The Stanley Parable

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“Put down this game Stanley”

what makes a game philosophical
- There are games that push a philosophy, though don’t bring up literature and aren’t overly explicit about it (The Stanley Parable)
philosophy - games
- The Stanley Parable
Who am I - professionally
- These interests arose from a course I taught in undergraduate where I used games like The Stanley Parable, The Talos Principle, and The Witness to teach philosophy. Why read about the trolley problem, when you can instead play through it yourself?
Spec Ops, The Line
- The message of Spops, at a surface level, is: “holy shit you’ve done such horrible things you monster!”. This rings a bit hollow when the game kinda forces you to do these things to progress. (though hey, you could always just put down the game)
Definition Of Philosophical Game-Gualeni
- The Stanley Parable discusses free will and limitation in games, The Beginner's Guide talks about what it even means to make games.