36. Morality & Choice in Video Games | THUNK

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Video games generally aren't great at representing morality as complexly as other media, but there's surprising depth to the medium itself.

-Links for the Curious-
Extra Credits' take on moral choice and agency in video games - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_KU3lUx3u0

GoldVision's GTA Pacifist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPn0x_e0zoQ

"Being Bad in a Video Game Can Make Us Morally Sensitive," by Matthew Grizzard et. al. - http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/cyber.2013.0658

A Joystiq article about the failings of moral choice in video games - http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/10/dark-side-cause-it-looks-cool-the-failings-of-moral-choice-in/

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