tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482451413021840738.post3299231603337165266..comments2024-03-29T20:01:34.283+11:00Comments on Observations of the Fox: Roleplaying is of the DevilVulpinoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04511600075328621953noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482451413021840738.post-1359365476631403432009-08-31T18:21:02.664+10:002009-08-31T18:21:02.664+10:00That's an interesting observation Maitresinh, ...That's an interesting observation Maitresinh, and definitely something that's piqued my interest as something worth further exploration.<br /><br />And Andrew, I hadn't really thought deeply about it from that perspective either, but it makes sense.<br /><br />I should read people's comments to my posts more often.Vulpinoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04511600075328621953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482451413021840738.post-9658023635190909892009-08-18T12:28:49.275+10:002009-08-18T12:28:49.275+10:00So... no live-action "kill puppies for satan&...So... no live-action "kill puppies for satan" then?<br /><br />The only point I'd make about your story (I have my own on the same issue) is that burning books, or the opposite of canonising books, is a fundamental feature of any ideology. There's no need to limit it to religious ideology, it's just as prevalent in socialism, capitalism, etc.<br /><br />But that's for a longer study in ideology, not for the intersection between gaming and moral panic. Not so long ago the devil was found in the cinema, but hardly a Sunday goes by without a sermon illustration from the silver screen.Andrew Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300767315976122071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482451413021840738.post-71308242510011662732009-08-17T23:24:26.795+10:002009-08-17T23:24:26.795+10:00fascinating. i've always be thinking that all ...fascinating. i've always be thinking that all those stories about RPG seen as "satanic practice" in the USA was a sort of anti-american propaganda in the air.<br /><br />On the other end, a french RPG like In Nomine Satanis / Magnas Veritas had a big succes worldwide ( i do not know about the US, but i found it in south america also..)<br /><br />In relations with your thoughts about the roots of this Christian anathema, i'd suggest you to have a look on Roger Caillois essay, "des hommes et des jeux",<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man,_Play_and_Games<br /><br />http://books.google.com/books?id=mQfIAAAACAAJ<br /><br /> who is pointing very interesting ideas about game typologies (Alea/Agon/Mimicry/Ilynix) arguing that Alea/Agon (Alea / competition games), as modern forms of games for modern values, are in opposition with "primitive" (primals) games like Mimicry(transvestitism) and Ilynix (based on senses, from snowboarding to bungee jumping).<br /><br /><br />Thus Mimicry+Ilynix is nothing more than the bases of shamanism (=dressed like a god, loosing your senses, you become the god )<br /><br />During 2000 years, christianism as been fighting against all from of Mimicry, from comedy to carnival, becoming less and less usual in our society.<br /><br />But...mimicy is coming back throught RPG.<br /><br />If you have a look on this essay, of course, there is a much more dense demonstration that can apply to RPG ( althought R. Caillois did not know it, as he died in 1978)<br /><br />(sorry for my bad english)Maitresinhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07433894541854184503noreply@blogger.com