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| Lego Gandalf casting magic with his staff. The detail used is incredible. |
Lego continues to grow and impress its audience with its new creation Lego Lord of the Rings out for many of the top gaming consoles, also including PC. The article “Lego The Lord of the Rings delivers a lighthearted Middle-earth”, by Noelene Clark goes in depth in an interview with TT Games executive producer Nick Ricks to determine how Lego has created this game for its target audience, who happen to be children and family. Throughout the article Nick explains that this game has been created to inspire children to explore their imaginations without leaving a violent imprint behind. I believe that these new Lego games are just what children need. I myself have played TT Games executive producer Nick Ricksthe Indiana Jones Lego game with some younger children and found they had great interest. With new technology and adding voices to the characters their interest will only grow.
These Lego games are created with exact details from the novels and movies. This was interesting to learn because of all the violence in the movies. Nick Ricks explains that the details are simply brought down to a child’s level and not ignored. To me this was astonishing that they could use so much detail but sensor the violence. I defiantly agree with this strategy. It is important for children to be exposed to this creativity and imagination without focusing on violence. I give two thumbs up to Tolkien Games and Lego for their production of these youth inspiring games.
http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/11/13/lego-the-lord-of-the-rings-delivers-a-lighthearted-middle-earth/#/9
http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/11/13/lego-the-lord-of-the-rings-delivers-a-lighthearted-middle-earth/#/9
Although I have not played any LEGO games, I can see why they are so popular. I like how you talked about how much detail goes into making a game. I also agree that censoring the violence is a good way for kids to interact with a story without being subjected to violence.
ReplyDeleteI really liked this evaluation. I did not play LEGO games when I was younger but you made me wish that I had! YOu had good detail and well developed points. I like that you said that this is a good way for kids to interact without the violence but still enjoy the game!
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