The Player of Games
I recently read Iain M. Banks’ The Player of Games, and besides being a good book it’s got special kicks for anyone into game research. ...
Sci-Fi
Using role-play as a research tool
A while ago I attended a philosophy seminar where the last presentation was about using science fiction as a tool for research. For researchers interested in culture and society, it may give invaluable possibilities. The idea is to use science fiction as a “what if”-scenario. Most of the elements of society can be kept constant (gender roles, economic structures) while some (ideologies, length of life span) are altered to see what the resulting societies look like. These scenarios are intuitively understandable, as long as they are close enough to our own conception of society. ...