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I feel like we as a species solved this riddle a long time ago. by Jerry Whorebach 08/22/2014, 8:42pm PDT
Richard Tarell wrote:

"A game is a rule-based system with a variable and quantifiable outcome, where different outcomes are assigned different values, the player exerts effort in order to influence the outcome... and the consequences of the activity are optional and negotiable." ~ see A Dictionary of Video Game Theory


I can't say "we as a race" because I got this definition from a black guy :(

Anyway, I wish entertainment software wasn't still such a dirty word. Just because the first wave of CD-ROM-based interactive multimedia projects wasn't what the Billy Mitchells writing for trade mags and usenet twenty years ago were looking for doesn't mean the basic concept of digital leisure activities that don't share a definition with shuffleboard or tic-tac-toe is entirely without merit. Different people want different things at different times - this is why we print labels on cans!

Every time I think about what is game I feel really stupid because it's obviously a very difficult and contentious issue and I can't for the life of me fathom why.
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Why Do So Many People Hate Indie Games? by IGN by skip 08/08/2014, 10:25pm PDT NEW
    The whole value proposition is stupid to begin with. by Jerry Whorebach 08/08/2014, 11:52pm PDT NEW
        Oh man, some of those numbers are way off. IGNORE ANY NUMBERS IN THIS POST. by Jerry Whorebach 08/09/2014, 6:23am PDT NEW
        This thread does bring up a critical reason for why people hate indie games by serial malcontent 08/09/2014, 8:08am PDT NEW
            He didn't save all the kids. NT by Worm,Ed Gein 08/09/2014, 8:49am PDT NEW
    Here are some random comments. by Ice Cream Jonsey 08/09/2014, 8:02am PDT NEW
        Re: Here are some random comments. by serial malcontent 08/09/2014, 8:14am PDT NEW
    Re: Why Do So Many People Hate Indie Games? by IGN by Souffle of Pain 08/09/2014, 10:09am PDT NEW
        I've started relying more on video reviews too by skip 08/09/2014, 5:29pm PDT NEW
            That's the real reason companies try to shut down Let's Play videos by fabio 08/10/2014, 4:42pm PDT NEW
            That's the real reason companies try to shut down Let's Play videos by fabio 08/10/2014, 4:46pm PDT NEW
    Count me as someone that never wants to play another sidescrolling platformer by E. L. Koba 08/09/2014, 6:46pm PDT NEW
        Understandable, though to me the type of platformer matters a lot. by Jerry Whorebach 08/09/2014, 8:07pm PDT NEW
            That's a touch unfair by skip 08/09/2014, 11:41pm PDT NEW
                Wait, aren't you the guy who takes narrative dance classes twice a month? by Jerry Whorebach 08/10/2014, 5:56pm PDT NEW
    I liked Dear Escher... by blackwater 08/14/2014, 10:33pm PDT NEW
    Why critics love Mountain, but Steam users are calling it "worthless" by PCGamer by skip 08/22/2014, 5:23pm PDT NEW
        Re: Why critics love Mountain, but Steam users are calling it "worthless" by PCG by E. L. Koba 08/22/2014, 6:21pm PDT NEW
        People used to pay money for interesting screensavers. by Fullofkittens 08/22/2014, 7:27pm PDT NEW
            Re: People used to pay money for interesting screensavers. by Butterface Loving Lollerson 08/22/2014, 7:41pm PDT NEW
            I feel like we as a species solved this riddle a long time ago. by Jerry Whorebach 08/22/2014, 8:42pm PDT NEW
                Digital leisure is a good term for it. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 08/22/2014, 9:53pm PDT NEW
 
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