well you. know you don't need to keep a date out of the book for over a match at home the 4th time for the most recently that you can buy. the bottom of . your books on. this is europe's biggest football stadium in barcelona filled to capacity that is something that we haven't seen in a long time will pay a visit to it later on in the show. i want to welcome to another edition of your own max with me your host meghan lee here's

a look at what else we've got coming up. find out how force radish can spice up the most vicious even to surf. and why one british designer sees kids art as more than just child's play. but we kick off the show in fashion spring is almost here and with it the new clothing trends of the season now the coronavirus pandemic has clearly push people into the comfort zone when it comes to what they wear no one wants to lounge around at home in tight fitting outfits so designers are picking up on this development and adding a little color glitz and glam to the mix. this kind of outfit turns heads even in the fashion capital paris for don't be is full in trend with her metallic look in kimono style and she should know she works as

a french fashion stylist for various fashion magazines and has already dressed big names like french actress catherine deneuve. said but. it's a bit oversized it shimmers it's just what you need right now you simply want to look good and the sleeves are wide cut. i think this outfit perfectly represents a woman in spring summer 2021. fashion designers are also going perspire calls and silver this season whether from head to toe or more subtly perhaps just with a pair of shoes or a bag decked out in silver fashion journalists can see the desire to party and this trend basically disco clothes to go out of the house or spark. you know things that are for the evening when nobody's going anywhere the evening but you know you could always get dressed the whole take

a selfie of the trans color pink in all its nuances guarantees to lift the mood and is a certain i catch or. german designer looks who is fusing the striking color with the next trend also inspired by lockdown. this is the sort with me on the phone and i'll go into this in the 1st look i started with in the 1st one that came to mind it's just pajamas. this is what i lived in during the 1st weeks. and everything and i wondered what i could make out of it and thought why not pink pajamas. but i think it's great you can go shopping in there too you can leave the shirt open or button it up depending on who you run into at the supermarket cold. the comfortable oversized look is also one of. its fashion editors view this trend as a reaction to the long hours spent at home. so used to

be relaxed. in a way. it should be made to recycle regenerate. but in the current season a bit of extra volume is trending in the upper arms to puffy sleeves are really fashionable right now. i think the shoulders are much bigger so. they can be. big. and here's another eye catcher crop tops are back in

a number of different styles bare midriffs are in trend. there's good news for those who want to cover up to. people like. ninety's. when. there were. a. little twist so it was. fashion take note. casual outfits without a lot of that made from premium fabrics and with a special note sporty touch will be in hot demand this summer. next up we are off to barcelona to visit a site that many football fans have on their bucket list the camp new stadium is home to the famous football club f.c.

barcelona and it's the biggest of its kind in europe now when in full operation it seats around $100000.00 people because of covert restrictions the stadium is only offering virtual tours for now but euro max reporter hendrick belling visited the site before the lockdown and he showed us why it's in a league all of its own. to some this is just another stadium. but for others it's a sacred site one where soccer emotion and patrick has melted together. with my football skills i'm practically made for this stage. the largest stadium in europe home to have seen barcelona the scene of countless triumphs. and 2nd home 2 superstars. to.

come no or new fields opened in 1957 and has become a landmark barcelona. the mediterranean city is the capital of the autonomous community catalonia in northeastern spain boss alone as famous for its culture and lifestyle and for its soccer club f.c. barcelona it was club members and fans who helped finance the construction of the state. its capacity of $99354.00 spectators makes it europe's biggest stadium it's an impressive space especially during a classical matches between f.c. barcelona and i'll try to tell mother that. beneath the stadium i meet a man who rarely misses an f.c. barcelona home game at nest too crowded house has been a fan for as long as he can remember. you know it's like bring

healing. when you are really young you came here with your family. and it's a strange feeling for me always in my 2nd home. the parson museum and the stadiums building chronicles the triumphs of the club's 120 year history. 5 champions league victories numerous titles and its record as spain's number one cup winner but f.c. barcelona wants to be more than a club or misty uncloaked as museum director jordan pennance put it to me. all those years i think that finally they understand that there's something else that receiving a salary at the end of the month and. playing and living here having fun because finally you are playing for the war. unlike many

other soccer clubs f.c. barcelona is not owned by the big investors but by its members many cattle and see it and indeed the stadium itself as an integral part of their identity it's due for innovation soon it's about an hour without. saying. when we decide to renew this they knew some people watching we've been there knows that you outside buffalo are. away. our stadium is our d.n.a. you know it's part of our special. i get a chance to fulfill one of my biggest wishes to peek behind the scenes of a soccer stadium the biggest surprise for me is the catholic chapel right next to the player channel here pius stores can pray for divine intervention. and this is the locker room for the visiting team. when i was a little boy i always ask myself what it must feel like to run into the pitchers of

players in such a shoot stadium and now i've got the chance to find out. let's go. this is what players see just before they set foot on the pitch. and it's just what my own dream looked like when i was a little boy. unfortunately it will remain a dream for me. it was awesome i was really impressed by the stadium even when it was empty to be able to be great usually only the stars are allowed was a really great feeling and the magic this location creates was 10 when it was empty .

