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80 - Tolkien, Sub-Creation, and the Case for Video Games
Published 1 year, 6 months ago
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Are video games only a waste of time, or can they share in what Tolkien called sub-creation? Dr. Andrew Snyder (professor of philosophy and theology) reads his essay "Video Games as Sub-Creation" and rethinks an old prejudice through On Fairy-Stories.
This Mythic Mind episode asks what happens when play builds secondary worlds with the materials of the primary one: enchantment, truth in fiction, and why "made up" is a poor synonym for false. Elder Scrolls games (Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim) show up as a lived example of open-world mythmaking.
Topics include Tolkien's sub-creation, games as more than diversion, and the line between idle escape and formative enchantment.
Related:
• The Art of Video Games: Craft Worth Taking Seriously (Mythic Mind, ep. 78): https://youtu.be/znENVLKB3e8
• On Fairy-Stories: Sub-Creation, Escape, and Consolation (Mythic Mind, ep. 36): https://youtu.be/a0hIBT-Ncss
• Knights of the Old Republic: Choice, Jolee, and the Light (Mythic Mind, ep. 93): https://youtu.be/KfutgcIdL5M
• War of the Rohirrim: The Lord of the Rings Anime (Mythic Mind, ep. 67): https://youtu.be/Yns-tDu_S-4
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https://youtu.be/N3dsEIdSAcc
Are video games only a waste of time, or can they share in what Tolkien called sub-creation? Dr. Andrew Snyder (professor of philosophy and theology) reads his essay "Video Games as Sub-Creation" and rethinks an old prejudice through On Fairy-Stories.
This Mythic Mind episode asks what happens when play builds secondary worlds with the materials of the primary one: enchantment, truth in fiction, and why "made up" is a poor synonym for false. Elder Scrolls games (Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim) show up as a lived example of open-world mythmaking.
Topics include Tolkien's sub-creation, games as more than diversion, and the line between idle escape and formative enchantment.
Related:
• The Art of Video Games: Craft Worth Taking Seriously (Mythic Mind, ep. 78): https://youtu.be/znENVLKB3e8
• On Fairy-Stories: Sub-Creation, Escape, and Consolation (Mythic Mind, ep. 36): https://youtu.be/a0hIBT-Ncss
• Knights of the Old Republic: Choice, Jolee, and the Light (Mythic Mind, ep. 93): https://youtu.be/KfutgcIdL5M
• War of the Rohirrim: The Lord of the Rings Anime (Mythic Mind, ep. 67): https://youtu.be/Yns-tDu_S-4
Join the Mythic Mind Fellowship:
https://mythicmindfellowship.c...
Listen to/watch the Mythic Mind podcasts:
- Mythic Mind
- Mythic Mind Games
- Mythic Mind Movies & Shows
#MythicMind #Tolkien #SubCreation #VideoGames #OnFairyStories #ElderScrolls #Philosophy #Theology
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mythic-mind--5808321/support.