11 Oct 2010 - People do all kinds of crazy things for entertainment and there is money in practically everything. These two rather general statements to introduce the story about German student who has created a computer game giving players a taste of life as an East German border guard shooting political fugitives fleeing to the West during the cold war. The game caused outrage with victims' relatives and in German society. Those of us who grew up in the cold war era or who have visited Berlin's checkpoint Charlie or other border crossings can empathize. Jens Stober, the student involved, was not impressed: "It is a novel way of encouraging young people to take an interest and coming to terms with recent German history". This fall Germany celebrates the 21st anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall. There must be other ways to commemorate than silly computer games.
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