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A brief history of disease in video games
From Far Cry 2 to World of Warcraft, what can we learn from virtual epidemics in a time of coronavirus?
From Far Cry 2 to World of Warcraft, what can we learn from virtual epidemics in a time of coronavirus?
By refusing to play them as they “should” be played, Joseph DeLappe and Angela Washko are transforming games such as America’s Army, Grand Theft Auto 5 and World of Warcraft into a new type of public square.