Aleks Krotoski, Do you think the image of games suffers because they are called 'games'? Does this mean serious but violent games suffer criticsm compared to serious but violent books and films?
Asked by MTyrrell on Nov 27 2007 8:17:01 PM and supported by 17 members
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The word "game" is problematic there are too many associations in the public's mind with what a game is - something that's done only for pleasure, something that's not serious something that doesn't teach something that has no consequence. I don't beleive games falls into that category. They CAN fall into it, but they don't have to and before they're truly accepted by the mainstream not just the current population (and media slant) the name will have to change or the public perception will have to go. Whichever comes first!