Ever wanted to play a game that has effects in the Real world?

[Dwood]

Play Lose/Lose (http://www.stfj.net/art/2009/loselose/)

It will delete every file give you 5 bucks for each enemy you kill!

[Rentafence]

Delete a random file huh? So this is virtual Russian roulette in a sense?

[Dwood]

Delete a random file huh? So this is virtual Russian roulette in a sense?

Pretty much. Idk if it messes with your Windows files though or random data files that aren't a part of your install.


Lose/Lose is a video-game with real life consequences. 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. If the players ship is destroyed, the application itself is deleted.

Although touching aliens will cause the player to lose the game, and killing aliens awards points, the aliens will never actually fire at the player. This calls into question the player's mission, which is never explicitly stated, only hinted at through classic game mechanics. Is the player supposed to be an aggressor? Or merely an observer, traversing through a dangerous land?

Why do we assume that because we are given a weapon an awarded for using it, that doing so is right?

By way of exploring what it means to kill in a video-game, Lose/Lose broaches bigger questions. As technology grows, our understanding of it diminishes, yet, at the same time, it becomes increasingly important in our lives. At what point does our virtual data become as important to us as physical possessions? If we have reached that point already, what real objects do we value less than our data? What implications does trusting something so important to something we understand so poorly have?

[Pyong Kawaguchi]

I'd play this but, I don't want to lose shit :/

[Sever]

Hell, I think I've found a new game to play on computers that aren't mine.

[ultama121]

This idea is fucking dumb. :|

[Dwood]

This idea screams fucking dumb to me. :|

It's not insane... if you want to clear stuff from your computer.

[Con]

Why do we assume that because we are given a weapon an awarded for using it, that doing so is right?
By way of exploring what it means to kill in a video-game, Lose/Lose broaches bigger questions. As technology grows, our understanding of it diminishes, yet, at the same time, it becomes increasingly important in our lives. At what point does our virtual data become as important to us as physical possessions? If we have reached that point already, what real objects do we value less than our data? What implications does trusting something so important to something we understand so poorly have?

This is the important message behind the game. Well done, maker.

[Cortexian]

I've been playing it on a virtual machine with no ill effects.

[Donut]

Hell, I think I've found a new game to play on computers that aren't mine.
school computer network gogogogogo

[AAA]

school computer network gogogogogo

:lmao: this is badass!! I wouldn't do it on my computer but, overall it sounds cool. :iamafag:

[Limited]

Wow lol, so rewards are fake but bad consequences are real...bit one sided.

[Donut]

i left the link to this game on the library computers that freshmen use. am now waiting for results.

[Dwood]

i left the link to this game on the library computers that freshmen use. am now waiting for results.

"Hey! Where'd my powerpoint go!?!"

[Cortexian]

Since failure results in file deletion, shouldn't success be resulted in file creation? If you win to much your computer will just fill up, lmao.