Why Aren't There Any Good Christian Games?

Ajouté le lun. 23 oct. 2023

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Wherever there's media, so too is there Christian media. And video games are no different, in that respect. However, you may have noticed that there aren't very many "good" Christian video games: why is that? Why is it that despite Christians often complaining about violence or prurience in video games, there aren't any respectable Christian alternatives?

As a Christian myself, I felt compelled to find the answer: join me on a curious adventure through theology, history, economic sociology, psychology and more, as we figure out why there aren't any good Christian games.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:59 - The "I'm a Christian" Disclaimer/What is a Good Christian Game?
07:42 - History of Protestant Work Ethic and its Impact on American Christianity; Intersection of Theology and Economic Sociology
17:00 - Protestant Ethic, American Exceptionalism, and American Christian Values
21:35 - Video Games vs. American Values
31:01 - Summary of Points so Far
32:23 - Analyzing Christian Video Games/The Non-American Perspective
41:32 - Can a Christian Game be Good?
44:21 - Conclusion
45:50 - End Credits Gag
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Additional Reading:
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
https://selforganizedseminar.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/weber_protestant_ethic.pdf

Teaching Us to Fear, Excerpt
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1166785.pdf
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The Video's Playlist
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Attributions:
Captain Bible Footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut7JlPeGNyM

Bible Adventures Footage:
https://youtu.be/QQnB5QrQWA8?si=Dgv525gSjLJ-EWqr

Bioshock Infinite Footage:
https://youtu.be/ZietNuVY3V0?si=gIRq1frAcpPSvNqJ

Death Race Footage:
https://youtu.be/aBBtt72aJLA?si=WQIk9sbMjpKKDNtw

Baldur's Gate 3 Prurient Meme:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuNHGGjgIpI

Backyard Baseball Footage:
https://youtu.be/P7NZbu-h1tE?si=SeVXmdQTmZE0l9uz

EU4 Reformation Timelapse:
https://youtu.be/4SWTiKWzGKI?si=OzInYdnfRewfq_w2

Computer Space Footage:
https://youtu.be/b3BQsCCwo8w?si=v1CMKfvmhPtRgdxm

Pong Footage:
https://youtu.be/fiShX2pTz9A?si=aNvnakQWSATteDmy

Super 3D Noah's Ark Footage:
https://youtu.be/Fkz2Exvlxfg?si=nyYzd_WAvl9vQ4a-

DougDoug Footage:
https://youtu.be/wjron5SqM8I?si=zAha97l_ikLRPakO
[AI is spooky man]

Magic School Bus Footage:
https://youtu.be/3o9_Pe7DfVc?si=PpgW3MC1Onxw8d5E

Oregon Trail Footage:
https://youtu.be/r6IGEy7A6Hg?si=SrCtSgL8J9YtwQft

NIV Bible and 20 Lost Levels of Joshua Footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSNyUGJj5nE
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We are not pirates! We don’t do anything!
We download emulators that lie around!
And if you ask us if they do anything we’ll just tell you ...
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and I’ve only made a backup to a physical CD
and I’ve never been to romsites and I’d never torrent either
and I’ve never used a cryptographic key.

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