It's been a while

Hey,

It's really been a while, since I've written anything online. A bunch of stuff has been going on. I'll try to find time to write about something really important, not to be just a conformist.

All I'm going to say that things are going to change, the world, our views - heck, some of the things we've had a privilege to experience, but my generation never really had to acknowledge or fight for. It's been happening for a while and you can see, if you play any mainstream games you might notice that they convey a certain view of the world. It's an ongoing progress believe me.

Anyhow, some of the liberties we take for granted are now in danger. To say that something is true or untrue is irrelevant. People abide a system of beliefs, some these beliefs are still not coherent with the big picture - to an extent one can argue (I hope) that it is a known truth ie. is widely acknowledged and obeyed that the phenomenon called gravity exists. In other words, the theory of gravity is the best explanation thus far in our attempt at understand the dynamics of physical reality.

Back to games now.

There is a belief that gaming is harmful, that it promotes certain values. The first part is proven wrong until proven right. Isn't that right. Innocent until proven guilty. However, the latter part is true. Everything promotes something. The media, movie industry, government, education, ideologies, finance, and the list goes on. Somehow it is easier to accuse these big institutions instead of people behind them. I deem that few ideas are inherently corrupt, but in the hands and minds of certain people there is no other way. A critical perception on these ideas and values must be severed from the people in order to understand and see behind these fallacies. I strongly argue for the education of people to have the tools to deconstruct formal and material fallacies. Reading literature is one thing in itself and a good start. A short guide to argumentation can be found on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallacy

It is sad how the post-modern culture is so anti-intelligence motivated. People who ask questions are suppressed and terrorised. So far gaming has become greater money generator  than movie and music industry, and the on-going use games as a means of promoting certain values continue. Let's pick one theme, that is constant both in movies and games - war. War never changes. Sounds familiar? Best selling games and movies center around wars and fighting - agenda seems to be war for the sake of war.

One fathom deeper. Black Ops II. Wow. One piece in the puzzle.

When I got my hands on this game I thought "sweet". The campaign is one thing in itself, with some ridiculous scenes. Please, allow me to elaborate. One parts was where in Pakistan everything is flooded, yet the player isn't swept by a current that swiftly carries a bus away. What was that about? Then all the driving and jet flying was an epic fail. Shooting was the main point and that was done with precision, or so I thought before I ventured on playing the multiplayer and the couple of weeks of awe turned to somewhat disappointing realisation, because most of the time playing online, I'm sensing something disturbing: I'm no longer in control. Maybe it's not due to one certain thing, sometimes your on a streak and everything is going fine, but all of a sudden everything turns to sour. It's hard to pin point if it is some kind of lag compensation, poor design in spawn system or just bad solo and team play, but oh, as you have a bead on somebody, take a couple of well hit shots, and boom you fall back dead. Sometimes this happens to me too regularly, can't even seem to be able knife my enemy in the back. Awful. At least, in the earlier Cod games, I was able to feel that my own abilities had some kind of effect. Not expecting to buy any future Cod titles. We've had enough of those for a lifetime, don't we.