Michigan Public Radio (Quoted)
Getting Serious About Video Games
By Jennifer Guerra
So great that Seggerman says in two to three years, even the big boys - like Sony and Microsoft - will get in on the serious games scene as well. But video game expert Kyle Orland isn’t so sure about that:
"The problem," says Orland, "is that the consumer market still sees games as entertainment. Having a real serious game, thought provoking game that is not primarily about fun but about examining a deeper issue…getting a game like that with mass appeal will be tough."
Tough, but not impossible. All it would take, Orland says, is one break out game…one serious game that becomes more popular than just among the academic crowd. What that game will be or when it will happen, he can’t say for sure. I guess in the meantime, there’s always Oregon Trail.
