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  •  All of the podcasts have been excellent. (none / 0)

    What I really, REALLY enjoyed about this one was the discussion on violence in games and the importance for us to be able to articulate why we like it.  Tyler provided some good reasons (relieving stress, etc) but I remember Kenai talking about wrestling the bulls and I think that is getting more to the heart of it. When I have a chance, I want to transcribe that one section of the podcast because, especially as a Mennonite, that topic has been of great interest to me since I started playing "shooters" after Pong.  

    Great listen!

    by 3Suns on Thu Jul 24, 2008 at 10:41:30 AM EDT

    •  Perhaps the most interesting part (none / 0)

      of the podcast comes when Stephen describes how there is a natural tendency in us all to be violent at times.  His example is that,

      "Sometimes we're playing a game of chess, and its fun when you knock the pawn out from the other guy instead of taking it off the board...it's more fun to knock that piece off the board than to take it off the board"

      He goes on to say that there is a thrill is being more violent sometimes, why is that? He talks about how there's nothing wrong with that, we should just think about it.

      "As for FFF we'll see how my social life unfolds that night. Which basically means i'll be gaming lol" -Boxin

      by SweetTea023 on Thu Jul 24, 2008 at 11:06:36 AM EDT

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      •  Good point (none / 0)

        It gets to the heart of Who Men Are.

        Whether Chess pieces or

        Another comparison.

        If you had to provide food for you family.

        What is more fullfilling as a Man.

        To poison a Bear, butcher the meat, feed family, provide bearskin rug for warmth

        Or

        Jump from a tree, Kill Bear with Knife, Feed family with the Spoils of Victory and Tell glorious stories around the fireplace (with Bearskin rug in middle of roo) about the Day I Knifed Ole Ben!

        Do not be ashamed at our Desire to be the Hero.  We were Made for this!

        "I do not tell lies, but I am a savage" ~ William Wallace

        by Kenai 91 on Thu Jul 24, 2008 at 12:18:55 PM EDT

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