We recently shared with you the story of Blue Scuti, a 13-year-old boy who broke a world record by finishing a version of Tetris that was considered unbeatable. His feat shocked the entire gaming community; however, it was recently belittled in a UK news broadcast.
It all started when Jayne Secker, presenter of the program, reported the news. In the end, she decided to give her point of view and disapproved of the celebrations for this achievement. She stated that finishing Tetris "is not a goal in life" and recommended the young man to get some fresh air instead of playing video games.
Reporter underestimates achievement in Tetris and video games
Secker was asked to report the news about Blue Scuti and Tetris on Sky News, a UK news channel. The information was shared normally and the record broken by the young player was highlighted. However, the journalist made a comment at the end that generated controversy.
"As a mother, I would just say step away from the screen, go outside, get some fresh air. Beating Tetris is not a life goal," Secker stated. As you can imagine, his statements caught the attention of gamers and members of the industry.
Because of this, some developers and members of video game-related institutions came to the defense of Scuti and his achievement. All of them reproached Seckers approach, who belittled video games and the young mans effort in a national chain.
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The industry defended Blue Scuti from criticism
Becky Frost, a Rare worker, was among the first people to defend Scuti after what happened on the newscast. She lashed out at the journalist and anchorwoman for belittling the young mans work and stated that she would be very proud as a mother.
"How many world records had you set at 13 years old? What a small-minded, smug & horrible way to belittle this kid’s achievement. As a mother I’d be super fucking proud. This took skill & determination, brilliant job!” said Frost.
For her part, Bhavina Bharkhada, head of communications for the UK Games Industry Industry Trade Body (UKIE), said things would be very different if the subject wasnt video games, so she lamented Seckers stance.
"What’s bonkers about how this has been covered is if it was, say a child chess champion, we’d all be celebrating – they’d even be invited to Downing Street to play chess," the board said. Other industry members made similar comments in support of Scuti, who will go down in history for his feat.
