8-Bit Understandings of Freedom
Gaming provides an interactive way to understand history. But you cannot play or create a game without digital literacy, so often those outside of the realm of digital literacy have stories untold. It is time to take a more nuanced approach to social justice games. These images are some screenshots I grabbed from MECC's 1992 game about the Underground Railroad, "Freedom!"
Is there an update in this genre on the horizon?
(The answer is yes. Stay tuned.)
Take a look at the gameplay. What would a game about the Underground Railroad look like today?
