This essay seeks to give a clear picture of a virtual space using the Liberty City's Political Geographies. Liberty City incorporates key features associated with Grand Theft Auto which is one of the bestselling video games in the world. Among key considerations in this video game include cultural artifact, the various urban landmarks and space which contain imaginary aesthetics (Vanolo,284). Notably, the analysis uses an imaginary urban environment to achieve its targeted objectives. Video games have employed social sciences and related disciplines of learning like human geography, studies in media and other technological inventions to create more utility to the customers by making the game attractive. The video game is not only targeting the traditional customers which are the children but also seeks to extend its market to adults(Vanolo,285).
A Sketch of Urban Politics and Its Dimensions
A sketch of urban politics has been established and connected with various dimensions which do not necessarily represent all features of the world but represent the primary characteristics of urban politics space(Vanolo,287). As a broad term, politics encompasses image production, rational expressions and conversations and also images propagated by economic and political influential leaders. Models are mainly used to represent the innovativeness and creativeness exhibited in the universe symbolically.
Technological Inventions and Governance in the Digital City
Besides that, politics represent how a city or a specific area is being governed and the activities and procedures employed. In this regard, technological inventions and other crucial practices are taken into consideration(Vanolo,290). In the digital city, not only laws and regulations are implemented using software code but also the intellectuals' technological tools and even practices. In another perspective, politics should be distinguished from the execution of powers. Police aim at maintaining law and order while politicians aim at coming up with policies or framework to run the city efficiently.
Challenges and Disagreements in Programming Liberty City
Among the hardships encountered in programming the Liberty City includes the decoding process. The other primary consideration in this video game is also a player-character relationship. The ability of the player to attach with the game is another key consideration and also how he relates with other body parts. Apart from criticisms raised concerning their effects of the game to the society, there are other disagreements(Vanolo,297). For instance, the game conflicts with the theory of spatial cognition. Ideally, individuals have distinguished personalities different navigation approaches, the ability to think and also other social capabilities. There is also the disagreement in the coding of various objects in the space. Coders may disagree on multiple codes hence leading to the ambiguity of the data used. Lastly, different political views may also bring differences in Liberty City.
Work Cited
Vanolo, A. (2012) “The political geographies of Liberty City. A critical analysis of a virtual city.” City, Vol.16, No.3,284-298
