American Arcadia
Reality TV has become quite the bizarre facet of modern culture, hasn’t it? On the one hand, it can be seen as simple entertainment, watching “real” people engaging in “real” world events and dramas. But then there is of course a strange Orwellian trait to the sheer concept of watching “real” people for entertainment, despite all the inner workings and shady interlinks behind the scenes. There have been a few films and shows that tackle the subject, with some great like The Truman Show, and others not so much like Ed TV (remember that? No?). American Arcadia might be one of the few video game counterparts to the likes of The Truman Show, and in all fairness, it has the potential to be a timeless classic.
Reality TV has become quite the bizarre facet of modern culture, hasn’t it? On the one hand, it can be seen as simple entertainment, watching “real” people engaging in “real” world events and dramas. But then there is of course a strange Orwellian trait to the sheer concept of watching “real” people for entertainment, despite all the inner workings and shady interlinks behind the scenes. There have been a few films and shows that tackle the subject, with some great like The Truman Show, and others not so much like Ed TV (remember that? No?).
American Arcadia might be one of the few video game counterparts to the likes of The Truman Show, and in all fairness, it has the potential to be a timeless classic.
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