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I have nothing technical or special insight to offer; I'd just like to say I teared up a little reading that. I don't know why. I hadn't heard of the game until
by oh_teh_meows 13y ago
I have nothing technical or special insight to offer; I'd just like to say I teared up a little reading that. I don't know why. I hadn't heard of the game until I saw this article. Never played the game either. The game character is just a made up character with no background story and is nothing more than simple ajax and timers.
Any psychologist care to offer some opinion?
- mikegagnon 13y agoI find it beautiful that people could come together --- even for a pointless cause. And I find it tragic that their overzealous response led to the failure of their objective. Even though the game was "pointless" (aren't all games) I think it lends a surprisingly deep allegory for life, community, and collaboration. I think the game (and our collective response to it) is fascinating. I would love to study how adding/removing game elements affects players' and observers' emotional responses.
- oh_teh_meows 13y agoAn article I read the other day about human consciousness touched upon our tendency to project consciousness/will/agency onto non-living things, like the puppet controlled by a ventriloquist. I wonder if game elements promote similar response. Said article: http://www.aeonmagazine.com/being-human/how-consciousness-works/ http://www.aeonmagazine.com/being-human/how-consciousness-wo...
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- vldx 13y agoI would be interested in extended psychological explanations about the social dynamics and factors that led this concept go viral and engage in such way the people. It's excitingly well-crafted vision and story.