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Indigenous People In Video Games
Indigenous people have created and collaborated on video games, such as John Romero, co-designer of ''Doom'', and Allen Turner, who has worked as a designer on a wide range of titles including '' Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse''. Indigenous people have also conveyed their cultures through games, such as ''Never Alone'' and '' Thunderbird Strike''. While many early video games and their iterations which depict Indigenous people misrepresent them and perpetuate negative stereotypes, video games created by Indigenous people enable self-determination. Increasingly, there has been a growth in community organizing around Indigenous games worldwide. Indigenous developers and their video games have been featured in exhibitions including the DIGITAL MEDIA ART+CADE as part of imagineNATIVE, ''Memories of the Future/Souvenirs du futur'' at SAW Video Media Art Centre, and ''REGENERATION: Breaking Time with Indigenous Video Games'' at the Western Front. Games where Indigenous peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indigenous People
There is no generally accepted definition of Indigenous peoples, although in the 21st century the focus has been on self-identification, cultural difference from other groups in a state, a special relationship with their traditional territory, and an experience of subjugation and discrimination under a dominant cultural model. Estimates of the population of Indigenous peoples range from 250 million to 600 million. There are some 5,000 distinct Indigenous peoples spread across every inhabited climate zone and inhabited continent of the world. Most Indigenous peoples are in a minority in the state or traditional territory they inhabit and have experienced domination by other groups, especially non-Indigenous peoples. Although many Indigenous peoples have experienced colonization by settlers from European nations, Indigenous identity is not determined by Western colonization. The rights of Indigenous peoples are outlined in national legislation, treaties and international law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
