Evan ProdromouYes
Yes, but...
No, but...
No
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Ethan Black@evan I voted "Yes, but" because they're an intentional part of our design and are therefore important, *but* are relatively less important than "work".
@golemwire "intentional" is an interesting word to use there!
@evan For sure. I'm a theist 🙂
Play seems to be here for a reason. When I'm not engaging with "brainrot", and am not spending *too much* time playing, it seems to add to my life in ways beyond the "fun" I feel during the play.
I find it really interesting that there are videogames which are basically just virtual jobs. There's a video from the videogame developer Masahiro #Sakurai (associated w/ the Kirby games and the Smash Bros games), where he talks about the "simulator" games. https://youtu.be/4SFOO23m-bI
Many games have imitation as a main part of their foundation, even if they aren't a "simulator".
Making "Work" Games Fun [Game Essence]
@evan I'm not trying to say that the existence of games proves there's a Creator, BTW. That said, I'll happily say that the existence of play in us looks intentional.