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Lesbian Gamers reviews Halo 3: ODST and describes sexism in the game.
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An online Halo-themed text-based game.
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Halo section of JoystickTales.com - Humour, Stories & Culture For Gamers. A 'Facebook Connect' integrated global community for everybody that enjoys video games!
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Halo's AIs are often intelligent beings similar to humans. As such, we tend to anthropomorphize them to some degree, and it's often unclear how similar they really are to humans and how much they are computer programs that can't be considered in the same way as we would human people. One of the uncertain issues is the aspect of gender. Can an AI have a gender? If so, how is it defined? First of all, let’s make sure we’re all on the same page about what gender is, as the word is often incorrectly used interchangeably with “sex.” A sex is a biological distinction referring... |
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The Covenant have a set of military aesthetics quite alien to us. The UNSC is the main faction with which the player identifies, and so represents what is essentially our (or at least American) perception of how a strong military force should look. The UNSC has the standard set of aesthetics familiar to us: olive drab camouflage, tight quarters, everything existing for the sole purpose of functionality without room for much else. The Covenant, on the other hand, make room for spiritual aesthetics and comfortable empty space, in addition using a wide variety of colors we would tend to consider... |
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Every work of fiction with sufficient content carries within it the political views of the author, whether as a straight political commentary with an intended message, or as a simple story unintentionally affected by the author’s viewpoints. Everybody thinks about the world in a particular way, and these viewpoints are naturally expressed in the formulation of a story. It can be questioned if there is a political message in the Halo series, but I believe the subject is worth some analysis. After all, there are contemporary political issues portrayed in the story, and even if no statement is... |
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