Red Dead Redemption actor Benjamin Byron Davis’s mother played Red Dead Redemption 2 and wrote an essay about it. “At 75, my mother decided to play through “Red Dead Redemption 2″ and I am so pleased to share her essay about the experience with all of you. Please enjoy: ‘Unsung heroes: Reconceptualizing a video game as a work of art’ by Jessica Hoffmann Davis, EdD.”