Join us as we start exploring the Mystical, Mysterious, and Magical Side of Video Games! This philosophical, historical, metaphysical, and spiritual analysis will reveal to you the arcane side of games and gaming.
I brought it up in the chat threads, but I've always liked the overarching theme of magic and technology combined in SMT and related games like Persona, either through the classic demon summoning program or accessing the collective subconscious through a smartphone app. In general I like when fantasy and SF elements coexist.
Since you mentioned discussing mana I hope you go into the term's origins, it's an interesting story for how it became a fantasy staple and I believe we could do with more conscious recognition of what the fantasy genre owes to Polynesian culture. And I also find it interesting how when walking into a Barnes and Noble I usually see a lot of books on witchcraft and magic by the front. That's an interesting cultural development.
Also if we're talking about imagination as magic I need to throw a word in for Dragon Quest Builders 2, which is all about imagination, building, and destruction. The game has a simple narrative that I think is enhanced by being in a video game.
Congratulations on 900 subscribers and an epic introduction to your next volume! I’m stoked to hear more from your perspective on magic. I love the broad definition of magic being the act of imposing your will on reality. Our thoughts do this for us every day! Your in-depth exploration of the foundations for this new volume was super fun. Thank you! I’m quite excited to have discovered a fellow adult who hasn’t grown up. 👏⭐️✨
I brought it up in the chat threads, but I've always liked the overarching theme of magic and technology combined in SMT and related games like Persona, either through the classic demon summoning program or accessing the collective subconscious through a smartphone app. In general I like when fantasy and SF elements coexist.
Since you mentioned discussing mana I hope you go into the term's origins, it's an interesting story for how it became a fantasy staple and I believe we could do with more conscious recognition of what the fantasy genre owes to Polynesian culture. And I also find it interesting how when walking into a Barnes and Noble I usually see a lot of books on witchcraft and magic by the front. That's an interesting cultural development.
Also if we're talking about imagination as magic I need to throw a word in for Dragon Quest Builders 2, which is all about imagination, building, and destruction. The game has a simple narrative that I think is enhanced by being in a video game.
Looking forward to the rest of the volume.
Congrats on hitting 900 subs and launching the new volume! 🎉 🧙♂️ 🎉
I’ll be at GDC this year and would love to meet up.
Congratulations on 900 subscribers and an epic introduction to your next volume! I’m stoked to hear more from your perspective on magic. I love the broad definition of magic being the act of imposing your will on reality. Our thoughts do this for us every day! Your in-depth exploration of the foundations for this new volume was super fun. Thank you! I’m quite excited to have discovered a fellow adult who hasn’t grown up. 👏⭐️✨