tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27290920.post5968702310808437102..comments2024-01-06T03:54:46.267-05:00Comments on the sceptical futuryst: Apocalypse for oneStuart Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847397597090443677noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27290920.post-78567462751091877312015-05-19T13:24:31.792-04:002015-05-19T13:24:31.792-04:00I thought the zombies were symbolic of Steven'...I thought the zombies were symbolic of Steven's previous way of life and that the sense of "entitlement" Brown mentions early in the show is seen as turning potentially active, creative people into zombies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27290920.post-45704866970074225282013-03-24T19:11:34.850-04:002013-03-24T19:11:34.850-04:00@Tor - agreed, hypothetical narrative is absolutel...@Tor - agreed, hypothetical narrative is absolutely everywhere, and often not presented/recognised as hypothetical (e.g. history). However its deliberate deployment for experientially exploring possible futures is rare.<br /><br />@Department - love that movie. Saw it twice when it came out, and yes, I reckon it articulates a sort of unofficial ideal for ARG/immersive narrative design.<br /><br />@Nick - good point. The lack of apparent terror/trauma and the blandly happy ending of the show were among the things contributing to my feeling that it wasn't real. Stuart Candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847397597090443677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27290920.post-8127408643647019152013-03-23T23:56:40.689-04:002013-03-23T23:56:40.689-04:00But the "hero's journey" idea is a d...But the "hero's journey" idea is a description of compelling stories, not a description of reality! From what I've seen of reality, the aftereffects of terror are more likely to include PTSD than self-actualization.<br />Nick Thompsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27290920.post-49324321999922829462013-03-09T12:36:10.987-05:002013-03-09T12:36:10.987-05:00"The Game"---Michael Douglas and Sean Pe..."The Game"---Michael Douglas and Sean Penn???Department of Biological Flowhttp://www.departmentofbiologicalflow.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27290920.post-28419908345720099202013-03-01T06:25:23.315-05:002013-03-01T06:25:23.315-05:00Isn't about 90% of our human literary CULTure
...Isn't about 90% of our human literary CULTure<br />sugar-coated hypothetical narrative<br />smeared upon layers of bones?<br /><br /> https://www.blogger.com/profile/03037704048671379868noreply@blogger.com