Task #3

The video game I have chosen to research is Grand Theft Auto 4. What I would like to know is what possessed the people who created this game to make it?



The theory I am using is that they wanted to create a game that would be a close representation of the real world. Or at the very least look as realistic as possible. This theory in my opinion seems the most probable for a game like this. If the graphics were not so realistic there would not be as huge of a fan base as there already is.



The research method I attempted to use for finding the answer to my question is going on google and typing in the reasons behind the making of Grand Theft Auto. Some limitations to this research approach are based on the lack of information given about the actual reason which caused the people to make the game. The information I have found through research pages about the game talk about making updates on the game based on the time of its release. The company updates the graphics and style of gameplay according to the restraints of the system and expectations of the gamers.



Some of the weaknesses to the theory I'm using are that it does not revolve around the interaction of people playing the game. Another weakness is that it is focused on the people or company who made the game and not the physicality of playing the game itself.



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Some of the things I could talk about in my paper about the game are how it is played, the graphics of the game, what kind of social, cultural issues does the game raise. I could also talk about the concept of the game and what players have to be focused on throughout the game as they are playing. Issues that stand out in Ayiti is the struggle of life living in poverty or what making it through life. The message that I receive from playing this game is that it is a way to remind myself that even though this is a game there are people in the real world who live like this.