Presenting Guns in Video Games w/ Jonathan Ferguson
Forgotten Weapons
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Today I am joined by Jonathan Ferguson, Keeper of Firearms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries in the UK, which houses a collection of thousands of iconic weapons from throughout history. We're talking about the representation of firearms in modern video games, in particular the changes in names and likenesses between games and the real world, and what drives these changes.
For more on this subject, check out the Gamespot Loadout video on the topic:
https://youtu.be/okMhLCaPuuM
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