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I think working for an\u00a0insurance\u00a0firm has stuck with me more than I think (even if I STILL can’t reliably spell insurance on my first attempt) and certain business speak has lingered in my vocabulary longer than I’d care to admit. \u00a0It’s with this that I have\u00a0decided\u00a0that I have a mission statement. \u00a0I’m just glad I didn’t come up with a set of core values.<\/p>\n

The Chaotic Tortoise Mission Statement is from hence forth this: \u00a0To promote computer games and general geekery that others will enjoy but may not know about.<\/p>\n

I have long held the believe that gaming appeals to way more people than are involved in it. \u00a0In fact, Nintendo pretty much proved this with the Wii which was marketed to non-gamers in the way that Apple’s first iPod was marketed to people who didn’t know what an mp3 was. \u00a0 The only thing that prevents people from being interested in games is knowledge.<\/p>\n

People see Call of Duty being advertised, or some of the\u00a0atrocities\u00a0that EA pulls out of their marketing department (cf. Dante’s Inferno, Deadspace 2) and people must think “that’s not for me”. \u00a0People hear about the\u00a0controversy\u00a0of sex in Mass Effect (a hilarious piece of hysteria for anyone in on the joke) or the fact that you can murder prostitutes in Grand Theft Auto and think “that’s not for me and probably shouldn’t be for anyone.” \u00a0We’ll ignore the fact that an 18 certificate sits on GTA and the sex in Mass Effect is far less graphic than anything found in the most timid of James Bond films (yet with more meaning and emotional maturity at the same time) and let people perhaps have that perception. \u00a0It’s not unfair. \u00a0If you hear it in these terms, it does sound\u00a0abhorrent.<\/p>\n

What most people don’t realise (and this includes a lot of those that do play games on a regular basis) is the sheer diversity and depth of the medium. \u00a0There are so many games of so many varieties now that it is impossible to write them all off. \u00a0It would be like writing off film as a medium because of the existence of pornography or the Star Wars prequels.<\/p>\n

To get a glimpse of what I mean by the sheer depth and variety of games that are out there, have a look at this video by the guys at Extra Credits<\/a> which lists several interesting and not necessarily mainstream games just since 2008 and is by no means an exhaustive list.<\/p>\n

There are a lot of artists \/ academics \/ heroes out there who do this promotion a lot better than I will ever be able to and they are inspirational. \u00a0The guys who make Extra Credits for example are amazing at this and engage in the medium in an academic, enlightening and equally entertaining manner. \u00a0If you are for whatever reason not convinced by anything I’m saying here, go and have a look at one of their video<\/a>s. \u00a0It probably doesn’t matter which one, they are all of a similar quality and they’re only around the five minute mark, so it won’t take you long to get the gist.<\/p>\n

It goes without saying that I love computer games. \u00a0I always have, and to the dismay of my parents who probably thought I was going to grow out of them at some point, I always will. \u00a0I am by no means trying to justify this love, I am trying to share it. \u00a0Whenever I find something interesting, the first thing I want to do is share it with all the people that matter to me. \u00a0With something as amazing as this medium, quite frankly, the world needs to know.<\/p>\n

Additional Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our core values that we had at my old office were “Dynamic, Proactive, Committed, Focussed.” \u00a0It always made me think that you can’t really be all four at once. \u00a0To be dynamic and proactive, on some\u00a0fundamental\u00a0level you have to abandon being committed and focussed. \u00a0I also think that I think too much about these things.<\/p>\n

I can’t seem to write a single blog post without making some reference to Star Wars. \u00a0This is becoming a problem. \u00a0It’s\u00a0undermining\u00a0my writing, my message and my credibility. \u00a0I may need to exercise these demons sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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