Comments on: code and creativity 3.0 report http://grandtextauto.org/2004/10/01/code-and-creativity-30-report/ A group blog about computer narrative, games, poetry, and art. Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:43:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: mark http://grandtextauto.org/2004/10/01/code-and-creativity-30-report/comment-page-1/#comment-2176 mark Mon, 11 Oct 2004 14:26:16 +0000 /?p=517#comment-2176 Suggesting there are racial undertones to black/white pieces seems to be projecting modern US/European racial politics where they don't really make sense. Go has used black and white pieces since before there were either "black" or "white" people in Asia at all! Suggesting there are racial undertones to black/white pieces seems to be projecting modern US/European racial politics where they don’t really make sense. Go has used black and white pieces since before there were either “black” or “white” people in Asia at all!

]]> By: eidosabi http://grandtextauto.org/2004/10/01/code-and-creativity-30-report/comment-page-1/#comment-2170 eidosabi Mon, 11 Oct 2004 00:42:40 +0000 /?p=517#comment-2170 Did anyone mention that in many two player games there are black & white pieces (examples off the top of my head, chess, go, and othello) which seems to smack of racism? (Catlow's Rethinking Wargames reminded me of this.) Loved the post! Did anyone mention that in many two player games there are black & white pieces (examples off the top of my head, chess, go, and othello) which seems to smack of racism? (Catlow’s Rethinking Wargames reminded me of this.)

Loved the post!

]]> By: Ian Bogost http://grandtextauto.org/2004/10/01/code-and-creativity-30-report/comment-page-1/#comment-2108 Ian Bogost Sat, 02 Oct 2004 18:17:54 +0000 /?p=517#comment-2108 Mary -- I can't figure out The Great Game. Can you offer any insight from the presentation? Mary — I can’t figure out The Great Game. Can you offer any insight from the presentation?

]]>