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What is this game for?
I am not pointing any fingers here. It's only day two here for me and I'm still finding my way around and learning a great deal. However, I've already noticed that a few folks seem to be treating this wh*** thing like one big popularity contest. Doesn't that completely miss the point?
I thought EVOKE was about learning how to better the world and helping and encouraging others in a community to do the same, not stroking your own ego. The points system will become utterly meaningless if the game is just about getting as many as possible in the quickest time with the least amount of effort. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought they were meant to be rewards and had to be earned, not amassed.
I mean, what exactly is this game for?
I thought EVOKE was about learning how to better the world and helping and encouraging others in a community to do the same, not stroking your own ego. The points system will become utterly meaningless if the game is just about getting as many as possible in the quickest time with the least amount of effort. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought they were meant to be rewards and had to be earned, not amassed.
I mean, what exactly is this game for?
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Comment by Alex Stovell on March 26, 2010 at 4:52pm
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Totally agree :)
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Comment by Lori Hutcherson on March 26, 2010 at 5:14pm
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I also have only been here two days, but I guess I'm just not seeing what you're seeing yet. I guess that's because I've been reading everything and giving power votes that seemed appropriate to the content of what I read. I've been learning a lot and have learned some interesting things about my self and my own motivations, for one. It's also helped me to really really think about the problems we have an possible creative solutions to them.
ONE thing I think "this game is about" is awareness. To make real changes, you have to first become educated on the problems at hand. So...anyway...I'm just not obsessing on the wh*** "points" and whatnot at the moment. I'm just really reading and reading and rolling things around in my own mind. To solve problems....people first have to begin thinking about the realities we're facing. For me...the game is effectively doing that. And that...is a start.
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Oh...and the power point I gave you was for courage, BECAUSE...you're ballsy enough to speak your mind, and that takes some amount of courage. And that...is how you "earn" points, so far as I'm concerned...by thinking "aloud" and by taking action.
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Comment by Riko Kamachi on March 26, 2010 at 9:17pm
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Yes that's what it means for me also Lori, I've been really impressed by most of what I've seen so far. Not so impressed with some of the rest. I think you've got the right idea... well I hope so, because what you describe is not far from what I'm doing! :)
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