Math-Blaster Never Sent Me to Hell: The Strange World of The Cosmology of Kyoto
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Chapters
1. Setting The Stage: Edutainment Memories (00:00:00)
2. What Makes Learning Games Work (00:04:15)
3. Oregon Trail And Choice-Making (00:07:50)
4. Then Kyoto Funded A Game (00:13:30)
5. First Look: Cosmology Of Kyoto (00:17:45)
6. Graphic Imagery And Cultural Shock (00:22:10)
7. How The Game Actually Plays (00:28:40)
8. Karma, Death, And Reincarnation (00:33:15)
9. Buddhism, History, And Design Questions (00:38:05)
10. 90s Context: Myst, Tech, And Tone (00:43:10)
11. Is It Good Edutainment Or Horror? (00:48:20)
12. Final Reflections & Afterlife Jokes (00:53:00)
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