Future Gaming & Interventions in Video Game Culture | Paolo Ruffino | Talks at Google

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  • @mopandbucket
    @mopandbucket 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Gamergate is such a polysemous word, depending who’s talking. One group uses the term as shorthand for “that mouth breathing boys club that’s scared of women appropriating their culture,” another for “those immoral misogynists that swarmed Quinn on Twitter,” another for “a ragtag collection of people trying to point out the market failures of game journalists,” and so on-exactly what you’d expect from a movement born out of a hashtag with no entry exams or membership cards. And so I think a lot of the confusion this salad of usages creates could be avoided by simply learning to taboo-your-words when polysemous terms arise-by avoiding the terms altogether. "A tree falling in a deserted forest makes a sound." > "A tree falling in a deserted forest generates acoustic vibrations." "A tree falling in a deserted forest does not make a sound." > "A tree falling in a deserted forest generates auditory experiences." I think Ruffino’s summary of Gamergate is a classic case of the motte-and-bailey switcheroo (sorry), and largely unfalsifiable, but props for detailing exactly what he thinks the term means anyway. That said, shaming and branding people for appearing even tangentially sympathetic to [a collection of people earnestly trying to point out ethical failings in the media] is no way to shape the gaming culture in a positive way.

    • @jonasn14
      @jonasn14 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Right after watching this talk, I tried to find a few conclusions and the first one was that this is a more self-reflective but not judgemental perspective presented here which I really like.
      What's also interesting is the talk by Daniel Dennett titled "If computers are brains, who designs the software?" where he talks about memes and their meaning because they can be considered a powerful tool for "cultural evolution" where it is interesting to consider whether they have a positive or a negative influence.

    • @mopandbucket
      @mopandbucket 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      JonasRV Will have to check out Dennett’s talk! Cheers!