# THOUGHTCRIMES
> [!INFO] Make the best of your mind-weapons!
> **TEACHER**: Eric McQuiggan
> **TOPIC**: Ethical gaming & mind-games
> **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?
> **DESIGN-GOAL**: To stay sane
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## Gameplay
![[DESIGNS/Thoughcrimes/Thoughtcrimes_gameplay_New.mp4]]
- [[ATTACHMENTS/Thoughtcrimes_gameplay.mp4|Thoughtcrimes: 1st iteration gameplay]]
## Weapons
See **[[DancingStarsSlingshot_3D|Dancing Star Slingshot]]**
![[KITS/TOY.worlds/DS_Slingshot/Slingshot.gif]]
See **[[Cosmoscope_3D]]**
![[DESIGNS/Thoughcrimes/Cosmoscope.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 their minds
| ![[DESIGNS/Thoughcrimes/Rules.png]] | ![[DESIGNS/Thoughcrimes/ConsciousStrategyArtillery.jpeg]] | ![[DESIGNS/Thoughcrimes/artilleryScheme.png]]<br>![[DESIGNS/Thoughcrimes/winConditions.png]] |
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## Resource
**Code**: [[Thoughtcrimes_code]]
**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_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 - [[ATTACHMENTS/REFS/StarEvolution.png]] ([School's Observatory](https://www.schoolsobservatory.org/learn/space/stars/evolution))
## Unreleased features
- [ ] [[
[email protected]]] (in development)
- [ ] [[TimeJokeying.game]] (confidential)
- [ ] Kafkian ==CENSORED==
![[AgainstGameMetaphysics.borders]]