Comments on: Less Talking, More Doing http://programmerjoe.com/2007/01/28/less-talking-more-doing/ Whats with all the screaming? Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:41:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Joe http://programmerjoe.com/2007/01/28/less-talking-more-doing/#comment-37 Joe Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:07:47 +0000 http://programmerjoe.com/2007/01/28/less-talking-more-doing/#comment-37 Well I didn't mean to paint all of Project Horseshoe with the same brush. Specifically it's the peach group, or at least the peach topic, that seemed like a waste of everyone's time. The playdough group's report was very interesting, for instance. I should dig into it more in a post of its own. Well I didn’t mean to paint all of Project Horseshoe with the same brush. Specifically it’s the peach group, or at least the peach topic, that seemed like a waste of everyone’s time.

The playdough group’s report was very interesting, for instance. I should dig into it more in a post of its own.

]]> By: Psychochild http://programmerjoe.com/2007/01/28/less-talking-more-doing/#comment-35 Psychochild Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:33:36 +0000 http://programmerjoe.com/2007/01/28/less-talking-more-doing/#comment-35 Well, most of the Project Horseshoe groups had specific goals they set for themselves and needed to accomplish. The <a href="http://www.psychochild.org/?p=257" rel="nofollow">legitimacy group</a>, of which I was a member, wasn't just complaining about the lack of legitimacy but is actively working to establish a sense of history through an archive of old games. So, there is some doing along with the talking. The peach group got caught up in Raph's speech and challenge as to why there hasn't been a game about "eating a peach." Personally, I agree with you: there's not much to be gained in focusing on a game about eating a peach. There are a lot more socially redeeming topics we could cover. I think we also need to accept that some media just are not ideal for handling certain experiences. Eating a peach in a game isn't exactly a perfect use for the medium. My thoughts, Well, most of the Project Horseshoe groups had specific goals they set for themselves and needed to accomplish. The legitimacy group, of which I was a member, wasn’t just complaining about the lack of legitimacy but is actively working to establish a sense of history through an archive of old games. So, there is some doing along with the talking.

The peach group got caught up in Raph’s speech and challenge as to why there hasn’t been a game about “eating a peach.” Personally, I agree with you: there’s not much to be gained in focusing on a game about eating a peach. There are a lot more socially redeeming topics we could cover. I think we also need to accept that some media just are not ideal for handling certain experiences. Eating a peach in a game isn’t exactly a perfect use for the medium.

My thoughts,

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