“Philosophy is common sense with big words. “
– James Madison
Helloooooo!
It’s another episode of Philosophiraga, the podcast all about video games and philosophy, and it’s the second-ever interview episode. This time, I’m talking to none other than my other half, Hannah!
I wanted to get Hannah on the show because while she’s a gamer and an extremely smart person, she has a totally different take than I do on… well, on lots of stuff, but you might be surprised by her opinions on philosophy in general.
Anyway, it’s a fun episode in which we discuss lots of games, I try to make philosophical points, and Hannah very logically observes that philosophy doesn’t seem to be much use. Hey, different perspectives are what the world needs.
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Though he’s been known by many names across the vast and peculiar landscape of the Internet, every iteration of The Sometimes Vaguely Philosophical Mage has shared an urge to look far too closely at tiny details and extrapolate huge, important-seeming conclusions. He now hosts Philosophiraga, the video games and philosophy podcast, for The Well-Red Mage, and can be found rambling about it and his other creative endeavours on Twitter. Plus he wrote a novel, and if you bought it and then said you liked it then he might actually become the happiest human alive.
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It’s true, playing driving games really does aid real driving. In fact, I’ve even discussed this with my instructor. When I play Grand Theft Auto V, I like to follow Los Santos’ traffic system, because, for some reason, I find that kind of roleplay interesting – but I’ve also found that it’s good practice. I have to think about staying in-line, judging my distance from other cars, understanding the street planning, that sort of thing. I’ve even used it to practice parking, since it requires me to apply the same principles.
Unless I’m playing as Trevor. Then it would be completely out-of-character.