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RPI Game Exhibit Nixed Over Terrorism Concerns; FBI May Be Involved

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2008-03-07 14:50:13 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Wafaa Bilal (left), an Iraqi who is on the faculty of the Art Institute of Chicago and whose brother was killed in the current war, was scheduled to present a hacked version of Night of Bush Capturing, an al Qaeda propaganda game at the campus Bilals exhibit, however, has been canceled by RPI administrators over terrorism concernsas well as...
 
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GP Reader Offers First-Person Account of RPI Video Game Controversy

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2008-03-13 13:21:25 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Wafaa Bilal controversy continues to ragein Troy, New York andon the campus of Renssellaer Polytechnical Institute, a GamePolitics reader offers some local perspective.Zachary Miner is a graduate of SUNY Albany, and did his Masters thesis on the effects of the extensive use of MMORPGs and whether such use can be properly termed as an...
 
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College Republicans Protest Iraqi Artists Jihad Game Mod

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2008-03-04 12:38:32 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Wafaa Bilal , a faculty member at the Art Institute of Chicago,modded an Al Qaeda propaganda video game, Night of Bush Capturing , in order tocraft a message abouthis views on theinhumanity of the ongoing war. From the RPI website Bilal casts himself as a suicide-bomber in the game (left). After learning of the real-life death of his brother...
 
Tags: rpi arts department, rpi, arts department, game, bilals appearance, video game debut, college republicans, war, current war
 
 
 
 
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Virtual Jihadi mod causing tension at New York school

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2008-03-04 00:00:00 by Alexander Sliwinski in Joystiq
...Wafaa Bilal, players are cast in the role of a suicide bomber recruited by al-Qaeda Bilal says, "This work is meant to bring attention to the vulnerability of Iraqi civilians to the travesties of the current war." The College Republicans say that the RPI Arts Department is "a terrorist safehaven." If people are interested in checking this...
 
Tags: mod, rpi, rpi arts department, college republicans, al-qaeda mod, virtual jihadi, al-qaeda, tomorrow night, political art exhibit
 
 
 
 
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RPI Controversy Continues Following Cancellation of Artists Video Game Exhibit

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2008-03-10 10:50:20 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Wafaa Bilal , anartist whose Virtual Jihadi exhibit at Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute was cut short following protests from some students and alumni, as well as a visit from the FBI In the wake of the campus flap, Inside Higher Ed reports that some RPI faculty members were outraged by school president Shirley Jacksons decision to abruptly...
 
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Republican Leads Protest as Game-Art Exhibit is Expelled From RPI

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2008-03-11 14:01:41 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Wafaa Bilal As reported by the Albany Times-Union , the exhibition,suspended last week while school officials conducted a review, has now been officially expelled from campus. The head of RPIs Art Departmenthas beenordered to have the exhibit hauled away by days end. Of the decision,RPI VP William Walker saidvia press release As stewards of a...
 
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Troy City Officials Wield Building Code to Shut Down Game Art Exhibit

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2008-03-12 13:48:08 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Wafaa Bilal , a faculty member at the Art Institute of Chicago, was invited to present at - and then abruptly booted from -Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute Following his RPI expulsion, Bilals Virtual Jihadi exhibit was moved to the nearby Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy. On Monday night, a local Republican political figure, Robert...
 
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Video game art censored

2008-03-12 21:47:52 by davidlaprad in Adrenaline Vault
 
...Wafaa Bilal, is a game in which the player controls a suicide bomber on a mission to assassinate President Bush The first was at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. The exhibit was up for less than a day before the administration there ordered the exhibit to be taken down. One week later, the exhibit opened up at the Sanctuary...
 
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ACLU May Sue Troy, NY in Game Controversy

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2008-03-13 13:41:39 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Wafaa Bilals controversial video game exhibithas seemingly taken on a life of its own In the latest news, officials of the New York Civil Liberties Union said that the organization may file suit against the city of Troy. As GamePolitics reported yesterday, city officials used local building codes to shut down Bilals exhibit at a local studio....
 
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