take time to fully identify and delete and replace all works that need replacement, so we ask for your understanding.

We will continue to take strict action against productions produced by haters.]

Along with the notice, Deon Games deleted hundreds of illustrations and videos in which Mickey Guy participated.

Then Mickey Guy tweeted again.

[I feel like the five years I worked on First Child have completely disappeared. All the work I had done so far was deleted in just a few minutes, and all the work and requests I had done in the gaming industry were cancelled. Now it is impossible to find a job in this industry, and my livelihood is under threat.

How can you betray the loyalty of the industry like this? I hope you boycott these games.]

Afterwards, as Tweets expressing injustice continued to come up, users were dumbfounded.

-You told me to delete it?

-So I deleted it!

-G told me to delete it if I was going to delete it, but since I actually deleted it, what is the loyalty of the industry?

-LOL Did you think you couldn’t do it?

-I think the game company won’t run without it~

-You will be quiet. I wasn’t really shot in the head.

-Neo-Nazi skill level ㅅㅂ

-At this point, aren’t their heads just decorations?

-Are you sick?

-I support Deon Games!

* * *

Stemhouse is the largest outsourced game animation production company in the United States.

As there were dozens of game companies that requested trailers, in-game videos, illustrations, etc., the entire American game industry was turned upside down.

Stem House made the videos released on ATube private one by one.

However, as the controversy grew, the website was closed and the Facenote and Twitter accounts were made private.

Until now, Stemhouse was one of the leading names in the gaming industry.

But now we are in a crisis where we have to worry about the survival of the company.

All contracts were cancelled, and even the release of works already in progress and completed videos was halted.

Game companies, including Ice Storm, sent an official letter asking them to clarify their position.

It was difficult for the production company to easily admit this. This is because the moment they admit it, the company must take responsibility.

[Hello, this is Stem House.

We would like to express our position regarding the hook finger controversy that is currently emerging.

According to our own investigation, these hand gestures were merely coincidental, and it is difficult to say that they were intended to be hateful.

The animator also stated that there was no intention whatsoever and that it came naturally in the process of expressing movement.

He also confirmed that the posts he made on Twitter were just as a joke while communicating with friends, and that he had never joined Mad Men.

(syncopation)

Nevertheless, as cyberbullying continued and there were death threats, the animator in question decided to take responsibility and resign.

Although this was caused by a misunderstanding, as many gamers continue to point out this, we will pay greater attention to this issue in the future and do our best to resolve the situation.]

* * *

[Game industry, movement to expel neo-Nazis!]

[Claw finger shape, what is the problem?]

[Stemhouse and animator ‘Lector’ strongly deny intentional hateful hand gestures!]

[What kind of place is Mad Men?]

The world’s attention was focused on this incident that occurred in the United States.

As Kang Seon-woo is Korean, related articles poured in from Korea as well.

Famous game streamer Baek Geum-ho said in a live broadcast.

“There have been several instances in Korea of ​​subtly inserting hateful symbols or actions into game illustrations and videos. Even though gamers complained several times, it was overlooked each time. But seeing you deal with the ice storm this time makes me feel refreshed.”

Viewers’ opinions varied.

[Isn’t this game censorship too?]

[It seems to be very controversial even in the United States.]

[Some say that it just happened to have the shape of a hooked finger.]

[Isn’t Ice Storm overreacting?]

Baek Geum-ho snorted.

“Coincidences are nonsense. By chance, the hooked finger symbol that symbolizes Mad Men was included in the video, and by chance the animator in question is Mad Men? Do you know how unpleasant it is for gamers to criticize a game they love? Those guys need to be completely destroyed. “I support CEO Kang Seon-woo!”

* * *

As neo-Nazis tend to be chauvinistic, nationalistic, and white supremacist, there were quite a few people who sympathized with their ideology or supported them.

Because of this, there has been a movement against the gaming industry’s efforts to eradicate neo-Nazis.

Since it is difficult to justify racism and hate speech, most of them risked freedom of expression.

-Are you suppressing freedom of expression now?

-Firing an employee for having a specific ideology is a violation of the Constitution!

-This is no different from the tyranny of a large global gaming company!

-Suppressing individual freedom of expression in this way!

-Game companies must respect the ideas of creators!

-Seeing the fuss being made about having hooked fingers, it seems like you have a sense of entitlement about being a person of color, haha.

-What on earth is so bad about nationalism?

-It shouldn’t stay like this!

-We must fight resolutely!

-National power lies not in defense but in attack!

-Let’s show our strength by holding a protest in front of the ice storm!

-Heil Mad Men!