Sophie,
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it feels pretty awesome to throw stuff. Try it out if you're human.

Sophie,
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Not only do you get to make a thing go away, you get the tactile sensation of it leaving, and it will often say goodbye like "bang!" or "thud!".

Pretty dope experience ngl

Sophie,
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I'm a proud descendant of some jerk ape that picked up a rock and was super psyched about it being somewhere else very fast.

Sophie,
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Anyway if you've got motor tics you might get what I'm talking about. That instinct to throw is strong and sweet but it was not designed for apes carrying expensive touchscreen devices. Gotta get those sturdy cases and let off the impulse to lob other things when it's safe.

Sophie,
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BTW if you try throwing, and like it? I recommend "jumping".

It's like throwing but what you throw is you.

Sophie,
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(Realisation that being human is mostly about throwing and jumping and that's why we have videogames)

MrBehemo,
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@Sophie
Strongly suspect that the reason games tend to focus so much on combat is because mamals get a kick of out making something go away.

"This sprite-man is a problem you have. Press the button to make problem-sprite-man go away."

(cf. cats vs objects on tables)

MrBehemo,
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@Sophie
(wonder how people would react to a game that presented puzzles or care-giving acts as if they were enemies to kill, coming at you...? or what that could even look like)

Sophie,
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@MrBehemo undertale?

MrBehemo,
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@Sophie
huh - yeah, guess so

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