Re: Controversial Gaming Question

From: ptsbill@crl.com (William Rapp)

Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Aleks Andrzejewski (attila3@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
: I want to start a thread of discussion on a topic.  Here it goes:

: This is a discussion of developing a game dealing with life in or the
: running of an concentration camp.  I am playing devil�s advocate on
: this one.

: With the development of many different types of games, one wonders why
: there is not one dealing with a concentration camp.  Are we concerned
: over the impropriety of such a game?  Why would we feel it is improper?
:
: We play  games of war, conquest, magic and on and on.  Would not an RPG
: or PBM help us deeper understand the psyche of the perpetrators and
: victims?  This in turn would let us re-play an important part of
: historical content.

: Who out there is an experienced game developer who is willing to take
: on the challenge?

: Here would be a game dealing with the struggle of good versus evil and
: life versus death.  Are these not the basic components of all games?
: Would there be players for the game?  And why not.  We have players who
: play as good and evil characters.

An interesting idea, but something like this is a LOSE-LOSE kind of
scenario -  the prisoners lose their lives, and the guards and wardens
lose their humanity.  I wouldnt put such a thing in the 'GAME'
category, instead as a psychological simulation/ learning experience.
Also psychological factors are rarely simulated well by any game, as
the human mind is so complicated, that any 'system' can only
present it in a general way.
-AS

References

Controversial Gaming Question
attila3@ix.netcom.com(Aleks Andrzejewski )
Tue, 25 Jun 1996 00:00:00 +0000

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Controversial Gaming Question
attila3@ix.netcom.com(Aleks Andrzejewski )
Tue, 25 Jun 1996 00:00:00 +0000