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New Technology, Better Graphics May Inform Gamers' Views

Arizona Sunshine
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Players step into a “zombie apocalypse,” and battle for survival across “a blistering hot, post-apocalyptic Arizona” in virtual reality game Arizona Sunshine.

Arizona is known for its sunshine, but the virtual reality video game “Arizona Sunshine” is a less, well, sunny, look at the state.

Players step into a “zombie apocalypse,” and battle for survival across “a blistering hot, post-apocalyptic Arizona.” Michael Evans gave a sense of how real virtual reality games can be for the places in which they’re set. Evans, who studies video games, is an associate professor in the College of Education at North Carolina State University.

He explained how better graphics and overall technology changes what players know about the places these games are set.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.