- Scott Ramsoomair
Scott Ramsoomair (Born
March 24 ,1981 ) is the author of the popularwebcomic "VG Cats ". He has also worked as theillustrator of the webcomic " [http://dp.snafu-comics.com/ "Digital Purgatory"] ". He lives in Waterloo,Ontario ,Canada . Ramsoomair is also the author of "Adventure Log ", an official "Final Fantasy XI " webcomic withSquare Enix , and aPokemon -based webcomic named [http://www.vgcats.com/super/?strip_id=0 SUPER EFFECTIVE] ".Cats
Ramsoomair named the protagonists of his popular webcomic "
VG Cats " after two cats he owns, Leo and Aeris; he describes the association as "in name only." [" [http://www.vgcats.com/new/ About the Site] ," "VG Cats "] He owns other cats, one of which is called Ronin. Ramsoomair has asserted that Ronin would not appear in the comics [" [http://www.vgcats.com/oldnews/reallyoldnews.php REEEEALLY OLD NEWS] ," "VG Cats "] [" [http://www.vgcats.com/news/ronin.jpgronin.jpg] ," "VG Cats "] . OnJuly 10 ,2007 he acquired a new kitten named Bugsy, which he nicknames "Hell with Claws." [" [http://www.vgcats.com/ Home Page] ," "VG Cats "] [" [http://www.vgcats.com/news/little_bugsy.jpglittle_bugsy.jpg] ," "VG Cats "] Scott also recently got a Ferret called Yuki. [" [http://www.vgcats.com/index.php#feb-25-08] "]Opinions regarding violence in video games
In an interview by
CBS News , Ramsoomair stated that "They [Conservative groups, watchdog groups] condemn violent games and media even though they do not play or watch such material." Ramsoomair describes "BMX XXX " as "a horrible game, but not for its content. It was just a very bad game. But people hearnudity and everyone is up in arms." [" [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/05/tech/gamecore/main678332.shtml GameSpeak: VG Cats] ," "CBS News "] Ramsoomair created a series of "VG Cats " comic strips titled "Jack Thompson's A Christmas Carol." The series, a parody of "A Christmas Carol ", casts Jack Thompson in the role ofEbenezer Scrooge , likening him to theCharles Dickens character. [" [http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=252 VG Cats Presents Jack Thompson's A Christmas Carol] ," "VG Cats "]References
External links
* [http://www.vgcats.com/ "VG Cats"]
* [http://www.vgcats.com/jack.php Correspondence with] Jack Thompson
* [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/05/tech/gamecore/main678332.shtml GameSpeak: VG Cats] —CBS.com interviews Ramsoomair
* [http://www.comixpedia.com/an_interview_with_scott_ramsoomair_of_vg_cats Comixpedia interviews Ramsoomair]
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