Breaksout

Game Title: Breaksout

http://www.pippinbarr.com/games/breaksout/

Designer: Pippin Barr

Goal: To break through the wall.

Game Mechanics: Players move the paddle back and forth to hit the ball into the wall to break down some of it.

Controls: Press the left and right arrow keys to move the paddle left and right in the game.

Theme: Breaking down or overcoming boundaries.

Is it a Cyborg game? Why?

Yes, because everyone starts with the same skill set, is anonymous, and the game blurs the divide between “gamers” and “non-gamers.” This game is a cyborg game since it doesn’t require special skills or previous knowledge to play, and doesn’t give any one player a head start. As a result, there is a blur in the divide between advanced gamers and people who don’t play that often (“non-gamers”). People who play this game are also anonymous, showing that the game is very similar to a cyborg game in which these people, or gamers, are invisibly different from each other.

Most cyborg games seem to aim to be blasphemous. This game can be considered blasphemous like a typical cyborg game since players can only make slight interactions and can’t really make a lot of choices besides which direction they move the paddle.