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\nWhy Aren't There Science Fiction Games? - The Philosophy of Fantasy vs. Sci-Fi - Extra Credits\n

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\nIf the goal of science fiction is - as John W. Campbell once said - to \"make the marvelous seem mundane, and then the mundane will seem marvelous\" then many games let us down by forcing us to experience the same overblown things...\nIf the goal of science fiction is - as John W. Campbell once said - to \"make the marvelous seem mundane, and then the mundane will seem marvelous\" then many games let us down by forcing us to experience the same overblown things repeatedly until we get tired of them. But good mundanity gets us to imagine what technology would look like (and do for us) in our regular lives. That's called mechanical transference, and it's something hard sci-fi is really good at creating. Subscribe for new episodes every Wednesday! (---More below) _______ Get your Extra Credits gear at the store! Play games with us on Extra Play! Watch more episodes from this season of Extra Credits! Contribute community subtitles to Extra Credits Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz) Follow us on Facebook Get our list of recommended games on Steam _________ Would you like James to speak at your school or organization? For info, contact us at: contact@extra-credits.net _________ ♪ Intro Music: \"Penguin Cap\" by CarboHydroM ♪ Outro Music: \"Uncharted Worlds\" by RichardEB\n
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