Hell yeah. I think we've hit on something good here, with this video game difficulty topic. The first time I saw a first-person shooter game (I think it was Doom) I was perplexed because, as Kate pointed out, you no longer just moved left to right across the bottom of the screen and jumped over things and nabbed gold coins. Sometimes I watch Paully play this capture-the-flag type shoot-em-up game and it makes my brain curl up like a pill bug because I can't keep track of where he's been and where he's going and who he's shot or even what color flag he's after. Then there are other players sending comments across the top of the screen, which, apparently, you are supposed to read, reply to, and keep playing, all accomplished by a confounding array of keyboard combinations. In a way, it's impressive, and intimidating, and I feel like I ought to go play with my Lincoln Logs now.
I read recently that Pac-Man is a subliminal reference to raves -- you run around in the dark maze, munching pills and listening to repetitive electronic music.
Kate - are you and the man from Down Under gonna post to the blog when he's in town?
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