well the series of europe to the max isn't just on t.v. you can watch more of it on our youtube channel or enjoy it in a brand new book now if you enter our draw you will have a chance at becoming the proud owner of 111 extreme places in europe that you shouldn't miss just go to our website for all the details on how to take part. well is social media expands so do the number of so-called influencers and tick tock those who are out to create more content and gain more viewers so one influencer came up with the idea of putting these creative minds together under one roof up to 8 successful social media stars are living in an apartment in italy aimed at honing their skills when it comes to content and sharing now it's an experiment that started in the u.s.

and has now caught on in europe. welcome to the 1st tick tocks shared apartment in italy please take soccer's have lived together since october 2020 this stylish milan apartment is their stage and their mission is to produce content for social media 21 year old simona bellini is the oldest president. says more than just a home for a tick tock it's a place that helps us develop personal. we all want to do something with our lives and make our dreams come true mine is to become an actor. but i mean everyone here has different dreams and ideas we all want to achieve something. most of them are already tick-tock stars with over a 1000000 followers every day they polish their on camera performance. 'd martial arts or acting classes are on the program together they produce short video clips

benefiting from each other's popularity to reach a wider audience. 'd the 500 square meter apartment boasts trendy colors and modern design every element is a real eye catcher put in just the right place. because being successful on social media means making an impression def ause is the brainchild of artists john. in creating death house it was important to me that the target audience would be able to identify with the design concept. to take tucker's influencers and artists and other shared houses live in luxury it's mansion. but that creates a kind of aloofness or distance and that's something we wanted to avoid here. created in 2019 the hype out in los angeles was the 1st tic toc shared home and its

recipe for. success was then recreated in 2020 in europe and france the u.k. . now as of october 2020 in italy once a successful influencer himself it's just simply great decides who gets to move into . i got to see it. but i don't know if that's. apparent to work on themselves and we offer them classes to help them develop personal values. and then pass on those values to their audiences. not as teachers but here today what they've learned to other young people. who perhaps don't have these opportunities. today is the founder of the web star's channel an italian digital company specialized in strategic marketing for influencers. after all companies are

increasingly targeting generation c. and its growing influence and purchasing power. this house represents a new form of media. journalists employing the language codes and grammar needed to appeal to their generation of. shared homes or the new publishing houses and to fund them we need to go to the world of brands in other words advertising. the influencers receive a cut of the ad revenue and produce up to $100.00 pieces of content a day. their private lives may have taken a backseat for the moment but that doesn't matter. they all want to seize their opportunity here and now. to talk about crucial topics valuable content and teach important. so we have

a lot of responsibility it makes sense because we have a large audience and we're better able to share important topics ideas and values equal this way we can help our followers going to. the deaf house influencers may not be paying rent but what might look like a never ending party is actually a pretty tough job. to treat yourself and head on over to instagram to. join us on your own matt says he told us in order of spelling is the crucial sample now cluttering specialty. lean back in the show the cutting edge of our running architecture and fashion here on instagram. live right here and the slate. time now to spice things up a bit chili pepper and ginger are all ingredients that give certain dishes

a special kick but what about horseradish now it doesn't always get the credit that it deserves now i bet you didn't know that here in germany horseradish has been cultivated for almost 500 years and you will find it in most kitchens now freshly graded horseradish certainly does pack a punch. radish cream sauce. filled with horseradish cream.

as. part of. it's mainly. brings tears to your eyes if you try it freshly grated. flavor with. it's something very hard. with cream. really it's very versatile you can also use it in desserts which is hard to imagine at 1st as it. comes down to the amount underscoring the taste of horseradish with really does have many taste nuances anything.

