Documentary Games: Putting the Player in the Path of History
Fullerton,Tracy, “Documentary Games: Putting the Player in the Path of History” , Playing the Past Conference , University of Florida, Gainesville (March 2005).
ABSTRACT
This article discusses the possibility and problems associated with the concept of “documentary games” and the potential emergence of such a genre of games – games that attempt to place the players in specific historical moments using increasingly realistic behavioral and visual simulations. Several specific games are used as examples of this trend, including the Medal of Honor series, Kuma Reality Games, JFK: Reloaded, Waco Resurrection, and 911 Survivor. Comparison is made between traditional film and video documentary form, forensic simulations, and experimental or subjective documentaries.
