SimCities and SimCrises (2017)
This essay is just one giant complaint that &quot;The map is not the territory.&quot; No way. It is further annoying because it laments that modern progressive political concerns are not appropriately modeled in the game.<p>Maybe people who play games for enjoyment don&#x27;t want the weight of modern problems bearing down on them during their escapist recreation. Maybe people who play games don&#x27;t want to be preached to.<p>In fact, this essay is nothing but one of the many deconstructionist essays, one which prefers to tear down instead of build up. To highlight problems instead of celebrate what is good.<p>I will say this: the style of the essay was quite enjoyable, with equal emphasis on images and paragraphs.