Radios in Games: This War of Mine
by Thomas from The SWLing Post on (#2VT19)
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Aaron Kuhn, who writes:
Another "Radio in Popular Culture" tidbit for you since they seem so popular:
2014 war survival game "This War of Mine", released on multiple platforms, features a simulated shortwave radio you can build and use as part of the game.
After building the radio from components/parts you find, it allows you to use the radio on a daily basis to gather intelligence about what's going on out in the streets around you.
This video capture I took shows what in-game tuning of this "Rad" brand radio looks like:
Click here to view on YouTube.
Thank you Aaron. How very cool! I wonder if this is where The Man in the High Castle got the idea for the virtual resistance radio.