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the sims

Eric Zimmerman’s response

Eric Zimmerman modifies Gonzalo Frasca's game strategy with a strategic patch.

Celia Pearce responds
Jesper Juul responds in turn
Representation, Enaction, and the Ethics of Simulation

Do violent games train us for violence? Drawing on social psychology and cognitive science, Simon Penny examines the "ethics of simulation."

Patched In: A Conversation with Anne-Marie Schleiner about Computer Gaming Culture

An essay by Tara McPherson (and a conversation with Anne-Marie Schleiner) concerning patch mutations, opensorcery, and other explainable gaming offshoots.