{"id":3660,"date":"2006-01-17T13:05:59","date_gmt":"2006-01-17T21:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/01\/17\/disaffected\/"},"modified":"2019-12-19T16:09:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T00:09:41","slug":"disaffected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/01\/17\/disaffected\/","title":{"rendered":"Disaffected!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:7074,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.persuasivegames.com\\\/games\\\/game.aspx?game=disaffected&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260309190333\\\/https:\\\/\\\/persuasivegames.com\\\/games\\\/game.aspx?game=disaffected&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/persuasivegames.com\\\/games\\\/game.aspx?game=disaffected&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 21:27:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 21:27:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:7075,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.fedex.com\\\/us\\\/officeprint\\\/main\\\/index.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260114142626\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.fedex.com\\\/us\\\/officeprint\\\/main\\\/index.html&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-09 19:00:23&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 21:27:40&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 21:27:40&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:7076,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.boingboing.net\\\/2006\\\/01\\\/17\\\/disaffected_an_antik.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20070802094057\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.boingboing.net\\\/2006\\\/01\\\/17\\\/disaffected_an_antik.html&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/boingboing.net\\\/&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><em>This<\/em> is hilarious&#8230;and (at times) freakishly accurate.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.persuasivegames.com\/games\/game.aspx?game=disaffected\" title=\"Persuasive Games: Disaffected!\">Disaffected!<\/a> &#8211; a videogame parody of the Kinko\u2019s copy store, a source of frustration from its patrons. Disaffected! puts the player in the role employees forced to service customers under the particular incompetences common to a Kinko\u2019s store.<\/p>\n<p>  [&#8230;] Disaffected! gives the player the chance to step into the demotivated position of real FedEx Kinkos employees. Feel the indifference of these purple-shirted malcontents first-hand, and consider the possible reasons behind their malaise &#8212; is it mere incompetence? Managerial affliction? Unseen but serious labor issues?<\/p>\n<p>  [&#8230;] Disaffected! is an arcade-style game with fast action and high replayability. The player controls one or more employees behind the counter at a typical copy store. As each level starts, customers enter the store through the front doors and line up behind the cashiers at the counters. The player must try to find and deliver each customer&#8217;s order. Obstacles include confused employees, employees who refuse to work, employees who move orders around indiscriminately so the player cannot find them.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After the number of years I spent working at Kinko&#8217;s (now <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fedex.com\/us\/officeprint\/main\/index.html\" title=\"FedEx Kinko's\">FedEx Kinko&#8217;s<\/a>)&#8230;heh. Count me as very, <em>very<\/em> amused. And <em>very<\/em> glad I&#8217;m not working there anymore.<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boingboing.net\/2006\/01\/17\/disaffected_an_antik.html\" title=\"Boing Boing: Disaffected: An anti-Kinko's videogame\">Boing Boing<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disaffected! &#8211; a videogame parody of the Kinko\u2019s copy store, a source of frustration from its patrons. 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