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Why Grand Theft Auto V is a triumph of modern satire
Mar 13, 2014, Ryan Ferguson
The dominant perception of video games is that they're created for, and played by, teenage no-hopers lacking in any moral consciousness. It's a timeless narrative spun by the crusty political elite, which attempts to shift blame for social problems away from themselves and onto an easy scapegoat.
In times gone by, certain aspects of the yarn may have been true, with adolescents missing the inherent message behind confusing games. However, the video game industry has grown exponentially since those dark days, with serious money pumped into the improvement of graphics, storylines and strategic direction.
Now, games have a purpose, a message, and an intelligent ability to make people think. Whereas games were once for the darkened bedroom of a sullen teen, huge leaps forward in creative innovation have made them equally comfortable in the hands of open-minded academics. Even if the anachronistic mainstream loathes to admit it, video games are fast becoming one of the modern world's greatest educational tools.
