In the climbing sim developed by the titular New York Game Center professor, players are not tasked with pushing a boulder up a hill. However, we do know that players accept a similar fate when they download Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. We don’t know why Sisyphus received this particular punishment, although scholars speculate.
When he reached the top-gasping for breath, hands numb, pouring sweat- the giant stone rolled back down, and our damned hero returned to the valley below to resume his toil. Sisyphus was sentenced by the Greek gods to roll a boulder up a hill, endlessly, for all of eternity.
