Expedition 33: Art, Grief, and Sub-Creation (Mythic Mind Games, ep. 41)
Mythic Mind GamesEpisode 41
Expedition 33: Art, Grief, and Sub-Creation (Mythic Mind Games, ep. 41)
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In this Mythic Mind Games conversation, the Fellowship takes up Clair Obscur: Expedition 33: the artistic value of video games and of this game in particular, where it directs its players, and which ending might be called the “best.”
They also ask how to rank value in sub-created worlds, how the game frames the relationship between art and grief and what a healthy relationship looks like, and what light Tolkien’s Leaf by Niggle can shed on the ideas the game raises.
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Video Games as Sub-Creation
Are video games an unhealthy escape from responsibility and real-world achievements, or might they serve some real-world good?
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