Hey team,
Things may seem to have been moving slowly but a lot is happening. Earlier this month I visited VR Mystery School inside of VRChat to give a lecture on this topic of Occult Gaming. The topic of ‘Self Initiation within Game Archetypes’ is a theme that I came up with trying to give the best overall intro to a section that should be easier to grasp. Self-Initiation is maybe not even the right word in most cases as its often more Guided than anything. Give the video a watch and many thanks to TarotReaderFrog for creating and curating the virtual space! Expect the slides sometime next month after I add game references.
Also, there is now a fine place to find all the links for GameArcane: Linktree
All the links, one place. You LOVE to see it!
Finally, my real life is in some transitions which will give me more time and space to work on this project. Let me know if there is anything that really interests you or something that you really wish was more researched. Let me wax philosophical for a moment too… Sometimes I wonder about the need for different levels-or speeds- of progress. Sometimes when playing a game, speed is one of the most essential qualities. Not just speed runs, but in competitions and just for the sake of time management. Yet one thing I’ve found with rituals is that the timing is usually more important in the name of rhythm.
In that vein, when analyzing and devising different information and wisdom. Not only quick short time bursts are a way for advancement, but gradual iteration and accumulation over time. Even failures this way can add to the whole. Ritual experience works in this way, and is perhaps a key way that we can use our time in games to advance our goal.
An update to branding soon, and aiming for a 2nd post at the end of the month!
-XTO
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