Red Cross urges players not to commit war crimes in Fortnite

The International Committee of the Red Cross has partnered with a number of Twitch streamers to encourage gamers not to commit war crimes in popular shooters like call of Duty. The ICRC hopes its Play by the Rules event will enlighten players on the statutes of actual war. The organization even created its own Fourteen days mode to convey what these rules are.

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“Every day people play games set in conflict zones right from their couch. But at the moment armed conflicts are more common than ever.” said the ICRC website. “And for the people suffering its effects, this conflict is not a game. It destroys lives and leaves communities devastated. So we challenge you to play FPS by the real rules of war, to show everyone that even wars have rules – rules that protect humanity on battlefields IRL.”

As part of the event on The ICRC’s official Twitch channel Streamers have played a number of games while sticking to (or trying to stick to) the . conflict laws

For the curious, the official rules of war for the ICRC Play by the Rules event (which have been tweaked to accommodate video game mechanics) are as follows:

1. No Thirst (don’t shoot downed/unresponsive enemies)
2. No attacking non-violent NPCs
3. No attack on civilian buildings
4. Use med kits for everyone

This isn’t the first time the ICRC has asked players to think critically about the rules of war. Already in 2017, the ICRC held a similar event in one weapons 3 DLC called martial law. In martial lawgamers lay down their arms and take on the role of humanitarian workers helping those in need, defuse mines and speak with an investigative journalist. According to a blog post by weapons 3 Developer Bohemia Interactive, the DLC raised a total of $176,667who donated it to the ICRC.