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It's a cute logic game, but I'd take it a lot more seriously if the author didn't try to use Zen to market it. The metaphor is a faulty one; koans are not mean
by michael_dorfman 18y ago
It's a cute logic game, but I'd take it a lot more seriously if the author didn't try to use Zen to market it. The metaphor is a faulty one; koans are not meant to be "solved" according to some rule.
- eru 18y agoYou are probably right. His Zen-inspiration is not direct, though. He takes his theme from Gödel, Escher, Bach that uses koans in a similar manner in one part of the book. You can have a look at the very insightful design history (http://www.koryheath.com/games/zendo/design-history http://www.koryheath.com/games/zendo/design-history).
- michael_dorfman 18y agoThanks for that. I had forgotten about koans in GEB. I guess that means it's probably time to pull it out again-- always a fun read.