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icycalm · by **icycalm** » 16 Jan 2014 23:27

I just got this idea from here: http://culture.vg/forum/topic?p=22252#p22252

So I will make a page on culture.vg -- a GIGANTIC page (and moreover a publicly viewable one...) -- that will include, not the answers themselves, but the location of the answers on the Insomnia main site, the forum, or the books. And I will start right away with the question from that NeoGAF thread: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=752774

Q: Why is the old school beat 'em up / brawler genre essentially dead?
A: See Alex Kierkegaard, Videogame Art: Volume I, Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun review.

You can use this thread to link questions you find on the net, or post your own questions, and I will use the OP (and, once enough questions have been amassed, a dedicated page on the main site) to point you to the answer to your question -- even if the answer happens to be located in an as of yet unreleased book.

Anything is fair game, including the ultimate videogame-related question: Why do videogames have such a hard time making people cry compared to novels or movies? etc.

So, go ahead and ask me anything. (Or you can also provide both the question and the location of the answer, to help me populate the page, as I did with the example above.)

icycalm · by **icycalm** » 16 Jan 2014 23:36

Q: Why did arcades die in the West, but are still alive and kicking in Japan?
A: See Alex Kierkegaard, Videogame Culture: Volume I, Arcade Culture.

A: Why are videogame sites so shitty?
Q: See Alex Kierkegaard, Videogame Culture: Volume I, The Videogame News Racket.

Q: What can be done about the terrible state of videogame news reporting?
A: See Alex Kierkegaard, Videogame Culture: Volume I, Beyond the Videogame News Racket.

Q: Are videogames art?
A: See Alex Kierkegaard, On the Genealogy of "Art Games", Second Essay: The Evolving Artforms and their Parasites.

icycalm · by **icycalm** » 16 Jan 2014 23:40

Q: Why are sports games so boring?
A: See Alex Kierkegaard, Videogame Art: Volume I, Kick Off review.

icycalm · by **icycalm** » 16 Jan 2014 23:42

Q: Why are rhythm games so boring?
A: See Alex Kierkegaard, Videogame Art: Volume I, Not Art: Guitar Freaks review.

icycalm · by **icycalm** » 16 Jan 2014 23:44

Q: Why is Alex Kierkegaard so awesome?
A: See Alex Kierkegaard, Orgy of the Will: A Philosophy of the Future, Athens.

icycalm · by **icycalm** » 16 Jan 2014 23:47

Q: What's the best videogame ever?
A: See Alex Kierkegaard, Videogame Art: Volume I, Far Cry 2 review.

icycalm · by **icycalm** » 16 Jan 2014 23:55

Q: Is Alex Kierkegaard really a wanted criminal?
A: See Insomnia, "icy rumors" thread [ > ]. And mind your own fucking business.

Q: Should videogame reviews feature ratings?
A: See Alex Kierkegaard, Videogame Culture: Volume I, How Good Exactly is Perfect?

icycalm · by **icycalm** » 16 Jan 2014 23:58

Q: Why do genres die?
A: See Alex Kierkegaard, Videogame Culture: Volume II, On Set Theory and the Bastardization Process.

Q: Why do artforms die?
A: See Alex Kierkegaard, On the Genealogy of "Art Games", Second Essay: The Evolving Artforms and their Parasites.

icycalm · by **icycalm** » 17 Jan 2014 00:04

Q: What's the best videogame publication ever?
A: Insomnia: Videogame Culture.

Q: What can be done about the terrible state of videogame criticism?
A: Subscribe to Insomnia: Videogame Culture [ > ].

icycalm · by **icycalm** » 17 Jan 2014 00:16

Q: Why do videogames have such a hard time making people cry compared to novels or movies?
A: See Alex Kierkegaard, Videogame Culture: Volume II, Real Virtuality, or On the Whole Murky Affair of the Emotions.

icycalm · by **icycalm** » 17 Jan 2014 00:21

Q: Is it really possible to rank genres?
A: See Alex Kierkegaard, On the Genealogy of "Art Games", Second Essay: The Evolving Artforms and their Parasites and Alex Kierkegaard, Videogame Culture: Volume II, On Set Theory and the Bastardization Process.

Q: What's the best genre ever?
A: See Alex Kierkegaard, Videogame Culture: Volume II, On Set Theory and the Bastardization Process.

icycalm · by **icycalm** » 17 Jan 2014 00:32

Q: Is "competitive gaming" a good or a bad thing for the future of videogames?
A: See Alex Kierkegaard, Videogame Culture: Volume I, On Why Scoring Sucks And Those Who Defend It Are Aspies.

Q: Are scoring systems a good or a bad thing for the future of videogames?
A: See Alex Kierkegaard, Videogame Culture: Volume I, On Why Scoring Sucks And Those Who Defend It Are Aspies.

Q: Is playing "for score" a good or a bad way to play and appreciate a videogame?
A: See Alex Kierkegaard, Videogame Culture: Volume I, On Why Scoring Sucks And Those Who Defend It Are Aspies and Insomnia, On Why Scoring Sucks And Those Who Defend It Are Aspies thread [ > ].

Q: Is speedrunning a good or a bad way to play and appreciate a videogame?
A: See Alex Kierkegaard, Videogame Culture: Volume I, On Why Scoring Sucks And Those Who Defend It Are Aspies.

Q: Who is the best videogame player in the world?
A: See Alex Kierkegaard, Videogame Culture: Volume I, On Why I Am The Best Videogame Player In The World.

icycalm · by **icycalm** » 17 Jan 2014 00:39

Q: Who is the most dishonest, hypocritical and worthless person writing about games today?
A: See Insomnia, PLAGIARISM ALERT: The Ghetto / "Learn to Counter" thread [ > ].

icycalm · by **icycalm** » 02 Feb 2014 14:31

Some good suggestions for the FAQ: http://www.giantbomb.com/forums/general ... m-1470454/

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