Something simple this week, espcially because it didn't really require much writing on my part. I did transcribe a lot, though, which may be harder for me than producing something new.
In any case, I managed to get involved in a conference call last Friday with the dev team for Bioshock 2. Since it is the philosophical themes about freedom and determinism that got me all hot and bothered about the first Bioshock, I focused on gleaning the more philosopical and ethics related responses from the interview, which you can read over at PopMatters:
Of Philosophy in Bioshock 2: Some Words from the Devs
I love that games are being used to discuss intellectual topics. The medium is still rough around the edges, but it will certainly develop into a full-fledged art form.
ReplyDeleteCan I just say that the angle of this blog makes me giddy. Keep up the good work =]
Thanks for the kind words, Alphabet. Hope you keep stopping by.
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