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Huw, Is reality really something to be "penetrated." -greg On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Huw Lloyd <huw.softdesigns@gmail.com>wrote: > On 27 October 2011 19:17, Linda Polin <linda.polin@pepperdine.edu> wrote: > > > > > On Oct 26, 2011, at 3:42 PM, Huw Lloyd wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Programming is part of a domain of articulated intentionality, of > > > penetrating reality. The issue with simplified environments is the > > minimal > > > penetration. One is limited to a scope that was designed for. The > > spirit > > > of programming goes beyond this to a deeper appreciation of processes. > > > > I was trying to indicate the openness and range of the possible in > > Minecraft, which doesn't sacrifice the playfulness that I find lacking in > > straight up programming except for people who enjoy debugging. I do find > it > > hard to grok programming as uniquely "penetrating reality," though. Could > > you explain that? Perhaps I need "articulated intentionality" unpacked as > > well since I see most goal driven construction efforts, e.g., to create a > > machine in Minecraft, as articulated and intentional. > > > > > I can't say I recall writing 'uniquely', Linda. > > Huw > __________________________________________ > _____ > xmca mailing list > xmca@weber.ucsd.edu > http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca > -- Gregory A. Thompson, Ph.D. Sanford I. Berman Post-Doctoral Scholar Department of Communication University of California, San Diego __________________________________________ _____ xmca mailing list xmca@weber.ucsd.edu http://dss.ucsd.edu/mailman/listinfo/xmca