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By: Smile! « Mediavert

Smile! « Mediavert — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 05:43:32 +0000

[...] came across this great site through a post by designer Raph Koster, and have been pretty impressed with it so far. The free version of the software contains a handful [...]

By: Smile! « My Weblog

Smile! « My Weblog — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 04:54:19 +0000

[...] came across this great site through a post by designer Raph Koster, and have been pretty impressed with it so far. The free version of the software contains a handful [...]

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:58:31 +0000

Well, considering he’s never booted me from these forums I’d say he doesn’t mind people being negative. Or pompous.

A bit of negativity, or even cynicism and bitterness, keeps things mixed up a bit. Forestalls groupthink, keeps the debate going.

And I’m not sure I agree with Aaron about games being mature without being dreary… there’s a certain amount of dreariness (Office Space style, not slasher flick style) you have to put up with IRL that you have to get used to, to mature.

By: Mrbloodworth

Mrbloodworth — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:00:24 +0000

HEH, No, they would not.

By: moo

moo — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:57:31 +0000

Yah, until they’re inside your game wrecking up the place with negativity.

What is this F13 you speak of? Besides, the game-wrecking negatards are all busy playing CS, TF2 or WoW.

By: Video games can affect cortisol levels | Play Video Games

Video games can affect cortisol levels | Play Video Games — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:14:32 +0000

[...] post by Raph [...]

By: taolurker

taolurker — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:05:02 +0000

So, if the f13 people played more games with fluffy bunnies, would they be less cynical and bitter?*

Why would you think the “f13 people” would ever do either? Do I qualify as an F13 people because I post there? Which, oops means you probably are an F13 people too Raph…LOL Besides, you devs need cynical and bitter because all fluffy bunnies get run over by derailed trains, or eaten by the predators lurking around.

*Not that I want to change them. I like them this way.

Yah, until they’re inside your game wrecking up the place with negativity.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:53:27 +0000

I'd like to see more games like Overlord. It had the uplifting tone of watching fluffy bunnies but the gameplay of brutally smashing killer rabbits. =) Games can be mature without being dreary.