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Hi,
http://www.wargamer.com/articles/groping_new_paradigm_3/
ok - to summarize :
In article 1 he tried (and failed miserably) to get to grips with the
current state of affairs in wargames
article 2 offered some refreshing pov's so I was eager to read his
"solution" to the "problems" raised
but article 3 - oh boy what a let-down - suffers from the "I am the
world" thinking error. The mistaken belief that your personal
preferences are universal.
"Modern conflict has always been my particular interest in wargaming.
And I believe that wargaming has a role to play in helping us
understand it, but in order to do so it must be topical and relevant;
by which I mean of interest and competitively playable for ordinary
people."
The author likes his wargames to represent current topics in world
affairs. Fair enough - to each his own - so his proposed solution to a
bunch of problems only he perceives is : a game on the War on Terror
<rolls eyes>
All put in a long-winded, overcomplicated and intellectualistic writing
style that had me struggling to get through. Look, I'm all for
expressing your personal view about something - that is after all what
I'm doing right here - but if you have to hide your total lack of
factual arguments behind a wall of words there may be something wrong
with your pet theory.
"If we cannot see beyond the "sexiness" of Panzers and Stukas, we
truly are a hobby of children playing with more sophisticated forms of
GI Joe."
So what if we are ? - it's a *hobby* people, entertainment with
companies vying for our entertainment dollars - I personally fail to
see what's wrong with that and why we need moral justification to like
what we like (another one of his personal assumptions).
In conclusion : read the whole article series - you'll probably
disagree with a lot, but at least it'll start you thinking about what
you actually like or dislike about this hobby. Or maybe it will annoy
the hell out of you or you might even find it the new gospel that
should be carved out in stone. Whatever. Unlike the author, I'm not
presuming anything about peoples likes or dislikes - or even their
morals.
Greetz,
Eddy Sterckx
Hi,
http://www.wargamer.com/articles/groping_new_paradigm_3/
ok - to summarize :
In article 1 he tried (and failed miserably) to get to grips with the
current state of affairs in wargames
article 2 offered some refreshing pov's so I was eager to read his
"solution" to the "problems" raised
but article 3 - oh boy what a let-down - suffers from the "I am the
world" thinking error. The mistaken belief that your personal
preferences are universal.
"Modern conflict has always been my particular interest in wargaming.
And I believe that wargaming has a role to play in helping us
understand it, but in order to do so it must be topical and relevant;
by which I mean of interest and competitively playable for ordinary
people."
The author likes his wargames to represent current topics in world
affairs. Fair enough - to each his own - so his proposed solution to a
bunch of problems only he perceives is : a game on the War on Terror
<rolls eyes>
All put in a long-winded, overcomplicated and intellectualistic writing
style that had me struggling to get through. Look, I'm all for
expressing your personal view about something - that is after all what
I'm doing right here - but if you have to hide your total lack of
factual arguments behind a wall of words there may be something wrong
with your pet theory.
"If we cannot see beyond the "sexiness" of Panzers and Stukas, we
truly are a hobby of children playing with more sophisticated forms of
GI Joe."
So what if we are ? - it's a *hobby* people, entertainment with
companies vying for our entertainment dollars - I personally fail to
see what's wrong with that and why we need moral justification to like
what we like (another one of his personal assumptions).
In conclusion : read the whole article series - you'll probably
disagree with a lot, but at least it'll start you thinking about what
you actually like or dislike about this hobby. Or maybe it will annoy
the hell out of you or you might even find it the new gospel that
should be carved out in stone. Whatever. Unlike the author, I'm not
presuming anything about peoples likes or dislikes - or even their
morals.
Greetz,
Eddy Sterckx
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