The Washington Post recently published an interview with Ken Levine as he chats with blogger Hayley Tsukayama about the politics found in BioShock Infinite. With the war between The Founders and Vox Populi building throughout the narrative of BioShock Infinite, Tsukayama used the current Occupy Wall Street and tea party movements as a point of conversation, making for an interesting exchange, as seen in this snippet from the interview.
“As a gamer, we like creating these worlds and seeing some reflection of what we’re working on, not telling the future so much as noting that it’s fun to reflect on what’s happening outside our window.” – Ken Levine
Would you care to find out how various political movements throughout history have influenced the events in the game? Have you been curious about the origins of Columbia? Would you simply care to learn more about the narrative of BioShock Infinite? You can read about all that and more at WashingtonPost.com.
vsharres | October 27, 2011 1:32 pm
BEST interview ever!!
japester | October 27, 2011 3:06 pm
Shows how good developers like IG don’t just “throw a story together”. I wonder how many people play games like BioShock without even realizing there is a dense layer of subtext beneath everything?
😉
icegrove | October 28, 2011 8:08 am
A world of wonder of what you can find in it.
borrego | October 28, 2011 9:38 pm
Once again, japester says it like it is! This is why I enjoy a conversation with another gamer that gets the subtext. It’s always great when you know someone else has gone that deep into it and experienced that same emotional journey.
quancro | October 29, 2011 1:10 am
City a paradise created by the Human..to satisfy our needs..on any way..
mrtiddlywinks | November 1, 2011 10:45 am
This was a really great interview to read.
devilturnip360 | November 5, 2011 12:17 pm
freaking awsome
magicmaker | December 28, 2011 4:59 am
Nicely done.