Staring into the Sun
Added 2023-08-06 15:30:01 +0000 UTCIt's a video about 2 games and 400 paintings. Sunglasses not required, but recommended to look cool.
Watch on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-staring-into-the-sun
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Literal ascent as a narrative frame and metaphorical imperative has a rich history, and this talk is a great introduction to it. Something it brought to mind was playing "Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter" once upon a time, a game where you break the barriers to ascent from an underground civilization that is literally dying from the lack of fresh air, not knowing whether you'll even survive emerging into the surface world. In the game, light and darkness are used in spaces shaped for industrial power at the expense of humanity, with the upper echelons flooded with artificial light acting counter to the emergent lower levels. Ascent is framed as an inverted Promethean or diabolical defiance of order, with the sun, blue skies, and nature above being inconceivable to anyone who hasn't seen them.
Erich J. Moffitt
2023-08-16 19:13:13 +0000 UTC1st!
Ryan Aston
2023-08-08 07:38:00 +0000 UTCIs patreon just glitching, or am I first commenter?
Declan Maguire
2023-08-07 13:17:45 +0000 UTC
