MassMedia: Play a War Journalist in New Video Game "Warco: The News Game" [VID] #Warco #gaming

In this video game "shoot" takes on a different meaning.  In this first-person "shooter" you play a war journalist trying to get video and file stories.  Some coverage of the game from MSNBC... after the ad...

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The main writer for the game is Tony Maniaty who was the author of Shooting Balibo, a book about war journalist killed in East Timor.

The game is still in production.

When it comes out, I wonder if it could be used in a journalism course?

Some more news coverage of the news game.

• Video Game Simulates War Correspondent's Tasks (NPR) [Audio]
• Warco: an FPS where you hold a camera instead of a gun (Ars Technica)
• Warco Video Game Puts a Camera In Your Hand Instead of a Gun (PopPhoto.com)
• Video game gives taste of war coverage (ABC.net.au)

Check out some of the game play.




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