Playing wih Classic Literature

Written by Pat's Papers | Tuesday, 23 February 2010 10:02 AM


Can classic works of literature be made into great video games? That’s the question in this morning’s San Francisco Chronicle. The paper says that while the idea may seem distasteful for fans of both genres, “making video games out of classic books could help games gain more acceptance as an art form, while exposing younger generations to at least a taste of the classics.”

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