reduce the sharpness. cooking or steaming it also causes it to lose a good portion of its. horseradish. many kinds of cabbage and mustard. even the smallest. in northern va a field of horseradish but it's very labor intensive however our organic farm. still grows at growing horseradish is a lot of work around a 1000 working hours it's one of the most labor intensive plants in farming it must be and a couple times a year and when it's harvested it has to be dug up and sorted by hand no machine can do that because every root is different that wouldn't work. the tractor just

loosens up the ground the rest is done by hand and the harvest accounts for close to half of the total time it's very labor intensive outside europe horseradish is only grown in a few countries such as the u.s. and china the plant itself is native to south eastern europe for a long time horseradish was along with mustard the only affordable spicy condiment available. primarily in southern germany for almost 500 years the term but there again horseradish is a designation of origin that's protected by the e.u. the family run company is now in its 6th generation here in bavaria it turns horseradish roots into a specialty sold in jars it is the world's oldest horseradish brand horseradish is really healthy used as a traditional medicine in a condiment since antiquity. it contains many valuable nutrients minerals and antibiotics substances. strikingly horseradish contains twice as much vitamin c.

as a lemon still most people eat horseradish because of its taste with personally i like it best cold with bread whether with cheese or cold cuts it goes with most everything. and prefer blue without cream so it. is also becoming increasingly popular in fine cuisine not only. saying. world through the eyes of a child can be refreshing funny and even artistic now would you recognize this portrait of me according to a 6 year old well one british father took his children sketches and turned them into an internet sensation and now kids from all over the world tom curtis their childlike drawings which he transforms into 3 d. images well we caught up with him in britain to see how he makes their dreams come true.

next a cat with human teeth. and a cow with claws. these are what children's drawings would look like if they came to life. british designer tom curtis came up with the idea of children's imaginative. the 1st. actually brought to life portrait. of me and i kind of knew it was going to be pretty grotesque and of course the process is actually quite long so i could see it developing into this hideous picture. and then the real. looks like that. she. began his project things in 2015 when his children were younger

their drawings of animals. and people inspired him. with the help of digital technology he transformed them into surprising pictures. what i think is special about the project is that. kids to be creative and i think this. computer for example but what this does it gets them draw. on a piece of paper the ideas for his children's drawings often came from excursions his family took around their home village of chatting to northwest of london curtis and his wife encourage their children to express themselves creatively. helps motivate them. through. you know it's.

very surprise. began as a family project within a couple of years after it was just friends who sent their children. he would create a. whimsical versions of them. then he started posting his before and after pictures on instagram today tom curtis receives around. from children all over the world. just using. it takes 15 hours to transform a drawing. and. a media agency he edits the pictures in his free time. is now before.

so for example of this all i hear from the original photograph and i'm going to bring it to the picture here put it into place zoom in so you can see the detail and make sure it fits nicely and then we can even move it around a little bit and so a photo of a rabbit becomes a fantastical creature from a child's imagination. the designer sons are now reaching the age where they're too old to contribute drawings themselves but thanks city artworks he receives from around the world tom curtis will continue to bring children's fantasies to life. and with that we come to the end of another show now don't forget to follow us on facebook and until we meet again for me and the rest of the crew here in berlin stay safe and we'll see again.

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. to. visit d.w. news live from berlin no end in science to germany's locked out regional leaders seek to extend restrictions beyond easter as the number of covert cases sorest infection rates are past the threshold set to protect hospitals from being overwhelmed. also coming up mourners in shock as they pay their last respects to tanzania slave president john novel fully died of heart failure after weeks of illness shrouded in mystery. plus eastern australia battles its worst floods in

decades. the relentless downpour leaves the outskirts of sydney underwater and dams were flowing with no let up in sight authorities declare a natural disaster. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us several german states are pushing to extend strict coronavirus restrictions into april as according to a draft plan obtained by the news agency a.f.p. germany is battling its 3rd wave of the corona virus the 7 day rate of infections has tipped above $100.00 per 100000 people that's the level at which experts say hospitals risk being overwhelmed authorities say variants of the virus are driving with rising numbers chancellor angela merkel and regional leaders will meet on

monday to discuss further steps. let's bring in chief political editor michelle kirshner for more on all of this hello to you michelle so what do you expect from that meeting to take place monday between merkel and state leaders. well according to that draft that is already circulating which comes from the social democrats and of the government here the lockdown is to be extended but we have to be careful what we call a lockdown because basically some sops are open most children are going to school in some areas depending on where you live and the being so vague already indicates what i would expect to see on monday which is a further fragmentation or if you want reason lies ation of germany's approach to this way which is now gone beyond the $100.00 incidence rate so that's $100.00 infections but 100000 people within the space of 7 days that every year but you've

agreed last time would trigger an emergency brake which is effectively another lock down and the big question now is whether some states will go beyond that and others may be pushing for opening despite this 3rd wave hitting germany so we're bracing ourselves for very intense debates indeed now the easter holidays are right around the corner is the german government likely to tighten restrictions for travellers. well it doesn't look like it right now extra flights have already been organized by german operators to that favorite island of the germans my york spain and the big question is whether those travelers might be hit with restrictions implemented after they return for instance testing at the border right now is no longer a risk area that's something that's determined boarding to the incidence rates locally but the big question is how much of

