August 22, 2005
Humor, Games & Evicting Settlers
See this game.
Some comments on the game:
- Note the very explicit political message
- Note the nonchalant attitude towards killing protesting settlers
- How come the Bush haters haven't done something similar against Bush? If they have, please leave a comment in the thread pointing me to such games!
- Note how I can imagine anti-Bush people creating a game where Bush is killing, say, innocent Iraqis, and this game catching on. But I can't imagine at all a game in which Stalin is killing innocent people catching on (outside of certain limited circles). This is thus either a failure of my imagination--or a double standard as to which wars we tolerate and which ones we don't.
- Note the use of online games as political propaganda. During WWII, political propaganda was propagated through movies, television, radio, advertisements. Today is is propagated by games--just as the gaming industry is growing immensely and taking away audiences from these other media.
- Also note how these games are surely created by individuals acting alone, and not through coordinated government or institutional efforts.
Posted by Morgan at 01:18 AM | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
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there is a shockwave game (although it is pointedly unwinnable) called "September 12" that came out awhile ago:
http://www.newsgaming.com/games/index12.htm
There's a little more actionscripting going on- I like it because it uses flash's generative capabilities to use recursive dynamic in making a political point.
Posted by: ooghe at August 22, 2005 08:51 AM
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