almost. every day 15 to 20 times a day we can't leave basements or shops are closed there's nothing to eat. lunch golden. one the go on to carry back is officially in azerbaijan it's controlled by ethnic amini and forces the last 2 weeks have seen the worst fighting since a war over the disputed territory ended in 1994 russia has been mediating between these 2 former soviet states in the early hours of saturday morning a cease fire was announced. the republic of also by john and the republic of armenia are starting substantial negotiations with the aim of achieving a peaceful settlement as soon as possible. now there is to be an exchange of prisoners and the repatriation of bodies. but for families like these caught up in

this conflict their biggest dream is for a lost in peace. and let's bring in lawrence brewer is the caucasus program director at the london based peace building organization conciliation resources mr burgess thanks for joining me so it sounds like this ceasefire has been broken before it even got a chance to go into effect with both sides accusing each other of launching attacks does this mean we're back to square one. yes as you said this used by supposed have been in place for 2 hours now and there are reports that fighting has continued i think there are a number of factors here 1st of all russia doesn't have the same leverage that it had 4 years ago the last time there was a major escalation at that time russia brokered a few fire after 4 days and it held we're now 13 days in and the ceasefire is not holding as a by john i think it's very concerned about agreeing to

a cease fire and just seeing a reef priests without real movement on the substance of the talks and i think there's also a paradox of imminent peace talks each side may feel that now is the time to make advances to strengthen the goshen positions before real talks resume is of resigning president has said that this would be armenians quote last chance to settle the conflict peacefully this has been going on for decades why is it proving so complicated to solve the suspect. well there's a whole range of different factors but i think the key issue is that the sides have diametrically opposed positions on the status of itself now the the statement released by the ministry of foreign affairs of russia underlines that substantive talks should take place according to the basic principles this is a reference to the peace proposal that's been on the table since 2007 and the fact that it's been on the table for so long indicates that there is agreement on

a number of background of less pressing secondary issues but the status of nagorno karabakh is the key sticking point and we also need more security the armenians side has been calling for increased use by monitoring infrastructure while the azerbaijan is i've been calling for more politics and more movement on the political issues at stake and i think this is the dilemma that the media has face russia and turkey have been heavily meddling in this conflict walk us through what's at stake here for them. well i think this new conflict is indicative of a broader global movement away from a unit polar multilateral liberal international order to a more regionalized one and there is the prospect that russia and turkey may become the key players as they as they have done in syria and libya supporting different factions on the ground so it hasn't been to date a proxy conflict but there is

a risk that that may happen and i think that the choice for russia essentially is whether to agree to a kind of jew awkwardly with turkey to manage this conflict or to remain imbedded within a modern framework of the minutes group together with the united states and france lawrence for us thanks for your analysis thank you let's turn now to some of the other stories making news around the world north korea is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its ruling party the capital gang has been staging a massive parade showcasing its military hardware the secretive state's crippled economy has been served ravaged by the pandemic but authorities have not officially reported any cases of covert 1000. taiwan is also celebrating its national day of president signing when has said tensions with china could be resolved if beijing changes the way it handles relations with the island china insists taiwan

is part of its sovereign territory. and here in berlin hundreds of left wing activists and anarchists have protested over the eviction of residents from housing from the housing project the property called leave 34 was one of the last remaining squats in the german capital some protesters threw firecrackers and set cars on fire authorities mobilized 1500 riot police. in germany cologne has become the latest city to pass a key threshold on corona virus infections joins berlin and frankfurt and exceeding 50 new cases for every 100000 residents in a week on friday chancellor angela merkel and the mayors of the country's 11 biggest cities agreed new measures to slow the virus. from her office in berlin angela merkel's video conference with the mayors of key cities said the message germany urgently needs to prevent coronas spreading in urban centers. we all

sense that the big cities there have been areas are now the arena where we will see if we can keep the pandemic kind of control in germany as we have done for months so for if we lose control that is precisely where we are right now that the importance and. to contain the virus the mare's agreed a tough new framework it could see experts from germany's armed forces and the national disease control body sent into cities if the 7 day infection rate rises above $35.00 per 100000 residents their job would be to focus on contact tracing cities where that infection number is above 50 will require people to wear mosques in public spaces and there will also be limits on alcohol sales and socialising berlin and frankfurt have already reached their threshold and experts are worried the situation could deteriorate as it has in some other countries the experience in

other cities it's like. look into the future if we are not ready. to act on the problem now especially in cities and the element of this activity is to inform the general public. information and to rely on the corporation of of the general public including the younger people many young people in berlin's bars of not yet change their behavior from saturday people in the capital will only be able to socialize in groups of 5 more if they're from only one or 2 households. it's global you know we have a rule which allows us to take action very quickly because we're saying very clearly these places must be closed from 11 pm it's easy to see of a bar is still open or not if it is an action can be taken quickly to get young people may find it hard to take a break from their social lives but as the chancellor appealed to them to observe

