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《黑神话:悟空》爆火引发热议:电子游戏是第九艺术还是精神鸦片?

《黑神话:悟空》爆火引发热议:电子游戏是第九艺术还是精神鸦片?

Update: 2024-09-05
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 主播:Flora(中国)+Selah(美国)

 歌曲:Turnin'

今天,我们从电子游戏的角度谈一谈不同的人对《黑神话:悟空》等游戏的看法。

01. Impressive video games

Some things you should know about Black Myth: Wukong is that it has many achievements, like being the first 3A game in China (中国的第一部3A游戏). 此外,关注游戏的朋友可能知道Gamescom(科隆游戏展)——世界上最大的游戏盛会。而Black Myth: Wukong正是在这个展会上获得了“Best Visuals(最佳视觉效果奖)”。

该展会呈现了the latest trailers (最新的预告片) and announcements (公告) from the international games industry,由Geoff Keighley(加拿大电子游戏记者、电视节目主持人)主持。

《黑神话:悟空》火了之后,当然不乏鲜花和掌声,但是其中也有一些不同的声音。

For some reason, there are stereotypes (刻板印象) about video games that they are only detrimental (有害的) to learning and life.

Selah thinks this view is a bit one-sided (有点片面). People can sometimes get relaxed (放松) and relieve stress (缓解压力) with video games, and a good gaming experience can change your mood for the better (让心情变得更好).

And a good video game is always something to look forward to, it may carry a lot of cultural information (承载很多文化信息).


Assassin's Creed (《刺客信条》), a historical action-adventure (历史动作冒险类) video game series (系列电子游戏), depicts a fictional millennia-old struggle (虚构的千年斗争) between the Order of Assassins (刺客组织), who fight for peace and free will (自由意志), and the Knights Templar (圣殿骑士团), who desire peace through order and control. In most games, players control a historical Assassin while also playing as an Assassin Initiate (新成员).

Many people are impressed by this game because players can crouch on top of (蹲在......顶端) various famous buildings in Europe, talk and interact with historical and mythological figures (历史和神话人物), see what those relics and monuments (文物古迹) looked like when they were just built.


02. Video games: the Ninth Art(第九艺术)?

有些人把电子游戏称作“the Ninth Art(第九艺术)”

关于前八项艺术,其实也有不同的说法。比较常见的一种说法是:Architecture (建筑)、 Sculpture(雕塑)、 Music、Dance、Literature、 Film、Theatre(戏剧)。

但是把电子游戏称为“第九艺术”这个结论目前还有争议。While this is a rather controversial conclusion, it does reflect what people expect from video games.

· controversial /ˌkɑ:ntrəˈvɜ:rʃ(ə)l/ adj. 有争议的

There's a reason people say that. Video games can often communicate their messages (传达信息) better than the movies they’re based on. 前八种艺术,不管是听还是看都是在appreciating the results of a work of art(欣赏一个艺术作品的结果)。

电子游戏的不同之处就在于它的interactivity(交互性)。In the game, people are no longer spectators (旁观者), but someone integrated into (融入) the whole game world, in which you can become whatever you want to be and can have a different story.

但是,要被列为“第九大艺术”确实不是一件容易的事情。Over all, the first eight are representative of their times (有时代的代表性) and are widely recognized (被广泛认可).

03. Prejudice against video games 对电子游戏的偏见

就像不是所有的书都能称得上是文学艺术,游戏也有优劣之分。There are some great games like Black Myth: Wukong, but we cannot deny there are some bad quality, illegal games (低质量、非法游戏). We must learn to distinguish between them (学会分辨).

不过有些人确实是对电子游戏是有偏见的。Some parents were like: I don’t care if it is a great video game or not. I don’t even need to know what a video game is. Once my kid started playing video games, I’m sure all his or her failures stemmed from it (所有的失败都来源它).


In fact, it's normal to have difficulties at work and school, everyone experiences failures (每个人都会经历失败). But it's not a wise choice to blame it all on video games. The point is what games you play or how you organize your time outside of playing games (如何安排游戏外的时间).

Flora remembers one of her teachers saying something that’s very interesting. She said:“ grades don't depend on when you're not studying, but when you're (你的成绩并不取决于你不学习的时候,而是学习的时候).”

04. A ban on the sale of game consoles 游戏机禁令

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《黑神话:悟空》爆火引发热议:电子游戏是第九艺术还是精神鸦片?

《黑神话:悟空》爆火引发热议:电子游戏是第九艺术还是精神鸦片?