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Re: Africa and South America are ignored...
Yeah, but it's not just that. In african history you can find some of the most extreme examples of ethnic hatred and xenophobia that aren't really a result of foreign influence. It also shows power and wealth can corrupt people who previously lived in poverty. I've recently read some books by Ryszard Kapuściński. I can't… -
Re: Africa and South America are ignored...
"made by people who present their cultural point of view in an undiluted and non westernized way--ie, made by Africans, by South Americans, etc." This raises interesting point... Take Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner for example, it was accused of not being authentic to the source material; to which the director rightly replied… -
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"Unexploited", with all that that word implies, is good. Help them develope the skills and tools so they can make their own games and tell their own stories. like "The Fast Runner" and "Never Alone". Why it isn't as prevelant in western entertainment is simple, it doesn't make money. Take two films as example: The Last… -
Re: Africa and South America are ignored...
I had a few unrelated thoughts on this: * There are regional markets around the world where for example, African game developers are making culturally-themed games for an African market. This wasn't the case ten years ago. One of the things I love most about working on gamedevmap is seeing trends like this emerge on a… -
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The weird thing with those examples is they all have similar build and hairstyle. Though i guess so do the male "European" protagonists. edit: derp did not see afro samurai lol -
Re: Africa and South America are ignored...
I'm glad we don't do it too often tbh. Would you guys be ok with this? Or This? I don't think western studios should handle source material and cultures well. It's usually driven by executives and management with no familiarity with the source material. We end up with a lot of this crap:…
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