The Environment and Global Justice
Sep 28, 2004Our current way of life is unsustainable. Depletion of the ozone layer, the dwindling of the rain forest, the loss of animal habi...
You might not have thought it was possible, but there is now a computer game version ofWaldenby Henry David Thoreau designed to help foster a philosophical experience and learn to "live deliberately." It was released just in time for the 200th anniversary of Thoreau's birth, and it was designed by Tracy Fullerton, the founding director of USC's Game Innovation Lab. In order to ensure the accuracy of the experience of Walden's pond, Fullerton collaborated with Thoreau experts at the Huntington Library in Los Angeles and at the Walden Woods Project in Massachusetts.
The goal of the game, according to the game's website, is for "Players to follow in [Thoreau's] footsteps, surviving in the woods by finding food and fuel and maintaining their shelter and clothing. At the same time, players are surrounded by the beauty of the woods and the Pond, which hold a promise of a sublime life beyond these basic needs. The game follows the loose narrative of Thoreau's first year in the woods, with each season holding its own challenges for survival and possibilities for inspiration."
这款游戏面向所有人,从梭罗的新读者到先验文学的资深读者,因此它的设计目的是既向人们介绍梭罗的思想,又为单纯阅读作品的体验增添一些东西。
But what do you think? Are video game version of our favorite works going to popularize philosophical thinking? Should we design a game to simulate Nietzsche's hiking of the Swiss Alps to convince players of the need to affirm the eternal recurrence?
Check out the game here:http://waldengame.com/
Our current way of life is unsustainable. Depletion of the ozone layer, the dwindling of the rain forest, the loss of animal habi...
全球气候变化给我们带来的不仅是众所周知的务实挑战,还有鲜为人知的道德挑战。
如今,我们认为荒野是一个完全自然的环境,与我们通常移动的设计和建造的环境形成鲜明的对比。
Our current way of life is unsustainable. Depletion of the ozone layer, the dwindling of the rain forest, the loss of animal habi...
全球气候变化给我们带来的不仅是众所周知的务实挑战,还有鲜为人知的道德挑战。
如今,我们认为荒野是一个完全自然的环境,与我们通常移动的设计和建造的环境形成鲜明的对比。