Videogame fanatics might remember Jack Thompson as the disbarred lawyer who came out to fight the world’s evil one videogame at a time. Recently, an Albuquerque woman named Marlene Perrotte came out and not only does she resemble Thompson in appearance but she also shares the same sentiment.

Surprisingly, Perrotte is not targeting so-called violent games like Call of Duty or Grand Theft Auto. Instead, she has her eyes set on an educational game that educates children about Mathematics.

The game that’s apparently causing Perrotte’s blood to boil is a videogame that features a gameplay where players get to become first-person shooters (albeit harmless non-violent ones) and learn how to solve Math problems along the way. Incredibly, Perrotte still insists that even this mild type of videogame still works to “feed the addiction of children”, instead of offering an innovative method of teaching children to learn.

The game is currently being used in several schools including the Madison Middle School. Supporters of the game claimed that the game was a good idea to make Math more relevant and interesting to children who are growing up with iPod’s, PSP’s and other technological marvels within their reach. On the other hand, Perrotte insists that what children take away from the game is not better knowledge of Math but excitement about the violence of the game.

What do you think?

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