Moses Silbiger and Ken Wilber
Video Games and the Future of Interactive Entertainment. Part 1. Trojan Horses.
Ken and Moses discuss the artistic, educational, and transformational potential within the medium of video games, and how they can act as "trojan horses" of human development.
From the quaint minimalism of Atari's iconic game Pong, to the insatiable appetite of that pill-popping Pac Man, to Super Mario and the most famous mustache this side of Freddie Mercury, all the way to the adrenaline-soaked frag-fest of today's grizzled Halo warriors—video games have come a very long way in the past thirty years, redefining entertainment for an entire generation. It is therefore fairly surprising that, almost a full decade into the 21st century, video games as a whole continue to be somewhat marginalized in American culture, often perceived as a frivolous distraction at best, a menace to society at worst.
In many people's eyes, video games are still geared primarily to hormonal, pimple-faced, teenage boys needing an outlet for their pent-up testosterone. However, the facts seem to tell an entirely different story—while the acne demographic continues to be a major force in the gaming industry, recent surveys have offered some fascinating insights into just how deeply video games permeate our contemporary culture.... (+read more)
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