The smoke from thetragic wildfires that have been raging through California and Oregonisn’t just noticeable in the immediate surrounding area in cities likeSalemandSan Fransisco, but also inÂMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2020. AsYou can see the smoke from the wildfires in CA/OR on Microsoft Flight Simulatorfromgaming" target="_blank" rel=“noopener noreferrer”>Reddit user u/Branham7761 pointed out yesterday, the smoke from the wildfires is clearly visible from the plane as it takes up most of the screen.
This detail has brought up a debate in the comment section about the idea of escapism and how it’s tied to gaming. Some people want to escape the many troubles of the real world by playing a game were those troubles seem to not exist while others point out that they want their games, particularly their simulation games likeÂMicrosoft Flight Simulator, to be a realistic simulation of the world, both good and bad. Their argument is that including things like the California/Oregon wildfires makes the game more genuine, making itcomparable to drone photography/explorationjust without the cost and risk of owning a drone and being close enough to the fires to use it.
This isn’t the first time, however, that players have usedÂMicrosoft Flight SimulatorÂto explore natural disasters. Just last month, players wereflying their planes south into the eye of Hurricane Laurato get a view for themselves what it might look likefrom the comfort and safety of their monitors.
While there’s also a debate about whether a game should include natural disasters thattake real human lives,ÂMicrosoft Flight Simulatoralmost acts as a teaching tool for people who are trying to seethe reach of just how devastating the wildfires are. It allows them to explore safely while also understanding the immediate effects because they can see them for themselves.
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