My favorite part about this piece is the argued importance of video games. Clark does not write to an audience that is convinced that all video games are fun, instead he is arguing that video games have the potential be artful and intellectual. He uses Blow's profile to argue this. I think he is successful. I imagined a video game that stimulates refined thought.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
The Most Dangerous Gamer
This piece is hilarious. Clark describes Blow as such an interesting character. I'm not convinced that his description is fair because Blow seems very eccentric and I'm not sure at what pains Clark went to in order to understand him. For example, Clark writes about Blow's childhood, a moment in the piece we the reader begins to understand Blow. However we do not hear from his family members or those that knew him when he was younger.
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Ellen,
ReplyDeleteGood insight about the lack of outside sources to explain Blow's childhood. I also felt it gave a good insight into understanding Blow as a character, but it would have been more dynamic with multiple perspecties.
I also agree with your assessment of the writer's intention -- that video games can be artful and intellectual -- and does so by attempting to illustrate this creator, who is both artful and intellectual. Nice conclusion!