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History In Video Games — a Closer Look
scruffybr writes "Whether it's World War 2, the American Wild West or ancient Greece, history has long provided a rich source of video game narrative. Historical fact has been painstakingly preserved in some games, yet distorted beyond all recognition in others. Whereas one game may be praised for its depiction of history, others have been lambasted for opening fresh wounds or glorifying tragic events of our near past. Games have utilized historical narrative extensively, but to what extent does the platform take liberties with, and perhaps misuse it?"
+1 Godwin's law first post.
People tend to actually take these things as fairly accurate depictions of what it really was like. Its just another one for nation of dum'.
Hell, even evening news are made with 'It does not have to be real, just entertaining' motto.
(And I shudder what future archaeologists with do with our pop culture as source material ... any history geek will tell you how average Joes understanding of history nowadays was pretty fucked up Shakespeare & co.).
I'd consider entertainment value quite awesome, but then you end up with people who have no idea about past, or are comfortable about fact that 'history' can be 'adjusted' to fit better whatever you agenda is. And that is worrying, even if it is just for entertainment.
-- Technology for the sake of technology is as pathetic as eschewing technology because it's technology.
Seriously guys, he called everyone who doesn't like video games a nazi. If you can't see it, you're not trying interpret his post hard enough.
Damn, Godwin's Law Nazis!
Well, you're a topic NAZI!
Except the French.