February 2, 2009

Recession played out in games

The cause of the current financial situation can be seen in the type and style of computer games that have been available over the years, but not just any old games what we are talking about are the business and world development games.

These games like the Sims, Tycoon, SimCity 2000 and 3000, SimTower, Capitalism, even Theme Hospital and Pizza Tycoon, these all replying on the user building an empire with no regards for people or places.

The games have now been reflected in real life where everything has been pushed to the limit and now it has all come tumbling down around our collective ears, most of us helpless to watch the lives of our families and friends end up totally ruined, but this is no game, there is no restart in the real world.

Source [Tumeroks]