A GAME for mobile devices based on stories from the Bible is to
be launched in Britain next month.
The game, Stained Glass, asks players to collect coloured
fragments of glass, which combine to produce illustrations of
biblical passages. It is the latest creation of the Californian
firm Lightside Games, which, in 2012, launched what it said was the
first video game based on the life of Jesus. It has also produced
games using the stories of Moses and Noah's Ark.
The company says that, whereas most games involve spiritually
dark content, such as gambling or violence, it offers "a Christian
perspective that is uplifting for the whole family". Its website,
www.lightsidegames.com,
describes its mission as "Reaching the lost and empowering the
believer through quality authentic entertainment", and it has a
vision of "immersing 100 million people in God's story".
It estimates that more than 700 million people play online
games, and up to 500 million play mobile games every week. "The
internet and mobile app stores are vast, largely untapped resources
for spreading the message of Jesus around the globe. There's
unprecedented potential to reach people who have never heard the
gospel.
"We make high-quality games that carry a powerful message. By
utilising the world's largest technology platforms . . . our games
are reaching people all over the globe, touching people's
lives."
The chief executive of Lightside, Brent Dusing, said: "If you
want to give your kids a game they'll remember, you can teach them
to use birds to shoot pigs, or you can teach them the Bible."