So far you have learned only obvious and mundane things. I know that taking the first step can be the hardest part of the journey, so I wanted to coddle you a little just to get you going. The coddling stops here. You must now understand the cold, hard truth of competition. This is the difficult par
NO YOU CAN’T WIELD POWER THAT’S CHEATING WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE IMAGINARY RULES I MADE UP!
I was thinking about that. I think, in some senses, winning is what separates play from a game. Though to the authors credit, they do discuss the joys of losing, but losing in a context where you understand why you lost and can use that understanding to improve. Thesis… antithesis… victory?
there’s a somewhat baffling aspect to games studies (not to be confused with game theory, the math thing) where they think walking to the park to play cricket is part of the game of cricket, not just the rules part with battsmen and knocking down the wicket or whatever.
i find this old article by mark rosewater a more sensible framework, although he’s definitely not an academic and i don’t know if he’s read CLR James. also fuck him for being a company man
I’ve always been extremely skeptical of game theorists because they keep getting mad when compassion turns out to be more optimal than the “optimal play”.
The article was a good read, thanks for sharing. One of the things I love about trying to define “game” or “comedy” or “love” is you never arrive at a definition, but you usually kick up a couple of new questions that will help you gain new insights when you explore them.
there’s a somewhat baffling aspect to games studies (not to be confused with game theory, the math thing) where they think walking to the park to play cricket is part of the game of cricket, not just the rules part with battsmen and knocking down the wicket or whatever.
i find this old article by mark rosewater a more sensible framework, although he’s definitely not an academic and i don’t know if he’s read CLR James.
also fuck him for being a company manI’ve always been extremely skeptical of game theorists because they keep getting mad when compassion turns out to be more optimal than the “optimal play”.
The article was a good read, thanks for sharing. One of the things I love about trying to define “game” or “comedy” or “love” is you never arrive at a definition, but you usually kick up a couple of new questions that will help you gain new insights when you explore them.
yeah that’s completely different from Ludology. they mostly come from media studies or (i forget the name) child sociology