Re: virus: Re:virtuality
jonesr@gatwick.geco-prakla.slb.com
Tue, 14 Jan 97 10:46:34 GMT
> From: Alex Williams <thantos@decatl.alf.dec.com>
>
> > [I wrote:]
> > > Why would they need to erase my mind so I can play a different
> > > persona?
> >
> > Not just /play/ another personna, because as soon as the game finishes, you
> > return to your original [twisted] self. The idea I'm suggesting is that
> > you could be permanently altered to fit society's view of the 'ideal'
> > citizen.
>
> Then its no longer a game, but a prison, I'd think.
It's an idea, isn't it? Kind of like Psychotherapy. Would it work?
Would it be practical?
> You should see my Kult/Over the Edge crossover game if you think
> that's scary. :)
What are these games? Presumably they're computer games, but they sound
far removed from the "Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" RPG.
Drakir