Creating this video was quite easy. The hardest part was setting it up because the screencast-o-matic site would not launch. I found out that my edge browser was the reason because of either a pop up blocker or some kind of security measure so I just used internet explorer instead and it worked fine. The editing with Windows Movie Maker was also fairly easy. The only thing that really gave me issues with editing was the jump that happened after my zoom which did not look very good. I also couldn’t figure out how to zoom until I went back and read the directions for the assignment again.
I think a game can convey politics in many ways. One of the first games I played on the PlayStation 3 was Assassins creed. To sum up the game in the quickest way possible, you basically go back in time and play as an assassin who needs to use stealth to take out his targets. Most of the games historical events are pretty accurate. The third version of the game puts you back in the time of George Washington where many of the same events that took place in real life, like the battle of Monmouth, were also represented in the game. Putting you in a game like this as the character who assassinates people or a game like Call of Duty where you battle foreign countries can be quite controversial at times.
Other games like Empire Earth, which was mentioned in the reading, was one of my favorites back in the day. You can start a civilization from the stone age and advance it into the future all while maintaining relationships with other “countries” by offering peace treaties and waging war against others. Games like these can teach someone a lot about politics and while some are controversial I believe they are just games and can be educational and should enjoyed by everyone.
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