Paul Vorvick

Game Designer, Salesforce Admin/Developer, Sociologist, thoughts here are my own.

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Hypothesis: In games, distinctions between "us" and "them" often come from people feeling they are being treated fairly or not by the devs.

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@ihorner Replication experiment?

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@ihorner @komimatt Are we about to do Beej Eats The Whole Ship Of Theseus?

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@UnarmedOracle @GeoffreyToday Happy Birthday! Sorry to hear there's no 8th edition Guard to help celebrate. Maybe He-Man can take on Chaos instead?

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@corvidsun I can get behind this theoretical framework. The question becomes how the process of commodification changes its goals and purpose.

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@CulturalGeek Based on the fact that sudden physical reactions contribute to the horror/surprise element.

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@CulturalGeek I'd like to see this too. I'm not sure what we could use as a reaction-based mechanic to replaced shooting?

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I suspect it was @LaScaldaferri but I may be wrong about this.

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Someone just leaned out of a car near me and greeted me by name. Problem: I am bad at immediate recognition of faces.

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Also, this is a genius thread. Damn. https://t.co/9rYFfYOrzZ

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@UnarmedOracle @calamityjamie @thekiko @TychoBrahe @eribek @unarmedoracle You play Warmachine? Would love to see that show up on a painting stream sometime!

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@alexsteacy No worries! Enjoy time for yourself, it's deserved. Maybe sometime in the future but literally no pressure.

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@alexsteacy I find myself also free and in town! Want to meet up / make things in a shared space?

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Read the comments. Let vitriol pierce your eyes and lay waste to your wellbeing. Only then, apparently, can you git gud. (It's not worth it)

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@alexsteacy So long as it's paired with caring and concern for those in pain, being happy can help carry them along in happiness.

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@alexsteacy Since happiness is infectious (prosocial empathy), we can show that being around people experiencing joy can increase others joy.

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@alexsteacy Empathy works both ways: it can make people feel less alone to have people present with them in pain, but joy can infect others with joy.

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@alexsteacy Sociology: humans are social creatures, and empathy is a pro social force. We draw on it for everything from yawning to greeting cards.

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@alexsteacy I actually have a logical and scientifically supported argument against this trap. Not sure it would help, but figured I'd offer.

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It seems more likely that "economy" is shorthand for "the value my society places on me." Which handily comes with a price. :P 5/