A new South African video heist game robs museums to return African art

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Is it theft to take back what was stolen? That question drives the new video game Relooted. The goal is to recover real ancient African artifacts currently displayed in Western museums. The game’s creative director Ben Myres tells The World’s Host Marco Werman that he designed the game as a “first step” to learning about African cultures and ethnicities.

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