Three Fundamental Conditions of Human Existence

The three fundamental conditions of human existence are Humans in all places and times interact with the natural environment Humans in all places and times interact with one another  Humans in all places and times develop and act upon ideas Does the game reflect these fundamentals? If so, how so? Also use this post to reflect on your overall experience with the game. Does it effectively portray the nature of historical change?  The...

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Spiritual Life and Moral Codes

Felipe Fernández-Armesto and Spodek approach to studying world religions in two different ways. Much like them, the game also presents world religion in a unique way that does not follow history. FFA follows a horizontal integration approach with world religion. Horizontal integration meaning he looks how the religions are connected to each other across space and time. In the early parts of chapter nine, he examined the early rise of...

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Episode #3-6

I have updated more videos. I have released episodes #3 through #6. They are updated on my menu as well (hover over Videos and go down to My Gameplay). My Recent Videos are automatically updated as I upload videos on YouTube. I recommend watching the videos in either 720p or 1080p. I do not record on the best settings (unfortunately).  Sad part, it is only turns 60-133. Barely over 60 turns and it turns into four episodes. Oh well,...

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Technology and the Environment

Technology and the Environment is used in every aspect of the game. To start, Technology is the running drive for the video game. By upgrading technologies in the tree, you can advance your civilization further. The further your civilization, the more advantages the player will have. I have seen games where I've achieved two eras before the person advanced one era. This is all based around technology. Click here to see the image in full detail. Technologies...

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YouTube Problems and Future Episodes

As some of you guys (for those that are out there?) know, I'm uploading my video gameplay to YouTube and posting it to this blog. Well, YouTube has recently become more of a problem as the end of 2013. YouTube is sending out more copyright notices to YouTube content creators (even beginners like me). These copyright notices are flagged when their automated system determines that the file uploaded may contain music or footage claimed under a...

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Artistic Endeavors

Zhong Zeduan (1085-1145) Spring Festival Along the River What do you think about when you read the word 'Art'? Do you think paintings, statues, or expression? Here is the definition of art: art /ärt/ the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. For me, it is not easy to define...

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Society and Its Categories

Society and Its Categories is not easily defined into Eras, compared to the other themes. Rather, I think it is more important to list the types of categories people can be associated with. These categories include the following: Kinship Familial Gender Age Class Political Religion Race Throughout history, people categorize other humans for the sake of organization. I think it is human nature, across the globe, to put people into categories. Most...

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