Games, Schools, and Worlds Designed for Violence

They walk out under the branches of hopelessness
They think of this world welcoming
the bodies of their sons.

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Additional voices provided by Zac Frazier (   / zacfrazier  ) and Laura Crone (   / lauracrone  )

Additional footage provided by Jesse Guarascia

Robert Cockrell, Battlefield 4 Footage:    • Battlefield 4 Scenery Montage Operati...  
Arronmunroe, Time Crisis Arcade:    • Time Crisis arcade 1cc 60fps  
LopMusic1, Red Dead Redemption 2 Sunrise:    • Red Dead Redemption 2 Sunrise  
The Mad Rush to Bulletproof American Schools: https://slate.com/business/2019/08/sc...
How UT architecture restricts activism: http://courses.jilliansayre.net/files...
Metal Detectors and Feeling Safe at School: https://journals-sagepub-com.libproxy...
Were Brutalist Buildings on College Campuses Really Designed to Thwart Student Riots?: https://slate.com/human-interest/2013...
13 On Your Side- Fruitport High School:    • Fruitport designs $48M high school wi...  
NBC News- Inside the Safest School in America:    • Inside The Safest School In America |...  
CBS News- New Sandy Hook School Opens:    • New Sandy Hook school opens nearly 4 ...  
UNC Protests, September 8 2018:    • UNC Protests, September 8th 2018  
University of Texas Austin Tour:    • University of Texas Austin Campus Tour  
On the Humanist Ethic Behind Brutalism: https://www.spiked-online.com/2016/02...

Games shown: Gears of War, Red Dead Redemption II, Max Payne 3, Vanquish, Minecraft, Uncharted 4, The Evil Within, Battlefield 4, Spec Ops: The Line, Time Crisis, Control

Music used: Red Dead Redemption II (Fleeting Joy, Outlaws from the West, Icarus and Friend, The Wheel), Max Payne 3 (DEAD, Painkiller), Sunset (Dancing in the Sand), Uncharted 2 (Bustin’ Chops)