The Other Side of Wealth Inequality

Welcome!  In today’s class, we’ll be spending 5 mins exploring: How much a dollar really cost? Last week we mentioned how survival games like Metro require a balance of resources.  We looked mostly at what happens when someone has too much.  This week, we're going to look at what happens when the game becomes almost…

The Gilded Side of Wealth Inequality

Welcome and Congratulations! Dropping the course now might result in administrative fees. For our first lesson, we'll spend about 4 mins exploring: How much a dollar cost? There's this survival-horror game I really enjoyed playing.  I had to run it on the highest "performance" settings—which makes it significantly less horror and a lot more geometry—but…

Introduction and the Myth of Meritocracy

Welcome!  Today’s class will take an estimated time of 3 mins to explore: Who does this wannabe revolutionary, hiding behind a picture of a square sheep, think he is to deserve to teach this course? I grew up in a kind of bad neighbourhood.  When my family was setting up to immigrate to Canada, Korea…

Middle School

I went to my old middle school today. I realized I graduated a decade ago. It was mostly the same, but it had, in a small way, changed. It's been ten years since; I wonder if I've grown much. I guess I've learned a little. Though I can't say I know much, but maybe that's…