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> A cheat code must be built into the game to allow the judges to quickly play through the game in its entirety Man, the NSA really can't control themselves...
by probably_wrong 3y ago
> A cheat code must be built into the game to allow the judges to quickly play through the game in its entirety
Man, the NSA really can't control themselves...
But on a more serious note, the challenge doesn't require the participants to be US citizens nor US residents. I can imagine lots of interesting entries resulting from this policy: a game about privacy sponsored by the CCC, third-world developers for whom 10k is a big amount, games like Monopoly containing a hidden message about the failings of capitalism...
- voakbasda 3y agoThe rules specify that the games must be non-partisan. Are there any major contemporary issues being debated where opposing sides of the issue do not end up falling on partisan lines? It seems to me like anything as controversial as "privacy" could be labeled as partisan and disqualified.
- isaacremuant 3y agoFree speech is now considered "partisan" and "conservative ideology" in a bizarre turn of events. Nowadays, the only dichotomy I face that seems to hold true is authoritarians vs not. No matter how they label themselves as in terms of regional party politics or political compass terms.
- ncallaway 3y agoI think in this case, given the structure around the rules, I could imagine the mean “partisan” in a more explicit sense: A game where you play as the Democrats to defeat Republicans would be explicitly partisan. A game where you learn about the consequences of defunding social security, in a way that nudges you away from cutting social security probably wouldn’t be considered partisan, even though it’s an issue ghat largely follows party lines. That’s just my speculation, though