The Escapist : Video Galleries : Extra Credits : The Myth of the Gun
The content of this series is mostly directed towards game developer and enthusiasts, but this particular video highlights some philosophical differences between our culture and others, namely Japan's as they're one of the great game-creating societies. Japan's use of firearms in games are part of the individual and representations of their internal force. Our culture has firearms as an external tool that enables independence, and provides anyone the ability to not have their freedoms constrained.
The content of this series is mostly directed towards game developer and enthusiasts, but this particular video highlights some philosophical differences between our culture and others, namely Japan's as they're one of the great game-creating societies. Japan's use of firearms in games are part of the individual and representations of their internal force. Our culture has firearms as an external tool that enables independence, and provides anyone the ability to not have their freedoms constrained.