Evaluating the White House shooter’s $2 shooting game: Allen can’t escape the Secret Service just as electrons can’t escape the atomic nucleus

BlockBeats News, April 26 — The shooter Cole Thomas Allen, who attended the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in the United States, previously released an indie shooting game called “Bohrdom” on Steam on December 21, 2018, developed by a solo developer, priced at $1.99. “Bohrdom” is an abstract, non-violent, skill-based asymmetric shooting game inspired by the Bohr atomic model and concepts from chemistry and physics, fitting the traits of a top engineering student. In the game, players can choose to control electrons, moving rapidly within atomic orbitals, escaping the current atom by firing photons to reverse accelerate. Alternatively, they can control the atomic nucleus as the defender, aiming to prevent electrons from escaping.

This game has recently gained increased attention due to a shooting incident, changing from previously being ignored and receiving zero reviews to today having 68 reviews on Steam with mixed ratings. The game’s comment section is full of dark humor:

“Words cannot express how sad I am, the land where evil flowers bloom, I forgot what’s behind. What makes a good person turn into a shooter? Isn’t it the fault of American society as a whole? Tonight, we are all White House people.”

“Atomic game is really cool, I wonder what the developer has been up to lately.”

“Too boring, makes me want to bring a rifle to the journalists’ dinner.”

“Buying it might be considered an accessory after the fact, and I don’t know if the sales are enough to pay for a lawyer?” etc.