The McDonalds sim and September 12: what does it mean for a videogame to be political?
Some games try to be explicitly political, while others tap into contemporary moral debates, says Laurence Dodds. But how much of a moral message can pixels carry?You have one week to earn $1,000. But today, you can’t work out where to get a street vending permit, the superstore has closed, the buses have stopped for the night and you can’t afford a taxi. You get home at 3am and tomorrow you’re so exhausted that you get nothing done. You have made a net loss of two days and $25; you panic, quit, and restart the game.
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