a business this poses and what requirements individual regions see for those people returning back but it's an important psychological that in this test for the result both of politicians to tackle this that way and germans at large. on the china another aspect to all of this germany's. news website is reporting on another potential mask purchase scandal this time involving germany's health minister yan spawn is this going to be something else to undermine public trust in the government's handling of the pandemic well just the reporting on it already does after all for employees a step down already over having made profits from the ranging mosque's deals but the health ministry flatly denies this report it says that the husband of german healthiness against fond it was neither bold nor even knew about the company he works for also trading in moscow selling masks to the ministry but what does stick

is the continuing suspicion that politicians might not of only acted for the public good which is already proving damage to the american city even harvey. kushner we appreciate it thank you. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news this hour. in syria at least 5 civilians have died after shells fired from government controlled areas hit a hospital in a rebel held town activists say medical staff were injured in the explosion at a red it comes to spite a cease fire in the region backed by russia and turkey. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin has met afghan president ashraf ghani in an unannounced visit to discuss the afghan peace process u.s. troops are due to leave afghanistan by may 1st but president joe biden has said it would be tough to meet that deadline foden is underway in the republic of congo's

presidential election dennys so is expected to extend his 37 year grip on power the main opposition party is boycotting the vote which it says is illegal. mourners in tanzania have been paying their last respects to late president john michael foully following the announcement of his death from heart failure on wednesday the popular leader had not been seen in public for 3 weeks fueling speculation he was being treated for the coronavirus. had himself downplayed the dangers of the pandemic. they didn't believe it when they heard the news. but seeing his body lying in state the grief becomes too much. more news of tanzania's former president john mcafee collapse from the agony.

i managed today to pay my last respects to my late president my heart is in great pain for losing him. before he came to power most of us were going through a hard time our country was being exploited by he helped us fight against all exploitation. the popular leader's death is shrouded in mystery for 3 weeks he wasn't seen in public authorities originally denied that he was on well but then on wednesday they announced his death from a heart condition in tanzania he was known as a corruption busting man of the people but more recently his handling of the corona virus came into question his position on the pandemic range from stating it did not exist in tanzania to claiming the country had beaten the virus through prayer and herbal remedies following the death his deputy samir sulu

was sworn in as president becoming the 1st woman to lead tanzania. this is the time to bury our differences as a nation to console each other and show each other love unity peace humanity and tanzanian values. body will be taken to different locations around the country before his burial in his home town of chatto on friday. authorities in australia have declared a natural disaster as torrential rains continued to pummel the east of the country the downpours causing some of the worst flooding in decades people were evacuated from near sydney as more than 30 centimeters of rain fell in the area in just over a day emergency services are warning of a life threatening situation. in the manning river in new

south wales. much of the state has been affected by dangerous clash flooding it's causing widespread damage and just threatening lives american sea services have appealed to people not to drive 3 the flood waters it's not with the risk you creating significant risk to yourself to your families and also to the 1st humans who would need to come inside and record reams of hit most of the state some areas have reported the worst flooding in half a century and the dating pours are showing no signs of abating. we're just inundated at the moment. and the water still rising demographic for you know you know. here this is the worst i've seen it last year just after christmas it was pretty bad as well but not this bad. is going to be a lot of people that might you don't get their houses a lot of them they won't get to work right will be wrecked and as well that's going

to get attention i think a lot of people going to like up call the government is offering financial assistance to people affected by the floods meteorologists are warning that this exchange weather is set to continue for several days. on this day 15 years ago twitter co-founder jack dorsey it sent the 1st ever tweet on the social media platform since then it's grown to become a place for breaking news mobilizing revolutions but also spreading misinformation reporter melanie hall is here to tell us more about 15 years of twitter melanie good to see you so why don't you just take us back firm moment and maybe remind us of twitter's beginnings what was the original concept behind twitter so the idea behind twitter was that it was going to be a place for people to share short status updates to groups of friends they do this by sending this message to

a single number using text and the reason they cut to them it was 140 characters was because back then that was the limit of a text message and this is since grown to 280 character maximum limits on twitter now in 2007 we saw the growth of twitter to see how it became a source of breaking news placing at the heart of major world events now nowadays twitter now has 350000000 users that's very much to wolf by its major competitor facebook which has 2000000000 but twitter still very much has a very major influence these days and i mean really in this lee exponential growth maybe tell us some of the highlights over these past 15 years of twitter melanie what stands out for you so very much that the 1st point twitter really grabbed the world's attention was back in 2009 when a u.s. airways flight ditched into new york's hudson river the very 1st images we saw from this came from twitter when a used go into a nearby passenger ferry took these photos now we've also seen how twitter has

