Weekly Inspiration #4

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits/3587-Game-Reviews

Its been a while since this supposedly weekly segment has been posted, so I'll try and fire out a couple in rapid succession in the coming days. Life outside this blog, which is most of it, has become a bit hectic of late and my 2-part post, faking a government plan to treat DVDs like tobacco, took more time to wrap up than I would have liked, and frankly I don't think it really hit all the right points in the end. But I digress...

I was quiet stimulated by Extra Credits discussion on game reviewing and even inspired me to consider (maybe) cranking out a review or two and see how they fit...

"The most important critique of modern reviews is that there's no critique, only review."

Weekly Inspiration #1

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits/3167-Gamifying-Education

My first blog post isn't going to involve much Design, or much Musing either as it turns out. 

I hope posts like this will be a weekly segment, of sorts, where I can merely re-post a story or editorial that has made me think. There's a chance that such thoughts may lead to my own take which I'll post if they develop into any kind of interesting talking point.

Expect this quote to be the seed of any future comments on this editorial...

"Without agency, its almost impossible to feel motivated. Rather  than making decisions for the future, people without a sense of agency simply stumble through life, day to day, without any long term goals."

Expect to see the Extra Credits show appearing here quite often. Check them out!