the rules she also offered reassurance. how this fits in with everything the return parties nights out fine without corona what matters now is something else i respect and solidarity some. of the rise in infections is not halted within 10 days the mayors have agreed to impose even stricter measures. let's catch up with some of the other latest developments in the pandemic confirmed coronavirus cases in india are nearing 7000000 but their hopes the rate of new infections a slowing authorities are warning that europe's 2nd wave has struck well before the flu season has even started they point to what they call widespread coverage 19 fatigue among populations and everywhere in poland it has now become compulsory for people to wear a mask outdoors infections have also hit a new record high. in spain a pod of orcas commonly called killer whales has been terrorizing sailors off the

coast of the northern region of. the unusual behavior forced regional authorities to temporarily ban recreational sailing and marine biologists are now trying to understand why intelligent mammals have started attacking boats. in the us is. like a scene out of a horror film a group of all crews surround a sailboat off spain's atlantica coast they appear to want to play not entirely unusual. but the game turned serious one begins to ram the hole and attacks the rider until the boat can hardly maneuver there have been several such attacks since august but. it went very quickly they peered to be behind and beneath us then suddenly there was a huge bump it knocked me over and i fell on to the bench.

images of the old attacks have been circulating on social media normally the highly intelligent mammals don't attack humans but this year at least 8 boats have had their riders broken on spain that lands it coast forcing the sailors to call for help. authours he's moved quickly to bear and small sailboats from the area. put them into the clear see that it's possible that these are extremely curious young or koos who just want to play with the boat this is their way of exploring the world. but why the spate of attacks now some experts see the orcas behavior as revenge in july fishermen attacked a group of all critters with harpoons but marine biologists say that's unlikely another theory fishermen are competing with all kinds to catch redfin chewed in the

atlantic and as their numbers reduce the stress increases marine biologist bruno dios fears that stories about the numerous attacks could stigmatize the orca's. little people who don't understand what's going on mark think the animals a bug and that could be harmful to libyans use a secure signature like you know. the old crews have now moved further north and the sailing ban has been lifted but the animal's unusual behavior remains a mystery. some sports now and a year after china's state broadcaster banned the u.s. national basketball association the sport is back on air chinese state television which holds the t.v. rights for the league aired game 5 of the n.b.a. finals between the l.a. lakers and miami heat the n.b.a. is china's most popular sports league but was suspended after the manager of the

houston rockets posted a pro hong kong democracy tweet last october. you're watching t w news live from berlin i'm culturally coming up next it's shift living in the digital age don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website that's state of the. dot com from the entire team in the newsroom thanks for tuning in. i'm not laughing at the jennings. down. with the. german culture. take. it all that. time rachel joining me think everybody else. is for me.

is for. me to. be told it is for every. 2020. 5th anniversary here on d w. marvelous world and all stuff that cost reminiscent of hollywood movies no wonder people around the globe yes think about computer games but how influential are they really and how does the gaming scene impact society the topic today on. more than 3000000000 people around the world regularly play games on a p.c.

console all in my case on the smartphone games are an everyday part of life for about 40 percent of the people worldwide so it's not surprising that marketing strategist count on the wide reach like with the popular real time simulation game animal crossing your horizons earlier this year it was sold out even. presidential candidate joe biden was nearly 80 years old is using the game to reach new voters. over 22000000 people play animal crossing new horizons in this game designed you. know you can also use campaign posters team behind joe biden's campaign has added 4 logos to the game all of which can be put up signs. joe biden campaign team are trying to reach specific target audiences. and animal crossing is an effective way to reach a relatively young mostly female target audience. it's difficult to assess

the efficacy of animal crossing or other online games in campaigning but in this case they definitely managed to grab the media's attention has shifted. just lies in the 1st us politician to try using games during an election campaign in 2006 mark warner party favors the democratic presidential primaries made a campaign appearance in the virtual world of 2nd life he was defeated by the wrath of bama then went on to set up a virtual campaign headquarters in 2nd life in the run up to the 2008 election his campaign in both sports and racing games. because of the lack of transparency there's a potential danger with political campaigning in online games. with animal crossing and joe biden there's a lot of media attention and they specifically targeted that game but generally

speaking anyone could do that. trump supporters also uploading their own designs to animal crossing pro-democracy activists in hong kong have made content available to be used to circulate political messages like. whether they lie. i don't not play is a bound to be confronted with political issues an animal crossing for the foreseeable future. to be completely honest i'm not sure that game complaining is a good idea sometimes i just want to switch off radical political groups are using animal crossing to spread more extreme views as well users can flag content but nintendo doesn't have a real strategy to stop hate speech unfortunately the same is true for many other platforms multiplayer games have a huge problem with racism and sexism even if they think it's just fun men and boys are creating a toxic atmosphere online they still crossing a line as

