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New videogame gives you a tough course in capitalist theory
Carpenter, Nicole http://killscreen.com/articles/crisis-theory/
Publisher: Kill Screen Year Published: 2016 Resource Type: Article
The video game Crisis Theory aims to teach players about capitalism.
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As capitalism, youve got one goalprofit. It should be simple, no? Heres a spoiler. Its not. As Cribb pointed out, capitalist theory is filled with contradictions. And those contradictions are the core of crises facing you, capitalism. There are five buttons to push in Crisis Theoryjust five buttons to prevent your central process from falling into crises, and giving the people the power to revolutionize the system.
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As Crisis Theory continues10 minutes, if youre luckyyou may find yourself clicking helplessly on the primitive accumulation button for any relief from the madness. Its the button that functions as the starting point, but also as a way to increase the amount of capital in circulation, though it comes at a cost. Namely, imperialism. Or colonialism, or public debt, or expropriation. I found myself clicking tirelessly through these options, aiming to land on the least evil sounding one available.
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