Videogames have always been children of science. The earliest games were written on punch cards in university laboratories and played on enormous computer mainframes only available to researchers. Now the entire videogame industry is dependent on technological breakthroughs brought about by unfaltering scientific progress. But what have videogames given science in return?
Take the world's most famous videogame scientist, Dr. Gordon Freeman. Despite holding a Ph.D. in theoretical physics, he's no more a scientist than Mario is a plumber; as the silent protagonist of a first-person shooter, Freeman is essentially just a gun on a stick. His Half-Life colleagues don't win any Nobel Prizes for personality, either. The game's late-'90s graphical limitations meant its scientists are based on only four different character models, all wearing an identical uniform of a lab coat and tie.
Gordon Freeman is a fictional character. Cortez, the protagonist of the story, changes into a lab coat along with a name tag that reads 'Dr. Freeman' and is told that his name is Gordon. In TimeSplitters 2, one of the 'Challenge' Missions, Half-Death, has a plot that refers to the Black Mesa incident.
- Gordon freeman in scientist labcoat. I know this idea has been done several times, but this is the original skin, this skin dates from 1999 and has a portrait and a readme Original Readme August 24, 1999 Dr. Freeman 2D/3D artist: Freon (Fabien Cortina)- danoux@wanadoo.fr Gordon Freeman in it's lab-coat.
- Feb 23, 2010 Take the world's most famous videogame scientist, Dr. Despite holding a Ph.D. In theoretical physics, he's no more a scientist than Mario is a plumber; as the silent protagonist of a first-person shooter, Freeman is essentially just a gun on a stick. His Half-Life colleagues don't win any Nobel Prizes for personality, either.
- Mondo Tees Half-Life 2: Gordon Freeman 1:6 Scale Collectible Figure, Multicolor. Utopia Wear Professional Lab Coat Men - Laboratory Coat 41 Inch Kick Pleat (White).
That conventional garment is a handy visual shortcut to fall back on when you need a character to scream 'scientist,' especially when graphical fidelity is limited. Drs. Light and Wily from Mega Man, Professor E. Gadd of the Mario universe and Pokemon's Professor Oak are all basically old white guys in lab coats. This stereotyped image isn't limited to videogames, of course; it's found in film, television and pretty much every other medium. Research shows if you ask a child as young as 8 to draw a scientist, you'll most likely get some combination of beard, crazy hairdo and glasses ... all adorning an old white guy in a lab coat.
So what? Does it really matter if the media is filled with clichéd scientists conducting crazy experiments? Yes - because fictional scientists influence the way people view real scientists. If children don't have scientific role models they can relate to, they might reject future careers in science. Likewise, if adults are bombarded with caricatures like Doc Brown or Dr. Frankenstein, they might begin to dismiss all scientists as weird and dangerous. With important scientific issues like climate change and stem cells dominating the headlines, we can't afford people to think scientists are all madmen trying to take over the world.
Gordon Freeman Lab Coat Minecraft
That's not to say every fictional scientist should be a flawless savior of humanity. Scientists are people, with good and bad qualities like everyone else. But only occasionally does a videogame actually reflect that.
Half-Life 2 improves on its predecessor in many ways, but one of the game's less talked-about features is its deeper portrayal of scientists. Valve focused heavily on facial-modeling and narrative to create a world populated with well-rounded characters, and barring Gordon Freeman (who remains an empty shell for players to occupy), the main cast of Half-Life 2 are all believable people with unique personalities.
Lab Coats For Men
Dr. Isaac Kleiner, with his bald head, large glasses and yes, lab coat, is a typical eccentric. His lab is messy, his equipment always breaks and he keeps a defanged headcrab as a pet. He's a stereotype, but one with strong feelings beneath his geeky exterior. His laboratory bulletin board proudly displays a childhood drawing by Alyx for 'Uncle Kleiner,' while a defaced photo from his Black Mesa days attempts to erase Dr. Wallace Breen, the oppressive ruler of City 17. Dr. Kleiner may be absent-minded, but that doesn't mean he lacks a heart.
Half-Life: Full-life Consequences
John Freeman who was Gordon Freemansbrother was one day in an office typing on a computer. He got anemail from his brother that said that aliens and monsters wereattacking his place and aksed him for help so he went.
John Freeman got his computer shutdown and wet on the platform to go up to the roof of the buildingwhere he left his motorcycle and normal people close because he wasin his office lab coat. John Freeman got on his motorcycl and said'its time for me to live up to my family name and face full lifeconsequences' so he had to go.
John Freeman ramped off the buildingand did a backflip and landed. He kept driving down the road and madesure there was no zombies around because he ddint have weapon.
The contrysides were nice and theplants were singing and the birds and the sun was almost down fromthe top of the sky. the mood was set for John Freemans quest to helphis brother where he was. John Freeman looked around the countrysidesand said 'its a good day to do what has to be done by me andhelp my brother to defeat the enemys'.
John Freeman was late so he had todrive really fast. A cop car was hiden near by so when John Freemanwent by the cops came and wanted to give him a ticket. Here JohnFreeman saw the first monster because the cop was posessed and hadheadcrabs.
'I cant give you my lisenseofficer' John Freeman said
'Why not?' said the headcraboficer back to John Freeman.
'Because you are headcrab zombie'so John Freeman shot the oficer in the head and drove off thinking'my brother is in trouble there' and went faster.
John Freeman had to go faster like thespeed of sound and got there fast because Gordon needed him where hewas. John Freeman looked at road signs and saw 'Ravenholm'with someons writing under it saying 'u shudnt come here'so John Freeman almost turned around but heard screaming like Gordonso he went faster again.
John Freeman drove in and did anotherflip n jumped off his motorbike and the motor bike took out someheadcrab zombies infront of John Freeman. John Freeman smiled andwalked fast. John Freeman then looked on the ground and found weponso he pickd it up and fired fast at zombie goasts in front of ahouse.
John Freeman said 'Zombie goastsleave this place' and the zombie goasts said 'but this isour house' and John Freeman felt sorry for them becaus theycouldnt live there anymore because they were zombie goasts so he blewup the house and killed the zombie goasts so they were at piece.
Then John Freeman herd another screamfrom his brother so he kept walking really faster to get where hewas. Ravenholdm was nothing like the countrysides there was no birdssinging and the pants were dead and teh dirt was messy and bloodyfrom headcrabs.
When John Freeman got to where thescreaming was started from he found his brother Gorden Freemanfightin the final bosss and Gordon said 'John Freeman! Overhere!' so John Freeman went there to where Gordon Freeman wasfighting. John Freeman fired his bullet from teh gun really fast andthe bullets went and shot the final boss in the eyes and the finalboss couldnt see.
Gordon Freeman said 'its time toend this ones and for all!' and punched the final boss in theface and the final boss fell. John Freeman said 'thanks i couldhelp, bro' and Gordon Freeman said 'you should come hereearlier next time' and they laughed.
The laughed overed quickly thoughbecause John Freeman yelled 'LOOK OUT BRO!' and pointed upto the top of the sky. Gordon Freeman looked up and said 'NOO!John Freeman run out of here fast as you can!' and John Freemanwalked real fast out.
John Freeman loked back and saw Gordonget steppd on by the next boss and he was mad and angry.
'I'll get you back evil boss!'John Freeman yelled at the top of lungs.
to be continued..?