Thursday 15 February, 2018

Played for a bit longer today, After a while I realized that I Don't really like the game too much or rather it is an unfair reality of being a prison architect. A normal architect never has to meet any of his "users" and just creates the prison. Similar to how home builders never meet the purchasers of the home. Prison Architects aren't meant to meet inmates. I am starting to get attached to the inmates and care for their well being like pet animals, which is unfair to the inmates themselves. I find myself catering to the inmates needs first instead of catering to the needs of the prison. Which is weird because what is a prison without inmates? I am in a moral quandary that may need more thought.

Really great job on these gamelogs Erick! You bring up some fascinating observations such as trade offs of prisoner productivity vs. prisoner freedom as well as the game having the player becoming emotionally attached to prisoners. You have a lot of material here to digest for potential topics for your OPA. When writing your ethical question consider the moral implications of how the game approaches a moral issue or what it is having the player reflect on while playing. Keep it up!