Video Game Dubbed “Lose/Lose” Doesn’t Really Offer a Way to Win/Win
Video Game Dubbed “Lose/Lose” Doesn’t Really Offer a Way to Win/Win
Posted 09/30/2009 at 2:57pm
| 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.
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sofimica
March 05, 2010 at 11:01am
I have read in the online casino bluebook that are a lot of people who really win at these games and I don't think that the online games are only lose lose .
winmaster
October 12, 2009 at 11:18am
I only see Mac OS X files.
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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
leo655
October 01, 2009 at 7:39am
Image your drive then play away. When you're done reimage and boast you played it....
ChuvelxD
October 01, 2009 at 6:57am
So if this deletes random files, you presumeably play until you bluescreen? Then the game is over....perminantly....
kevjohn
October 01, 2009 at 5:22am
Yeah right, like I'm going to risk my hard-earned pr0n to play Galaxian!
Black Lable 69
September 30, 2009 at 8:57pm
This is like a full chamber game of Russian roulette for the Tech savy. Hmm
ErrantConstruct
September 30, 2009 at 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?
wolf17
September 30, 2009 at 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 :)
Comic Book Guy
September 30, 2009 at 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
logicmaster2003
September 30, 2009 at 7:25pm
Is this a joke ? the 1950's PONG is so much better than this crap !
DBsantos77
September 30, 2009 at 5:50pm
Genius concept,
Not very practical lol, I'd probably play this after a fresh install hehe
bingojubes
September 30, 2009 at 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.
Havok
September 30, 2009 at 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
nekollx
September 30, 2009 at 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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nekollx
September 30, 2009 at 3:13pm
that's just twisted.
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Five teenagers, one alien ghost, a robot, and the fate of the world.
Havok
September 30, 2009 at 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
JAMES SINR
October 01, 2009 at 1:18pm
IT DOES WORK ON AN APPLE COMPUTER BUT I HAVENT DONE ENOUGH DAMAGE TO FIND OUT WHAT IT DOES HAHAHAHHA
nekollx
September 30, 2009 at 3:24pm
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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)
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