Do DayZ and permadeath teach us how to face death?

Our latest episode of PBS Game/Show looks at how permadeath might be the key to understanding death in our real lives.

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Do DayZ and permadeath teach us how to face death?

Since the heyday of arcades, death has been a key element in videogames. But does it actually teach us anything about our own lives? Over the years developers have created many variations of death in games: 3 lives, checkpoints, saved games…yet the human experience of death is a lot more, well, absolute.

We don’t have the option to continue or try again. In some games like DayZ, death works the same way: it’s permanent. So does this make DayZ’s permadeath a more meaningful gaming experience? Watch the newest episode and find out!