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How Video Games Get Religion Wrong
*Sources of screenshots are listed in their respective file names. __________________________________ Outlast 2 transports players to a rural hellscape where Southern Gothic slasher horror is tied to religious fears of the Christian variety. The official marketing synopsis says as much, stating: … Continue reading
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Video Interview: White Paper Games (Ether One)
In the video above, I speak with Pete Bottomley of White Paper Games about their nonviolent first-person adventure game set inside the mind of a person suffering from dementia, Ether One. Our talk focused on looking outside of video games for design inspiration, attention … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative, art, christian review, christianity, design, Ether One, FPS, game development, gaming, God, Interview, Movies, Museum, Narrative, Nelson, Pete Bottomley, religion, review, story, University, video games, video games and the Bible, Video Games and the Bible Interview, Video Games and the Bible Reviews, violence, White Paper Games
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BioShock and the Bible Part 3: The Wader and Christianity
*Note: images below come from YouTube and BioShock Wiki unless otherwise noted. Before our upcoming examination into BioShock Infinite, we’ll take a look at one of the inhabitants of Rapture-the Wader. Wearing a mask of human skin, the Wader has … Continue reading
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Tagged ADAM, Andrew Ryan, another gospel, another Jesus, another spirit, anti-biblical, Arcadia, Ascent of Man, bad, Bible, Big Daddy, BioShock, BioShock 2, BioShock series, christian, christianity, Cult, Cult of Rapture, demonic, Devil, enemy of Christ, EVE, evil, gaming, Gatherer's Garden, God, good and evil, idols, Jesus, Jesus Christ, judgment, KJV, kjv bible, lie, Little Sisters, Parasite, Plasmids, prayer, rapture, Rapture's Civil War, reborn, religion, review, salvation, Satan, satanic, spirit, Splicers, The Great Chain, video game, video games, video games and the Bible, videogames, Wader, ye shall be as gods
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BioShock and the Bible Part 2: The Wader and the Cult of Rapture
*Note: images below come from YouTube and BioShock Wiki unless otherwise noted. Before our upcoming examination into BioShock Infinite, we’ll take a look at one of the inhabitants of a city called Rapture (the setting of BioShock 1 and 2)-the … Continue reading
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Tagged ADAM, Andrew Ryan, another gospel, another Jesus, another spirit, anti-biblical, Arcadia, Ascent of Man, bad, Bible, Big Daddy, BioShock, BioShock 2, BioShock series, christian, christianity, Cult, Cult of Rapture, demonic, Devil, enemy of Christ, EVE, evil, gaming, Gatherer's Garden, God, good and evil, idols, Jesus, Jesus Christ, judgment, KJV, kjv bible, lie, Little Sisters, Parasite, Plasmids, prayer, rapture, Rapture's Civil War, reborn, religion, review, salvation, Satan, satanic, spirit, Splicers, The Great Chain, video game, video games, video games and the Bible, videogames, Wader, ye shall be as gods
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Video Games and the Bible 