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My New Column: The Birth and Death of the Election Game October 31, 2008 - by Ian Bogost Gamasutra has published my latest "Persuasive Games" column, this one on the decline of election videogames in the 2008 cycle. Drunk on such video game election elation, I remember making a prediction in a press interview that year: in 2008, I foolishly divined, every major candidate would have their own PlayStation 3 game.
MSNBC writer Tom Loftus made a similar, albeit wisely milder prediction in late October 2004: "Already tired of hearing politicians say 'visit my Web site' every five minutes? Wait until 2008, when that stump speech staple may be replaced with a new candidates' call: 'Play my game.'"
We couldn't have been more wrong.
You can read the whole thing over at Gamasutra. It's also been Slashdotted, so you can read the discussion there as well. POST A COMMENT
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