tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911051468444235841.post2399647370373072883..comments2023-08-19T05:17:02.915-04:00Comments on Candide's Garden: Portal: Apologias AboundUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911051468444235841.post-70283681371450589312011-11-10T21:49:06.435-05:002011-11-10T21:49:06.435-05:00For quite some time now I have been considering if...For quite some time now I have been considering if (really, how) theory as it relates to film and other texts could be applied to video games. I am not only thinking of their cinematic cut scenes, but game play, and, probably most importantly, the interaction/dialogue between individuals (online or within the game). This '<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory" rel="nofollow">Game Theory</a>' is apparently a real thing with a Wikipedia page to prove it, and some very smart guy wrote <a href="http://www.powerfulrobot.com/Frasca_Play_the_Message_PhD.pdf" rel="nofollow">his dissertation</a> around a few of these ideas in Denmark in 2007. Solid internet stuff aside, I do not think that if I really tried to pursue these ideas while at KSU it would not be... welcomed, at least as more than a passing novelty. Very recently a professor told me that an adult (me, in this particular conversation) playing video games was a waste of time and "infantile." <br />So, it is nice to see someone (who happens to be intelligent) outside of my small group of nerdy gaming friends who sees (educational) value in video games.TheLittleDeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12554355930369767890noreply@blogger.com