Portal a requirement in Wabash College
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I think he should consider Braid too.
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damn, that's one thing I would gladly pull an all-nighter for.
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"stop playing video games and do your homework!"
"but mum, this IS my homework!" |
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Having not played either, how much, eh, existentialism do these games have? Like, in Portal he talked about the tension between backstage and onstage and so forth, so do these games, that are clearly artistic, have something to add to the discussion of fundamental questions, such as existence and way of life?
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Portal isn't the deepest game, but you can read a lot into it. Therefore it has more depth than was intended. And it's relatively accessible for people who don't play much games.
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Feminists love portal, also. It's the first FPS to replace the (very phallic) image of the gun (and the need to shoot/pentrate--what have you), with an oval shaped hole instead (read what you want into that ;) ).
Anyhow, I've actually read Goffman and I honestly don't see the connection between him and portal--or at least not any more than he could be to connected to a bunch of different things. I admit I haven't played Portal in a LONG time (I only played it through once when it was first released), though, so maybe I'm forgetting details (I honestly can't remember its storyline very well-maybe it's time for another play through). |
more games at schools!
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Makes me wonder what that Companion Cube symbolizes when it goes into the hole with you. :P |
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Also, interesting about the Mass Effect, especially since it's so much longer than Portal, and has so much that you can do, can miss etc. Of course, it's all just experimental and it's good that it's being done on a wider scale. |
An extract from one student's attempt to get a deadline extension.
"I understand we're meant to have our essay plans done by now -- but there was this boss and it was REALLY REALLY hard, I thought I'd nearly killed it but then it uses this attack and it's like BOOOM KSSSH and your health just goes right down and you have to press X really fast and that and I think my controller's broke or something because ITS SO FORKING UNRESPONSIVE THE GUY JUST STANDS THERE LIKE AN IDIOT MOVE GODDAMMIT. Therefore, I would like to request that you extend my deadline another two weeks? Thank you for considering this." |
I think I remember hearing that Myst was used in some kind of educational setting. I wish I were in these classes. :P
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