tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719805.post111898593987042075..comments2023-11-03T01:45:11.288-07:00Comments on Lost Garden: SpaceCrack: VerbsDaniel Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10437870541630835660noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719805.post-1119553181110782932005-06-23T11:59:00.000-07:002005-06-23T11:59:00.000-07:00PS: Ray: And I haven't even started my series on g...<I>PS: Ray: And I haven't even started my series on games and religion...;-) </I><BR/><BR/>And you know I look forward to it with bated breath... <BR/><BR/>--Ray <BR/><BR/>PS> Nice little lecture on cultural sensitivities, though I note you didn't deny my allegation that you're just a bit "obnoxious"... (Though I'm sure you'd relable the word to be something more sensitive... like the word "provocative"...)Raymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035842500415940617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719805.post-1119493522150596342005-06-22T19:25:00.000-07:002005-06-22T19:25:00.000-07:00*wink* A difference in cultures perhaps. To call ...*wink* A difference in cultures perhaps. To call someone a 'crackhead' is really no different than say 'I'd kill for a burger right now.' <BR/><BR/>Culture is interesting in how it adopts traditionally negative terms and makes them part of the everyday vocabulary. We have a wonderful push by the media to sensitize the culture to words like 'terrorist' and 'box cutter'. I'm waiting with great anticipation for variants of these terms to transition fully into the popular culture. Though today we might think of it as being in poor taste, it is almost some variation will end up being a common, publically acceptable phrase used by sinners and saints alike. <BR/><BR/>I'm sure someone has done some wonderful work on how words pass through a cycle where a sub-culture is: <BR/>- sensitized<BR/>- desensitized<BR/>- reform the word with a more general meaning<BR/>- adopt the word into our every day language. <BR/><BR/>take care<BR/>Danc. <BR/><BR/>PS: Ray: And I haven't even started my series on games and religion...;-)Daniel Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10437870541630835660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719805.post-1119490665517594132005-06-22T18:37:00.000-07:002005-06-22T18:37:00.000-07:00amathar: Essentially it comes down to Danc being o...amathar: Essentially it comes down to Danc being obnoxious. He likes to bug people with moral values (for example)--those folks who might find drug-references objectionable. But that's okay, we (the moral values crowd) still love him (and not just because we have to, due to our moral values...) :-) .<BR/><BR/>--RayRaymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035842500415940617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719805.post-1119463228974465652005-06-22T11:00:00.000-07:002005-06-22T11:00:00.000-07:00Since SpaceCrack is more of design exercise, I'm n...Since SpaceCrack is more of design exercise, I'm not overly worried about the name. Also, names typically are changed from the design name once they become published. <BR/><BR/>SpaceCrack is a play on typical naming of multiplayer games. World of Warcraft turns into World of Warcrack. Everquest turns into Evercrack. The idea is that these titles are addictive like crack. It is a simple pop culture reference, not a endorsement of hardcore drug use. <BR/><BR/>For a more indepth look at games as a mildly addictive pasttime, check out my essay "http://www.lostgarden.com/essay_genreaddict.htm" <BR/><BR/>take<BR/>Danc.Daniel Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10437870541630835660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719805.post-1119451584882040872005-06-22T07:46:00.000-07:002005-06-22T07:46:00.000-07:00Not to read too much into what is possibly a pseud...Not to read too much into what is possibly a pseudo-random selection, but why "crack" as your label for currency? If you have commercial intentions for this game -- no matter how small -- you're likely to get some political backlash using a term like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719805.post-1119224688411946952005-06-19T16:44:00.000-07:002005-06-19T16:44:00.000-07:00Loving the blogs man... very well written.Loving the blogs man... very well written.heartlessgamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02809717223567961650noreply@blogger.com