# THOUGHTCRIMES
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> [!INFO] **[[NEPOBJEDIVI/GAME DESIGN/Game Design List|Toy Philosophy]]**
> **Teacher**: Eric McQuiggan
> **Theme**: Ethical gaming & mind-games
> ![[DESIGNS/Thoughcrimes/Thoughtcrimes_gameplay_New.mp4]]
> **Aesthetic**: Metaphysical & psychedelic horror
> **Reflection**: Do thoughts define our actions? Obviously, but not all thoughts do. Which thoughts do define our actions and how do we know that? E.g. I know I can have a joke with myself, and then how do I know when it's a joke?
## Weapons
See **[[NEPOBJEDIVI/MODELING/Dancing Stars Slingshot|Dancing Star Slingshot]]**
![[Slingshot.gif]]
See **[[NEPOBJEDIVI/MODELING/Cosmoscope]]**
![[DESIGNS/Thoughcrimes/Cosmoscope.gif]]
**Peeking into another player's mind**
![[DESIGNS/Thoughcrimes/PeekingMinds.gif]]
## Rules
1. Grow dancing stars in your mind.
2. Use cosmoscope to see dancing stars in other players' minds.
3. Slingshot dancing stars in the minds of others.
4. Win if other players blow your mind first.
5. Or keep your thoughts at minimum.
6. Loose if your thoughts weight the most when someone else wins.
## Resource
**Code**: [[Thoughtcrimes_code]] (for internal use)
**Font**: Lemon Milk; Made Tommy
**Textures**: [Gold & silver](https://ambientcg.com/view?id=Metal055A)
**Palette**:[Black - Red](https://www.color-hex.com/color-palette/5633)
## Reference
==Concepts==
- "**Thoughtcrimes**" from G. Orwell's "1984" (1948)
- "**Dancing Stars**" from F. Niezsche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" (1883)
- "**Cosmoscope**" from D. Chalmers' "Constructing the World" (2012)
==Games==
- Psycho Patrol R (2025)
- Disco Elysium (2019) - "Inland Empire" skill :: [[ATTACHMENTS/REFS/DiscoElysium/DiscoElysium_InlandEmpire.png|Picture]]
- Two Point Museum (2025) - "Happy Thoughts" skill :: [[ATTACHMENTS/TwoPointsMuseum_HappyThoughts.png|Picture]]
==Papers==
- Barton (2006) [Scorched Parabolas: A History of the Artillery Game](https://web.archive.org/web/20160305113923/http://armchairarcade.com/neo/node/427)
==TV==
- "Traitors" TV game show (2023 - ...)
==More==
- Barber beats & [aciδζραφίχ❤️🔥🥜🌈🥎😻](https://cari.institute/aesthetics/acidgrafix)
- Astronomic star evolution: [School's Observatory](https://www.schoolsobservatory.org/learn/space/stars/evolution)
## Appendix
**Unreleased features**
- [ ] [[
[email protected]]] (in development)
- [ ] [[TimeJokeying.game]] (confidential)
- [ ] Kafkian ==CENSORED==
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