What are they afraid of?
I mean what's the worst that can happen.
Sure you could get sucked into another world. But the odds are low.
Exhibit A : http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23844529/ Exhibit B : http://youtube.com/watch?v=1j4gO9sR7zs
Whoops, This seems to be an obvious and popular gag :) http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20080330
Still zero respect for picking a game that the gametards will recognize.
Another world is a genius work of fucking art and design and wordless story telling that has not been surpassed since. HL is just a nice engine.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23844529/