I bumped into this on Facebook in one of the many games offered on the site. It is called Restaurant City and allows you to own a restaurant, furnish it, and sell different meals. Every week they have a theme and a couple of weeks ago, they decided to use Arabian Nights as their theme. Here are some of the interesting things I discovered:
* There are places, people, food, plants that look exotic to the viewer with the intricate designs, veiled faces, and sumptuous looking food.
* The oriental is objectified through allowing the person playing the game to purchase and create an Arabian Nights themed restaurant.
* There is a distinct gap in class displayed throughout the game. (It is either rich with piles of gold and a Sultan’s roof or a plain merchant with a turban selling rare objects)
*The temperature of the orient is highlighted through the orange and yellow colors and also through the sand that reflects the sun.
More images available at the following sites:
http://friskymongoose.com/experience-the-arabian-nights-with-new-restaurant-city-items-and-food/
http://blog.restaurantcitygame.com/2010/09/01/arabian-nights/
Michael Lundell Blog
http://journalofthenights.blogspot.com/2010/09/restaurant-city.html
