http://grandtextauto.org/2007/09/26/commonsthinking/ 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 http://grandtextauto.org/2007/09/26/commonsthinking/comment-page-1/#comment-131687 michael Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:05:35 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=1591#comment-131687 In addition to invoking Tolkein, Einstein and Jung, he invoked Vladimir Putin and the war on terror (both positively) in his defense of developer control over the magic circle. I found the talk to be confusing and deeply problematic. In addition to invoking Tolkein, Einstein and Jung, he invoked Vladimir Putin and the war on terror (both positively) in his defense of developer control over the magic circle. I found the talk to be confusing and deeply problematic.

]]> http://grandtextauto.org/2007/09/26/commonsthinking/comment-page-1/#comment-130625 Staffan Björk Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:33:32 +0000 http://grandtextauto.org/?p=1591#comment-130625 I wouldn't say Castronova's choice of the dictator was luck-based, he had seen the-dictator-to-be play in the Anarchy system and noticed that he was trying to creating a sustainable system. I'd say he chose him exactly because he believed he would be benevolent. I wouldn’t say Castronova’s choice of the dictator was luck-based, he had seen the-dictator-to-be play in the Anarchy system and noticed that he was trying to creating a sustainable system. I’d say he chose him exactly because he believed he would be benevolent.

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