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Learning About Loss

Interviewed 2010. Games can teach players about loss through the empathy developed towards in-game characters.
Clint Hocking
Roles: #Creative Director #Writer #Game Designer
Credits: #FAR CRY 2 #SPLINTER CELL: CHAOS THEORY #SPLINTER CELL
Tags: #Avatar #Character Empathy

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