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What is the official meaning of nothing?
a matter of no importance or significance: it doesn't matter, it's nothing. indicating the absence of anything perceptible; nothingness. indicating the absence of meaning, value, worth, etc: to amount to nothing. zero quantity; nought.
With that in mind, this does it well, but nothing fucking sucks.
a matter of no importance or significance: it doesn't matter, it's nothing. indicating the absence of anything perceptible; nothingness. indicating the absence of meaning, value, worth, etc: to amount to nothing. zero quantity; nought.
With that in mind, this does it well, but nothing fucking sucks.
This is a joke game but I can't stop thinking about the idea it pulls. The whole function of a game is to do something, your participation in a game is the game. The only way to win/finish/beat a game is by playing it, and the only way to "beat" Nothing is by not playing it at all. Your participation in it ends the game, you lose. But there is no end so your best option is to immediately uninstall it. Fun little thought experiment for the roughly 30 seconds I played it.
This anti-game is a thought-provoking and meditative experience, that delves deep and asks important questions. Such as "what is entertainment" and "to what extent are video games art". This game also explores several themes and ideas, such as the reduction of the attention span and the need for faster more condensed forms of entertainment.
Overall, living in a world so hyper-fixated on consumerism that feels the need to travel faster and faster and have more and more, it was nice to take a step back and just relax. I feel I will be coming back to this game over the years, to reflect upon my thoughts, feelings and experiences.
Overall, living in a world so hyper-fixated on consumerism that feels the need to travel faster and faster and have more and more, it was nice to take a step back and just relax. I feel I will be coming back to this game over the years, to reflect upon my thoughts, feelings and experiences.