tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post7666036539069655257..comments2024-03-18T15:17:26.003-05:00Comments on l'astronave: Does Designing a Game Help with Drug Withdrawal?Frescahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-37194032167639378902016-04-28T13:22:58.286-05:002016-04-28T13:22:58.286-05:00MICHAEL: No worries, I practice "continuous p...MICHAEL: No worries, I practice "continuous partial attention" all the time myself!<br /><br />ART SPARKER: I think this is a job for... The Detercorists! Which you'd recommended. I can't wait to see series 2, which I see has aired in the UK. Come on, Netflix!!!<br /><br />BINK: I am soooo glad you're feeling better!<br />Do you think designing a Twine helped????Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-31178313584851580202016-04-27T16:57:59.673-05:002016-04-27T16:57:59.673-05:00I think our Twine is better than I thought, readin...I think our Twine is better than I thought, reading it today. <br /><br />I am feeling more normal today... only one small breakdown. ;-) I believe I'm over the hump. And the most useful thing was, once I realized I was in withdrawal, I didn't feel crazy anymore--and that helped me feel a lot better (saner) almost immediately (even if I could still cry at the drop of a hat).binknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-37430010178821948332016-04-27T16:00:34.823-05:002016-04-27T16:00:34.823-05:00I mean, perhaps Bink would enjoy it (and you too)....I mean, perhaps Bink would enjoy it (and you too).ArtSparkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-5307511302325007412016-04-27T15:59:58.969-05:002016-04-27T15:59:58.969-05:00By the way, I am finding the British series "...By the way, I am finding the British series "An Idiot Abroad" weirdly comforting, although not as funny as I think Ricky Gervais thinks it is. Karl Pilkington is, in his way, as easy to identify with as Larry David in "Curb your Enthusiasm", so one has the option of rooting for him to get over his discomfort as opposed to rooting for him to be shown as less sophisticated than the average international traveller. And he definitely has a point about the wal between Israel and Palestine. ArtSparkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-81207005884139736232016-04-27T15:54:08.008-05:002016-04-27T15:54:08.008-05:00As Cathy (of the comic strip) would say, ACK! I di...As Cathy (of the comic strip) would say, ACK! I didn't even realize it was the same person. I just remembered the topic from the podcast. (Continuous partial attention: it’s real!)Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-5210584369354648542016-04-27T10:45:26.226-05:002016-04-27T10:45:26.226-05:00P.S. Oopps--I just followed your link and that'...P.S. Oopps--I just followed your link and that's who you meant too, Michael [Jane McGonigal]!<br />I'd blogged about her last week: "QUEST: Write a Book without Turning to Sludge"Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-29369658979505922632016-04-27T10:43:21.531-05:002016-04-27T10:43:21.531-05:00MICHAEL: Wow---I'd never heard of that movie--...MICHAEL: Wow---I'd never heard of that movie---it sounds scarily modern.<br />From Wikipedia:<br /> " a straightforward exposé on medical malpractice and the overuse of prescription drugs in modern American society,[10] it has also been seen as a critique of consumerism, the male-dominated traditional family structure, and the claustrophobic conformism of suburban life.[3][11][12] Truffaut saw Ed's drug-influenced speech to the parents of the parent-teacher association as having fascist overtones.[13] The film has also been interpreted as an examination of masculinity and a leftist critique of the low salaries of public school teachers in the United States"<br /><br />Games helping with trauma, yes!<br />I am liking Jane McGonigal's <i>SuperBetter</i> on designing one's own personal game to survive disaster (medical, in her case, but could be anything). Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-82308433047707090832016-04-26T21:28:20.093-05:002016-04-26T21:28:20.093-05:00Steroids can be scary stuff: see the James Mason m...Steroids can be scary stuff: see the James Mason movie <i>Bigger Than Life</i>.<br /><br />This post reminded me of something I heard on <i>To the Best of Our Knowledge</i>, about games as a way of helping with trauma: http://www.ttbook.org/book/want-be-happier-turn-everyday-tasks-gameMichael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-80620413080198706042016-04-26T19:24:00.383-05:002016-04-26T19:24:00.383-05:00Hooray! Thanks for checking and letting me know Sp...Hooray! Thanks for checking and letting me know Sparker!<br />[The Twine game is stored on my browser, so I just wasn't sure I wasn't opening that somehow...]<br /><br />I hope bink is better soon too. Turns out prednisone is notorious for this sort of thing (icky withdrawal symptoms). <br />Frexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13191192404386975664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-32189797880967482232016-04-26T19:15:06.545-05:002016-04-26T19:15:06.545-05:00Yep, works. Hope she feels better soon!Yep, works. Hope she feels better soon!ArtSparkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.com