Nuclear Bombs and Video Games.

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This picture above is a screenshot from the 2008 video game called "Braid". Receiving nearly perfect scores from several reliable gaming sites, and is the 10th highest rated Xbox 360 game with 55,000 copies sold in the first week of it's release. More importantly, this game is about a young scientist who helps create the atomic bomb. Themes throughout the game are wishing to turn back time, and forgiveness. The game ends with the famous quote from Kenneth Bainbridge after the Trinity test, "Now we're all sons of bitches". 

It is theorized that the main character is based on J.R. Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb. The themes in the game are based on the feelings Oppenheimer had after successfully creating the atomic bomb. The reason i chose to blog about this video game, is because video games target a younger audience, and this game covers a topic that the youth need to be aware of. In just one week 55,000 people had just become aware of nuclear weapons. This game created awareness for me, and caused me to further my knowledge on the subject. If you do not know much about nuclear energy, and want a fun way to start, i'd play "Braid".

http://www.avclub.com/articles/game-designer-jonathan-blow-what-we-all-missed-abo,8626/