Here I'll review the video game HackNet, where you play a hacker on a Linux system and which takes place on the Internet of 1990s. I'll compare its fantasy hacking to the real life hacks that inform it and consider its educational value.
Check out my book on Computer Science education at:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/616924/coding-in-the-classroom-by-ryan-somma/
