The Quest For Verisimilitude: Realism, Illusion, and Consistency In Video Games

July 10, 2012Erik Kain

Realism in video games should serve the illusion of the game world, not replicate the reality of our own.

Erik Kain

Erik writes about video games at Forbes and politics at Mother Jones. He's the editor of The League though he hasn't written much here lately. He can be found occasionally composing 140 character cultural analysis on Twitter.