black mirror — Experience Points Podcast

On today’s episode we’ll cover the Real Fake Rules of Games. Black Mirror’s season five premiere Striking Vipers has an oddly coincidental connection to games and the “lusory agreement” the players follow when playing them. If you haven’t see the episode yet, please note there are spoilers ahead (as well as sexually explicit content from the episode).

rules, black mirrorDave EngSeptember 17, 2020games, rules, real, fake, striking vipers, black mirror, explicitComment

Episode 14 Fearful Fun

Gamification is supposed to be fun. That’s why businesses, organizations and individuals use it on a daily basis. Why else would someone play games? But what are the ethics of gamification? What stops one business or organization from doing something nefarious? Is there a limit to gamification? Who should govern gamification? Should it be up to academics, the government, or individuals to police how gamification is used?

gamification, ethicsDave EngAugust 4, 2020games, gamification, ethics, black mirror, nosediveComment