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1. Philosophy in Games: A Study in Contrasts

Welcome, player, to the first installment of our series on Philosophy in Games. In this chapter, we'll explore how the rules of reality are subverted by the very medium that promises to simulate them.

Imagine a world where the only constants are the pixels on the screen, where the player's actions are reduced to a series of binary decisions, and where the only truth is the one you choose to play. Welcome to the world of Neo-Brutalist philosophy.

1.1. The Ontology of Pixels - An exploration of the fundamental nature of the digital realm.

1.2. The Epistemology of Choices - A study of how we know what we know in the world of binary decisions.

1.3. The Axiology of Gamification - An examination of the values and ethics of game design.

And that's not all! Continue reading for more on the philosophical implications of playing games.