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December 3, 2009 Link to this post
Huh... whaddaya know, there are smart people here.
There have been a couple of interesting threads on our forum recently that set themselves apart with two features: they both introduce questions that focus on the wider gaming world (Halo can certainly play a role, but the ideas are much grander than one game), and they're bringing out some really thought-provoking discussion. Both threads are well-attended; they don't NEED to be front-paged, but I figured there were probably people who read the Halo news, and would be interested in the intellectual discussion, but don't often delve into the forum.
- Miguel Chavez brought in a video essay comparing videogames to 'tentpole movies' - and wondered whether games can tell stories in a way that's meaningfully different from the way that movies tell stories? (There are some pretty opinionated people in this thread.)
- psychophan7 spent a bunch of time formatting his ideas on gaming difficulties, and how game designers can reward more people than they currently cater to - I don't agree with his conclusions, but I'm heartened by the discourse that the thread is generating.
Drop into both of these threads, read some of what's been written - and if you find this stuff interesting, by all means, join in! (Louis Wu 14:25:09 UTC)
