14 DAY TRIAL // Reports from the recent visit of United States President Barrack Obama to Poland are saying that part of the gift package that the American leader received from his Polish counterpart was a copy of the recently launched The Witcher 2 video game, complete with a number of collectibles.
It has long been part of the diplomatic protocol for country leaders to exchange gifts when meeting one another, but until recently virtual experiences were not part of the usual gift packages.
President Barrack Obama revealed a preference for the virtual space when he gave the Queen of England an iPod packed with a selection of his favorite music.
The Witcher 2 was developed by the team at CD Projekt RED, a Polish-based studio that has managed to enter the global video game market and make quite an impression with its role-playing game series.
The game is built around the character of Geralt, a mutant with spectacular powers that is called upon to battle monsters and, especially in the second game in the series, solve the problems of the world he lives in.
Said problems include intolerance, racism, a propensity towards violence.
The Witcher 2 touches on a lot of issues that resonate with the modern world, including terrorism, the rights of man and other races, realpolitik, idealism and the use of force.
Interestingly, these are also issues that President Obama is probably thinking about as he plots the actions that the United States should undertake on the world stage.
It's highly unlikely that Obama will ever get to play The Witcher 2, considering the busy schedule of a president of the United States.
He also took a couple of touch stances against young people and their tendency to spend too much time on gaming, saying that parents should encourage them to spend more time learning.