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Jorge Mesa | The Gamification of Society: Video Games, Simulations & Social Engineering
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Already a member? Log inMusician and teacher Jorge Mesa joins InnerVerse for a chat about the emerging generations who have been raised on video games, and how society is changing as a result. What are the pros and cons of spending so much time in digital space? Is there a balance between escapism, personal responsibility, and freedom of imagination? How have these games been manipulated to socially engineer and colonize the human mind? We ask all these questions and more.
ChaptersInside the full 2h 42m episode24 chapters
0:00Why Video Games Matter to Society
4:58A Lifelong Gamer Turned Music Teacher
8:20Games and the Work Ethic of Students
12:41Pandemic Plots Chance Spotted in Games
21:11Assassin's Creed Odyssey and a Plague Plot
28:01World of Warcraft, Guilds, and Gamified Leveling
31:15Free-to-Play Games and the Dopamine Drip
37:29Baudrillard and Games Replacing Reality
41:47Heroes as Mercenaries in Game Quests
47:52Jorge on How Arcade Community Faded
1:00:32The Positives Games Gave Them
1:07:27Symbolic Literacy as Psychic Self-Defense
1:12:36Baudrillard's Hyperreality Quote Unpacked
1:16:35You Can Never Leave Reality
1:24:11Chance's Gamers Paradox Defined
1:30:20Are Incarnations a Soul Playing a Game?
1:33:53Pop Culture Gnosticism in Video Games
1:39:56Is Simulation Theory Materialist Gnosticism?
1:51:57Is Gnosticism Hidden in Assassin's Creed?
1:57:56Do Screens Drain Our Life Force?
2:01:11Game Streamers and Watching Others Play
2:08:49Crypto and Game Streaming: Real Value?
2:20:12Jorge's Closing Thoughts on Hope and Vigilance
2:25:59Chance's Outro on Games and Society