Molly Shove

Molly Shove

Molly aka Pixie has been saving the world from imminent destruction since childhood. Her first escapade was possessing the body of crash bandicoot in his self titled game, and she's been hacking, slashing or in the case of persona, making angsty teen dating choices ever since. Molly realized she had both a writing and gaming problem after writing a 12 page philosophy thesis on free will in games, which is mostly just a love letter to bioshock.

Monday, 28 March 2016 00:00

Lazy Moral Justification in Gaming

Violence is visceral, satisfying, and it’s simply human/normal to take pleasure in exerting force over others. That is, it’s “normal” in the context of a simulation, where there are no long-lasting negative effects or guilt associated with it...