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Posted by Gilt [24.102.24.203] on 2003/06/12 15:29:15
http://mbftoday.blogspot.com/index... http://ludology.org/article.php?st... http://www.jesperjuul.dk/ludologis... So... empathy portal, or sim-snuff? And on a broader subject, do you think that games are capable of teaching us anything about life and our world, or are they just another layer of distortion, shielding us from reality?

:o
#1 posted by underworldfan [172.194.64.243] on 2003/06/12 21:34:54
thread in "philosphy discussion masquerading as mapping/gaming dicussion" controversy!
sorry, couldnt resist it.
and, a philosophical starting point would be, what is "reality"?
I Just Clicked On The First Link.
#2 posted by underworldfan [172.194.64.243] on 2003/06/12 21:38:24
Anything that trivializes real human suffering is wrong.
Underworldfan:
#3 posted by metlslime [207.111.214.194] on 2003/06/12 21:54:27
That's way too general to be true.
Sigh
#4 posted by Scampie [66.231.198.79] on 2003/06/13 06:37:22
it's not so much the content of the game that pisses me off, it's the idea that it looks like total shit, but due to it's 9/11 "gimmick", it's going to get tons of attention.
Hehe
#5 posted by Nakasuhito [12.255.12.18] on 2003/06/18 17:28:38
i know everyone will hate me for this, but it looks funny as hell.
All Generalisations Are Dangerous
#6 posted by Apollo [62.31.74.62] on 2003/06/19 07:47:15
including this one.

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