Comments on: Notes From My Lecture at WPI http://tinysubversions.com/2009/11/notes-from-my-lecture-at-wpi/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:55:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Patrick http://tinysubversions.com/2009/11/notes-from-my-lecture-at-wpi/comment-page-1/#comment-4098 Patrick Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:04:56 +0000 http://tinysubversions.com/?p=1257#comment-4098 After watching the AC 130 my impression is that we finally have conclusive proof of violence causing videogames. Regarding Farmville, it is on one hand a startling benchmark for how games can be truly mass market, but on the other it is indeed a simple design that transparently (if you have the right eyes) pulls basic levers of dopamine full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. After watching the AC 130 my impression is that we finally have conclusive proof of violence causing videogames.

Regarding Farmville, it is on one hand a startling benchmark for how games can be truly mass market, but on the other it is indeed a simple design that transparently (if you have the right eyes) pulls basic levers of dopamine full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

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