The Myth of Non-Political Video Games
36This is a video about a lot of things; but, mostly, it's about the fallacy surrounding the messaging for Six Days in Fallujah and the way video games can affect us without us even realizing. To do so, I'm going over, well, close to everything: why publishers feel it necessary to talk about the politics (or lack thereof) in their games, why Six Days in Fallujah's portrayal of history is dangerous and how video games can be used as a force for both negativity and positivity.
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00:00 - Introduction
02:17 - Six Days in Fallujah
08:04 - The Second Battle of Fallujah
14:06 - Not Political Commentary
18:28 - Peter Tamte
28:06 - Blackwater USA
31:21 - Brand Image
42:15 - The Power of Fiction
48:48 - The Entire Point of the Video
49:13 - Outro
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