[mm/teen] Representation, play and credibility
Serious games, what a way to look at games differently! Who would have thought that games could be so interesting and could be that related to issues today.
I played a game called DARFUR IS DYING on one of the web sites ad wow that was something that I have never expected before. The game represented some people of African descent that had to carry water form one area to another to get water and carry it back so that they can help the village. The strange part was that there were police that would capture them and carry them to a camp where they could be raped and put to work non stop which is inhumane. The game represented this issue in different ways because it showed how a family would try to make a living of some sort and then every time to got close someone would come and try to take that away from them.
The game was different from a documentary , news article and others because it gave me a personal experience about the issues that was happening . It personally had a toll on the way I feel , the fact that I was the person that had the chance to save someone or the whole village life and I either help them succeed or I failed and that was the horrible part of the game, knowing that these things actually happen in real life.
The game did have a point of view that it was trying to get across and that is that people might actually be suffering more than we think . The issues might be show something that the article might not show, that the people are actually trying to do some thing with their life but it not happening.
The idea or thought that makes the game different from a documentary is the fact that it made it more real. We had a chance to experience what was happening first had and it made a difference on how we felt . Either it be that we helped that family or we failed the family. It showed us that the issues are real and there are different ways to experience it, and take into consideration that the game might have a more effect on you than the article would have. It would show you a different point of view of the actual issues and something that the article does not do is giving a more fictional view of what is actually happening in the country.