become a major tool for protest of revolutions in fact one example is the arab spring and actually egypt's 2011 ousting of president hosni mubarak was actually dubbed the twitter revolution now since then commentators. actually questioned how much a role to play to move mobilizing protesters because they said that when i pull the plug on the internet for a few days a protest is with able to mobilize but where to really came into his own was getting that news out to the outside world we've also seen how the rise of the hash tag on in 2007 that's when you were 1st used on twitter and a social movement such as need to and black lies must have really harnessed the use of hashtags well it is safe to say that the last 15 years have also seen plenty of controversy twitter all sorts of challenges what about those challenges what are the most serious ones facing twitter twitter is very much come under pressure to do

more to police content on its side in terms of tackling harassment bullying and misinformation now indeed it's very much become a digital soapbox for politicians one of the main examples being of course former u.s. president donald trump by 2 it was very much his main channel of communication but he also became indeed a main purveyor of misinformation to the point where in 2020 twitter started putting flags on his tweets when he was spreading misinformation since then they've gone on to do that also for the coronavirus but of course. across the red line in january this year when he inside his followers to storm the capital and then that led to twitter kicking him off the site and has permanently bound him he's never allowed to go back into the site at the time jack dorsey the c.e.o. said that it was the right decision for twitter to do this but that it also sets a dangerous precedent basically controlling the conversation in a global conversation like. melanie hall thank you so very much great to talk to

you. all right let's go to this league soccer now and dortmund were on the road saturday in cologne where young scoring sensation alan holland to grabbed 2 more goals and his club needed both of them to win a point early in the match holland controlled a long pass and pokes the ball into the match to give dorp on day one believe but cologne scored twice to go ahead until the 90th minute when the norwegian popped up again to make it to the dross he's dortmund stay 5th in the league. ok let's take a look at all the scores so far this weekend in the bonus league in sunday's early matches both parents have berlin and minds were surprise winners both clubs boosting their hopes of escaping relegation on saturday champions byron destroyed stuttgart live said be built be well fed frankfurt down when you're in berlin falls for one and last place shall go lost again frying for it and are playing the lead

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more information on the wrong a liar or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you get your podcast you can also find us at. science. marvelous worlds and 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 seen society the topic today on ship. more than 3000000000 people around the world regularly play games on a p.c. costs will all in my case on the smartphone games on 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 and i'm ok. you horizons earlier this year it was sold out even democratic 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. you designed your own little island now 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 a sign. joe biden's 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. gentlemen is not the 1st u.s. politician to try using games during an election campaign in 2006. party favors the democratic presidential primaries made a campaign appearance in the virtual world of 2nd life he was defeated by bamma then went on to set up a virtual campaign headquarters in 2nd life in the run up to the 2008 election his campaign. sports and racing games. because of the lack of transparency there's a potential danger with political campaigning and 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 also uploading their own designs to animal crossing pro-democracy activists in hong kong have been content available to

be used to circulate political messages like this. whether they like it or 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 but 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 and you know streaming star montana black normally has over 3000000 followers on the video platform twitch due to his massage

honest and sexist videos all 3 of 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 game us who speak out against sexism missile journey and racism who become targets for coordinated hate complaints 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 mystic insults and games on a daily basis i know. i would call some of them very slight insults so they are all the classics you 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. 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 the aesthetics 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 on live streams which facebook seen from the 1st person shooter perspective the terrorist attacks in christchurch new zealand and hunted germany all recent examples of what experts call the game if occasion of terror the terrorist and honey even posted an achievement list online containing objectives he wanted to collect just like in a video game on. 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 occasion that tries to portray these horrific terrorist attacks

as playful and a game like how have 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 dockers of times is a game set in nazi germany and aims at raising historical awareness it even one germany's most prestigious computer game award. was made in 1933 the masses was celebrating. we knew that this was the beginning. to come we knew that the nazis didn't make threats we had to do something this is the starting point and 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. paying 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. 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 like. elaborate animations created with the latest hollywood technology gayness are no longer considered a lower cultural art form as director of the german cultural council and is a prominent figure in germany's cultural landscape 'd in his handbook on gaming culture he 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 greater control over how the story unfolds. this one example is sea of solitude a game created by german design economy. and system turns negative emotions like anxiety loneliness or depression into experiences and. 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 like in god for the newest game in the series the warrior craze charles 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 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 art form or are they just something with which to pass the time tell us on facebook or the 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 she used to.

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