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Lovely rant!

PlayStation Access have some really nice let's plays. The Skyrim Christmas special is amazing!

Amalur is 4k60 on PS5 where I played it. Is it that much worse one other platforms?

Play pass is a fantastic idea, made me discover a lot of awesome small little experiences

Her by Spike Jonze.

Visually stunning, perfect tone and setting. Awesome people. A heartfelt romantic movie. Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson doing a spectacular job.

Ok let me spell it out:

I know this is a videogame.

I know the difference between games and reality.

I do however know that people get indirectly influenced by the media they consume. (See my other comment for scientific sources on this).

Playing violent games does not make you violent.

It's the tone that matters. The Last of Us is very violent but never makes it feel cool. Uncharted is very over the top and enemies are just nameless, raceless grunts. The story in GTA often makes it clear how fucked up the crime world is.

That is my issue with the Vietnam scene I was playing earlier. This was not like Uncharted based in a completely fictional conflict. This was based in a real war that the US participated in, killing real people, and you're just there being the awesome hero killing locals by the dozens.

I know this will not change your mind.

This is my last attempt at being reasonable and trying to understand each other.

I know you will answer with some short personal remark or minimize all the points I have made instead of having an actual conversation.

I hope you prove me wrong, otherwise this will be my last response to you.

Thanks, this message means a lot to me!

I knew about this. As a Belgian though, I don't believe we had a lot of presence there.

Sadly, we have done our share of horrible stuff on foreign soil (but we haven't made any videogames about it)

Are you saying that fiction has no influence on how we view the world?

I'm sorry, but that is just wrong. Using fictional works as propaganda is a thing, so it most certainly has an effect on the public.

Other research papers after a quick search, these indicate influence between fiction and beliefs/opinions of the consumers:

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1532673X12453758

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/abs/its-the-end-of-the-world-and-they-know-it-how-dystopian-fiction-shapes-political-attitudes/3853105561CB840EAB79258DC2575849

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/45847098_The_influence_of_television_fiction_on_political_attitudes

Why are you giving an example that is not based on a real war or context?

Of course this doesn't influence your opinion of real life as the subject doesn't refer to real life (as you so clearly describe with the "giant crime fighting amphibious creatures").

Even if you know it's fiction you get the feeling that you are on the "good" side, which may colour your perception on the US military interventions.

Well, not really as I'm European and have no connection to any side in the Vietnam war.

I just feel that if your game is based on real life wars than you should be very careful to give a nuanced view of the situation. Even allowing a campaign on both sides would be interesting if executed well.

I think there is a difference in virtually shooting down star wars stormtroopers compared to Vietnamese countrymen.

One is based in a fictional universe, the other is based in a real life war. Even if the story itself is fictional the war that is being depicted is very much a real thing that happened.

I totally agree. What we perceive around us is the reality we are trying to understand. A simulation is by definition a copy or simplified version of something occuring in reality. Describing our reality as a simulation is just meaningless, as it just somehow moves the definition of reality as "something above or beyond what we can experience". That is not useful and makes me think of flying spaghetti monster stuff.

So I should wait a week still before watching? ;)

Euh, no, but I have a feeling that I'll see it soon :D

I hope you enjoy it. Do share your current favorites!

That sounds really interesting, added it to my episode list!

Both games look interesting, thanks for sharing!

Just look at issues in software you use.

Start with a simple project. Clone the code and try to build it (this is already a very big step in software development, so don't be angry with yourself if it takes a while). Poke around in the code, change some stuff, get a feel for the architecture. Then see if there is an issue that you could help with. Ask questions on the projects communication channel(s). Most developers will be kind if you ask for help or advice.

Good luck! 🤞