Game with God

Andrew writes "GamerDad has an article up about how religion is handled in computer gaming, titled 'Game With God'. The article features quotes from Sid Meier, Jane Jensen, Will Wright, Peter Molyneaux, Phil Steinmeyer, and Richard Garriott. Here's a snippet: 'While religion and spirituality add a lot to a game world, they often aren't used effectively. 'I don't think there are any games that treat religion at anything more than a superficial level,'; says Firaxis founder and Civilization creator Sid Meier. PopTop Software's Phil Steinmeyer agrees, noting that 'Religion is ignored in gaming, or if it is portrayed, it's wildly caricatured.'"

Comments

Re:Personally, I would go one step further.

[JohnnyCannuk]

Of course the gaming community is downright disdainful of Christianity. Most gammers are relativlee intellegent and can see through the hokum. Christianity itself is historically anti-imagination and anti-intellectual. How exactly could you put that into a video game? Video games are meant as an escape from the real world, a fantasy. Why would you try to put into a game that which many are trying to escape from?

I promise to stop being disdainful of Christianity when they stop being disdainful of my beliefs.

Oh and BTW, in case you were wondering, video games don't handle Buddhism, Judiaism, Islam, Shintoism, Hinuism or any other religion very well. That you assumed "religion" is synonomous with Christianity shows complete hubris.

Isn't that a sin?