Missing Cultures In Video Games
Whilst trolling the Internet for stories this morning, I ran across this intriguing article by Aleks Krotoski on Guardian Unlimited Games Blog. It deals with the issue of British created games containing very little, or watered down British culture. As I was reading, it occurred to me that it was very similar, in concept, to my views on the way gay culture is represented in games and the gaming world in general. Aleks has this to say…
“I’m not suggesting that we stereotype the Brits for this market (North America) by creating titles that emphasise bowler hats, RP accents and cups of milky tea, but surely it’s important that British cultural identity – whatever that is – is represented in the products that are made for this, the European and the international markets.”
Is British Culture Missing From Britsh Games? [Guardian Unlimited Games Blog]
Fruit Brute
Posted to Video Games on 14 July 2006
