hoepoe
10-18-2006, 03:29
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6059026.stm
"A game based in the midst of the conflict in the Palestinian territories is set to be the latest release in the trend of politically-conscious gaming.
Global Conflict: Palestine centres on a young journalist who arrives in Israel.
The player has the task of navigating between Palestinian and Israeli sources to get their story.
"You can take a pro-Palestinian angle, a balanced angle, or a pro-Israeli angle," said Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen, of Serious Games Interactive."
So, this post is not intended to be West VS Muslims etc., it's more of a discussion as to how gaming can educate the youth, or can it?
Will pro this or pro that kids play solely to cause distruction or will this actually be able to show the other side of the coin. Every conflict has 2 sides (at least) and each side is 'right' from their own viewpoint, no matter how warped it may seem.
So, trying not to sound like a lib, i think this may be good if accurate and executed (no pun intended!!) well.
Thoughts?
Hoepoe
"A game based in the midst of the conflict in the Palestinian territories is set to be the latest release in the trend of politically-conscious gaming.
Global Conflict: Palestine centres on a young journalist who arrives in Israel.
The player has the task of navigating between Palestinian and Israeli sources to get their story.
"You can take a pro-Palestinian angle, a balanced angle, or a pro-Israeli angle," said Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen, of Serious Games Interactive."
So, this post is not intended to be West VS Muslims etc., it's more of a discussion as to how gaming can educate the youth, or can it?
Will pro this or pro that kids play solely to cause distruction or will this actually be able to show the other side of the coin. Every conflict has 2 sides (at least) and each side is 'right' from their own viewpoint, no matter how warped it may seem.
So, trying not to sound like a lib, i think this may be good if accurate and executed (no pun intended!!) well.
Thoughts?
Hoepoe