The Truth Will Out

As Ian Bogost points out, the new online game Truth Invaders is using a familiar game mechanic that has also been featured in Tax Invaders and the McCain campaign's Pork Invaders. Instead of simply obliterating a given distorted message from the political right or left, the player's projectiles in this easy-to-win game effect of piecemeal transformation of an expedient lie from the campaign trail to a more rigorous truth. VP friend Chris Swain, who was one of the creators of the ReDistricting Game, is listed as a faculty advisor to the creators.