Video Game Dubbed “Lose/Lose” Doesn’t Really Offer a Way to Win/Win
Posted 09/30/09 at 05:57:40 PM by Jason barry
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If you thought Red Faction 2 was a destructive game, download Lose/Lose from Zach Gage and play it for a few hours. You might not be able to boot your computer after a marathon session of alien bashing.
Zach Gage developed the game to have real life consequences, and real life consequences it has. “Each alien in the game is created based on a random file on the players computer. If the player kills the alien, the file it is based on is deleted.” Sounds dangerous, right? Well, that was the intention.
According to his “manifesto,” he hopes to invoke the question of moral obligation and blur the line between virtual and physical possessions and their priorities in a technical world.
While the best solution is never fire a single shot, it could be the least fun game ever...unless you play it on a co-workers computer.
Windows Version???
Submitted by winmaster on Mon, 10/12/2009 - 11:18am
I only see Mac OS X files.
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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
Delete files who cares
Submitted by leo655 on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 7:39am
Image your drive then play away. When you're done reimage and boast you played it....
haha, good alternative :D
Submitted by DBsantos77 on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 12:43pm
haha, good alternative :D
Submitted by ChuvelxD on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 6:57am
So if this deletes random files, you presumeably play until you bluescreen? Then the game is over....perminantly....
Submitted by kevjohn on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 5:22am
Yeah right, like I'm going to risk my hard-earned pr0n to play Galaxian!
I love virtual machines...
Submitted by Devo85x on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 4:31am
Games like this are why I love virtual machines :)
Russian Roulette
Submitted by Black Lable 69 on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 8:57pm
This is like a full chamber game of Russian roulette for the Tech savy. Hmm
Has anyone actually played
Submitted by ErrantConstruct on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 8:09pm
Has anyone actually played it? It seems like an incredibly stupid concept. Besides, wouldn't permissions effect the games ability to manipulate files?
Submitted by wolf17 on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 10:54pm
That's what i was wondering. Especially in vista, if /I/ as the administrator have a hard time deleting some files (the UAC prompts the admin to delete system files and says it need permission to continue.. it can get annoying lol), then this game shouldn't be able to at all
UAC serving a valid, real-world purpose, yay :)
"Life is about living, not stressing" - a very smart girl :)
Trouble Ahead..?!
Submitted by Comic Book Guy on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 7:29pm
Well, he can get in trouble in Canada for this, as it comes under destruction of personal property, computers crimes and who knows what other laws it violates; not sure what it would be considered in the US.
Comic Book Guy
is this a joke ?
Submitted by logicmaster2003 on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 7:25pm
Is this a joke ? the 1950's PONG is so much better than this crap !
Submitted by DBsantos77 on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 5:50pm
Genius concept,
Not very practical lol, I'd probably play this after a fresh install hehe
Submitted by foamcup on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 4:01pm
That is the worst idea anyone has ever had.
I like this idea!
Submitted by bingojubes on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 3:32pm
too bad it destroys files from one's HDD. i would like to see one that gets rid of pesky viruses, and a defrag tetris, that in real time, defrags your HDD while you play it.
Submitted by bingojubes on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 3:36pm
...
WOW
Submitted by Havok on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 3:54pm
Epic double post and AWESOME ideas for a game! I'd jump on that bandwagon! The best tools for an IT guy!
Boss: "What are doing playing games?!"
It Guy: "Fragging viruses and de-fragging your HDD, one line at a time."
OMGWTFBBQ
boss: "looks like a game,
Submitted by nekollx on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 3:59pm
boss: "looks like a game, do it the normal way"
IT guy shrugs, boots into the comand line, 400 lines of code scroll by "your the boss."
Boss: "On second thought...."
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Five teenagers, one alien ghost, a robot, and the fate of the world.
Submitted by nekollx on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 3:13pm
that's just twisted.
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Coming soon to Lulu.com --Tokusatsu Heroes--
Five teenagers, one alien ghost, a robot, and the fate of the world.
Submitted by Havok on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 3:12pm
I kinda like the 'generated from content on your HD' aspect, but destroy your entire copy of Windows through a game? Did Apple make this? Better yet, will it run on a Mac? I'd like to see Time Machine handle that!
OMGWTFBBQ
Submitted by JAMES SINR on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 1:18pm
IT DOES WORK ON AN APPLE COMPUTER BUT I HAVENT DONE ENOUGH DAMAGE TO FIND OUT WHAT IT DOES HAHAHAHHA
Submitted by nekollx on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 3:24pm
arvernus slaughtered 4912 alien(s)
BlueHawk slaughtered 4711 alien(s)
roto slaughtered 2700 alien(s)
marcan slaughtered 2699 alien(s)
CaitSith2 slaughtered 2698 alien(s)
Sharona slaughtered 1000 alien(s)
arvernus slaughtered 412 alien(s)
Guest slaughtered 154 alien(s)------------------------------
Coming soon to Lulu.com --Tokusatsu Heroes--
Five teenagers, one alien ghost, a robot, and the fate of the world.
Submitted by JCBarry on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 3:14pm
"Did Apple make this?"
Hahaha.
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