The ‘Call of Duty’ parody video called ‘Cornation War’ parodies the violence associated with the video game and transforms the game’s mission. Micah Malinics creates the video game for a high school project where she uses film and video effects in order to get her message across.
‘Call of Duty’ is a video game where the mission is to kill other players and to have the most amount of “kills.” Malinics uses the same screen set-up but instead of holding a gun, the player holds a carnation. The goal within this game is to deliver carnations to girls within a school setting. The parody is hilarious but shows how much the game can change when the goal is reversed-spreading love not war.
The ‘Call of Duty’ parody is sure to draw some attention to the debates about video game violence, but is certainly a humorous spin off of a popular video game today.
What's Driving This Trend
- Video Game Parodies
- Creating parodies of popular video games is a trend that showcases alternative perspectives and messages.
- Switching Game Objectives
- Changing the goals and objectives of a video game can create disruptive innovation opportunities and spark conversations about different game mechanics.
- Humorizing Violent Games
- Humorous parodies of violent video games offer a way to address concerns about game violence while providing entertainment.
Who This Affects Most
- Video Game
- The video game industry can explore opportunities to create parody games that challenge traditional game mechanics and narratives.
- Education
- The education industry can incorporate video game parodies in lessons to promote critical thinking and viewpoint exploration.
- Entertainment
- The entertainment industry can produce and promote humorous video game parodies as a form of light-hearted entertainment for audiences.
