Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Biases in Simulation Video Games
Kieron Gillen went to Prague to speak to Bohemia Interactive, known best for Operation Flashpoint. He goes on to discuss the effects of bias on simulation games. 'In other words, a simulation is never just a simulation. Equally, freedom is rarely actually free of designer- imposed desires. Even in games with the most self-expressed mandates of "choice" for the gamer, it doesn't mean that there isn't a message. In Deus Ex, the generally politically liberal Ion Storm Austin created a world where you could choose between violence and pacifistic approaches, but the charismatic characters urged you towards peace while the monsters suggested violence.'" Some interesting stuff in there.
source:http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/07/12/159258&tid=10
source:http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/07/12/159258&tid=10
# posted by dark master : 7/12/2005 10:16:00 AM
