Polish version only.
The classic 2D side-scrolling survival game “This War of Mine” developed by Polish game developer 11 Bit Studios has been well received since its release in 2014. It is a realistic restoration of the survival of innocent civilians in the cracks during the war. , making it a recognized masterpiece of anti-war themes.
As early as 2020, the Polish government officially announced that the game will be added to the reading list of Polish schools, and allows students over the age of 18 in sociology, ethics, philosophy, history and other related disciplines to receive a set of games for free. As a non-functional game, it is very rare for “This War of Mine” to receive such treatment.
Recently, the Polish government simply put this game directly on the official government website, allowing and promoting schools and teachers to download it for free and use it as classroom teaching materials. On its dedicated page, the official introduces the game as follows: “This is the first supplementary reading in the form of a video game in the history of Polish education”.
On the game download page, the Polish government also provided a lesson plan jointly launched with 11 Bit Studios, which gave the direction of the subject, aiming to guide students not only to be hilarious, but to think about the meaning of the game from the details.
Interestingly, despite the official claim to only provide material for the Polish education industry, it quickly became apparent that anyone from any country could download the game for free through the Polish government website, the only problem being that the game was only available in Polish.
The description of the official website page mentions, “The narrative formed by the player’s own actions means that “This War of Mine” depicts war in a way that has not been seen in literature and movies before.” It can be seen that the Polish government is still quite aware of the game. contents.
The CEO of game developer 11 Bit Studios, Grzegorz Miechowski, expressed his pride in giving away his games for free, saying in a related statement, “
11 Bit Studios can contribute to the education and culture of the country”.
A small and medium-sized game can be endorsed at the national level, and the quality of “This War of Mine” itself is quite convincing. From an educational point of view, “This War of Mine” does have more profound advantages than other traditional literature and film works, and for the game industry, a game that surpasses past social stereotypes to gain such recognition and publicity, It can also be regarded as a counterattack against the prejudiced remarks of “games bring violence”.
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