That screenshot doesn't blow me away with its amazingness, which again gives me hope that what I'm able to make will be good enough even if it's not exactly on the level of a professionally-made thing! (Though I am wondering how different his approach and outlook are to mine, and whether what he's making is more appealing or Kickstarter-friendly than what I'm making... I suppose we'll have to wait and see.)
One of the parts of my psychology course was Social Psychology, and group identity and allegiances are really the main part of that. Group memberships can form incredibly easily, and behaviours towards in-group and out-group members form just as easily. An example might be a classroom full of children who are sorted into two groups based on coin flips; the 'Heads' would tend to treat other 'Heads' more nicely than usual, while 'Tails' might be dehumanised to a degree, all based on absolutely nothing.
I'll keep that video bookmarked for if I ever find the time, though I suspect a lot of what it talks about is what I covered on that course. 'Cancelling', or group rejection, frustrates me not because of any particular political views - and I don't assume it's done only by any particular group! - but because treating others as Others rather than fellow humans, rejecting them rather than caring about their wellbeing, just feels so wrong to me. Though when it's done by people who claim to champion compassion, open-mindedness, and inclusiveness, maybe that seems doubly wrong?
I think I'll include a list and maybe a poll of games on my Weekly Update post tomorrow, since I still haven't played anything since GRIS! Seems such a weird world though where people will consider it a paid privilege to be able to partly decide in what some other person chooses to play!
One of the parts of my psychology course was Social Psychology, and group identity and allegiances are really the main part of that. Group memberships can form incredibly easily, and behaviours towards in-group and out-group members form just as easily. An example might be a classroom full of children who are sorted into two groups based on coin flips; the 'Heads' would tend to treat other 'Heads' more nicely than usual, while 'Tails' might be dehumanised to a degree, all based on absolutely nothing.
I'll keep that video bookmarked for if I ever find the time, though I suspect a lot of what it talks about is what I covered on that course. 'Cancelling', or group rejection, frustrates me not because of any particular political views - and I don't assume it's done only by any particular group! - but because treating others as Others rather than fellow humans, rejecting them rather than caring about their wellbeing, just feels so wrong to me. Though when it's done by people who claim to champion compassion, open-mindedness, and inclusiveness, maybe that seems doubly wrong?
I think I'll include a list and maybe a poll of games on my Weekly Update post tomorrow, since I still haven't played anything since GRIS! Seems such a weird world though where people will consider it a paid privilege to be able to partly decide in what some other person chooses to play!