Marc Arthur

Here are some notes on the game "Torn City" I've been playing.

a link to the article I referenced on electronic poetics: http://www.ubu.com/papers/andrews_electronic.html

Here is the interview with a player of "Torn City"

As a game player, what would you say keeps you coming back to "Torn City"?
boredom

Do you ever use tactics or concepts from "Torn City" in real life?
yes, if I'm ever in jail or hospital I just refresh until Im out

What has been the most exciting moment in "Torn City" for you?
there was this hot boy who tried to sell me vicodin and kept talking about his penis

What has been the most dull?
getting to level 25

Do you consider yourself existing as a rebellious outsider or someone
who fits into the mold of "Torn City"? Please explain your grounds.
I am succeeding in my goal to be a low class two-bit hoodlum, while others are real capos.

Are your goals in "Torn City" congruent with your goals in life? What
is lost in between? How do you compensate?
yes in that it's small goals easily attained. time is lost. I have a big penis.