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Title | Young Indigenous Hero Teaches History in Video Game |
Body | From http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=52337 Young Indigenous Hero Teaches History in Video Game By Fabiana Frayssinet July 31, 2010 Computer game technology can have an impact on the way we view the world. In a new video game developed in Brazil, a young indigenous boy named Jeró helps break down the stereotypes of the worldwide video game industry while teaching about the history of colonialism. Jeró, a Tupiniquim Indian, is the hero of "França Antártica", a new video game developed by a team from the Federal Fluminense University (UFF) in the city of Niteroi, located across Guanabara Bay from Rio de Janeiro. The third-party action game takes place in the 16th century, a period in history when the French, lead by Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, invaded Guanabara Bay with the mission of founding a new colony to be called França Antártica (Antarctic France). Read the full article at http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=52337 |
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