Twisted gamers create first-person shooter video games based on footage of the Christchurch terrorist attack
- Violent online games have emerged based on the Christchurch terrorist attack
- Based on chilling live-stream footage by the alleged gunman from the massacre
- Experts described games as the work of trolls that’s not supported by industry
Violent video games based on the chilling live-streamed footage of the Christchurch terrorist attack have emerged on social media.
Game experts have slammed the developers behind the vile creations of at least three games that have emerged in the last week since the New Zealand tragedy which claimed 50 lives.
Despite Facebook removing 1.5 million copies of the 17 minute live-stream by alleged Australian gunman Brenton Tarrant, the harrowing footage was still widely available online in recent days, News Corp reported.
One of the online video games based on footage from the Christchurch terrorist attack
One game based on the haunting live-stream was a violent and bloody modification of The Sims, in which the shooter kills worshippers inside a mosque before dancing outside.
Another creator claimed to have spent five hours creating a ‘short, sweet’ first-person shooter game better than Minecraft, where the player shoots unarmed men with a semi-automatic rifle.
Game platform Steam also hosted a graphic recreation which even played the same music as the live-stream video.
The game was a hit with many fans with some wanting ‘to play a deathmatch on it.’
New Zealand is still coming to terms with the devastating tragedy which claimed 50 lives
Shocked games experts described the online video games as the work of trolls that was ‘not supported and or representative of the industry.
‘When you look at the amount of people who are engaged in video games, which is the majority of the population, there are always going to be the outliers,’ Interactive Games and Entertainment Association chief executive Ron Curry told News Corp.
‘They’re not supported, they’re not wanted but, sadly, they’ll always be there.’
Mr Curry called on game developers to use their skills in more productive and positive ways.
Daily Mail Australia contacted Interactive Games and Entertainment Association for further comment.
Online games of the shocking massacre emerged as Muslims gathered in Christchurch’s Hagley Park mark one week since the devastating tragedy which claimed 50 worshippers
Games experts described the vile and violent games (one pictured) as the work of trolls
The harrowing footage of the massacre is classified as objectionable in New Zealand, making it illegal for anyone to view, possess or distribute the material in any form, including social media.
A fine of up to $10,000 applies to anyone found in possession of the footage but didn’t know the material was objectionable.
Those who knew the content was objectionable and were found in possession of the material face up to 14 years jail.
Earlier this week, federal Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton went on ABC radio calling for further discussion of the link between video games and violence.
One game was a violent and bloodied modification of the popular game Sim City