a recent example from germany shows how do you know streaming star montana black normally has over 3000000 followers on the video platform twitch due to his massage honest and sexist videos. the 32 year olds account was blocked for a month afterwards montana black apologized for his heavily criticized holiday videos. the outcome from this case is unusual because perpetrators don't normally face any consequences usually it's the gamers who speak out against sexism missile journey and racism who become targets for coordinated hate campaigns this past summer dozens of women spoke out about experiences of sexual violence on twitch and since then they have been numerous accounts of women being harassed or abused online. as a gamer who likes to play a lot especially online she encounters massage and it's again sultan games on

a daily basis. i would call some of them very slight insults so there are other classics you'd better go to the kitchen and fix me a sandwich. and it just gets worse from there of course. there are no boundaries i've been threatened with rape multiple times on the internet in these situations support from other players is rare. this is no might. become normal and nobody is really bothered anymore everyone just accepts it ok it's just another insult. not all gamers are racist or massage but the gaming scene in particular has a real problem one reason for that is a lack of moderators to oversee communication on the different platforms. it's a big problem and we see that gaming platforms and communities create spaces where this hatred and toxic communication are expressed openly unlike social media

perpetrators don't really fear any consequences for their actions with its games on facebook i believe more action is needed to stop online hate speech the game is seen as a problem but that doesn't mean that every should offend is prone to violence studies have refuted the killer game misconception still statics of 1st person shooter games have played a role in terrorist attacks there's even a term for it the game if occasion of tarot. these are live streams which facebook seen from the 1st person shooter perspective the terrorist attacks in christchurch new zealand and hunted gemini all recent examples of what experts call the game cation of terror the terrorist and holly even posted an achievement list online containing objectives he wanted to collect video game on how. the terrorist posted that racist achievement list online to create a degree of comparability. to make

a sport out of it to say hey look at my high score can you beat it. it's a form of game of location that tries to portray these horrific terrorist attacks as playful and game like however the boundaries between gaming and reality become so blurred for some people and how do others watch on the fascination. serious games is a term used by some expose to describe games used for educational purposes like teaching politics or history through the doctors the times is a game set in nazi germany and aims at raising historical awareness even one germany's most prestigious computer game award. was made in 1983 the masses was celebrating. we knew that this was the beginning. to come we knew that the nazis didn't make empty threats we had to do something this is the starting point in the strategy game through the darkest of time here players

take on the role of resistance fighters some of the tasks include organizing the secret resistance against hitler recruiting new members raising money for protesting this game doesn't need a 1st person shooter perspective to end the fatal pain back at the berlin based company behind the game uses gaming to make history more accessible in a playful way and that's just the beginning. of computer i believe that we're only just getting started with using computer games and the possibilities that they represent especially with education. i'm talking about exciting intelligent games that are fun to play that are educational but not in an obvious way. i believe that usage for these kinds of games will increase because we simply need them. whether it's historical facts. learning about right wing extremism like with leon's character or learning mathematical formulas whilst gaming. education and

computer games are a good match. but leaving serious games aside for a moment computer games are increasingly taking big social issues and even the future pages have picked up on this in fact many games can compete with hollywood movies. it comes to that concept design and music it's amazing to see what game designers create nowadays have a look at this was. epic soundtracks played by an orchestra. voiceovers by famous musicians. to. elaborate animations created with the latest hollywood technology games are no longer considered a lower cultural art form as director of the german cultural council all of them

a man is a prominent figure in germany's cultural landscape 'd and his handbook on gaming culture argues that games can be more than entertainment. tell a story differently and the person dealing with the story feels like they're part of the story and have a greater control over how the story unfolds. this real one example is sea of solitude a game created by german design economy. this game turns negative emotions like anxiety loneliness or depression into experiences. my game is very metaphorical and full of symbolism it's my personal story it's the story of my life but i don't want it to be told like this happened that happened so i hide it and more abstract things you roam through this world and bit by bit you discover different parts of the story. kentucky roots 0 is a surreal game set in a mystical version of kentucky full of strange encounters the homeless that is

based on the t.v. series twin peaks. character development is becoming increasingly important in action games as well as in god for the newest game in the series the warrior craze hans has to deal with. the blockbuster video game the last of us 2 only has female protagonists and tells a story about love. games with games will not be able to get around the broader societal demand that shifting towards more diversity and representation. that's why i feel the gaming scene is still lacking when we're arguing among each other and it is a contentious debate we should also be debating it on panels and at podiums we should ask how could you create this character in this way what were you thinking

have you ever thought about how this can impact society. how. a broader discussion on games and their content would be helpful i think that in the near future games will be as important as movies or t.v. series which is why they deserve an equally as serious conversation for that same reason game designers and gaming platforms should be held accountable for tackling and removing hate speech what do you think games a cultural out form or other just something with which to pass the time tell us on facebook or d w dot com and check out our you tube channel for more on gaming culture that's it for me for today thank you and.

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