#09 – Fundamentally We Go To Mars
March 19, 2012
Synopsis: This week, we discuss the attribution of content and the proposed Curator’s Code. Then, we enter the world of Mass Effect as we examine the controversy surrounding the ending of Mass Effect 3, its relevance to interactivity and the relationship between the authors of interactive content and the consumers who interact with it.
Duration: 1:16:23
Present: Dan, Michael, Chris, Adam, Shadoe
Episode Links
Curator’s Code
- The Curator’s Code Website
- NYtimes article
- Introducing Curator’s Code by Maria Popova
- I’m not a curator
Mass Effect 3
- An amusing comic on the subject of player choice in ME3, now almost ironic
- Penny Arcade Responds
- Penny Arcade Responds Some More
- ‘an inspiring and uplifting ending’
- The problem with reviewing 40+ hour story driven games like Mass Effect
- Mass Effect 3 ‘commits storytelling suicide’