So what's this all about then?
Jun. 28th, 2011 02:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
achtungexplosivGaming is a subject that I can talk the hind legs off a donkey about, and am happy to do so to any willing audience. I don't think I'm a particularly special player; I'm not amazingly good, I didn't invent anything and I don't code, but I do like to examine things from various angles and if there is a community around a game, I like to get involved.
Gaming is sorta srs bsns.
Say wut?
Playing games requires an investment of time. It often requires an investment of money be it a one-time purchase, recurring subscription or microtransaction fees. It can also end up with an investment of emotion particularly in the case of multiplayer games and especially those that are persistant and where group effort over time is rewarded over time.
Money, time and emotion are often serious business with demands for all 3 coming from multiple directions for many people. It's not the pixels on screen, or a number in the corner that really matters. If a multiplayer or online game has a poor community, it can put people off playing. If a game is overpriced or fees go up, players may get annoyed. If effort and work is lost, players may feel set back. It's meant to be fun and enjoyable, defined differently from person to person, but get absorbed into something and it gets serious on some level.
All it needs a healthy sense of perspective from all sides to keep things positive.
As the cliché runs: Game On!
Gaming is sorta srs bsns.
Say wut?
Playing games requires an investment of time. It often requires an investment of money be it a one-time purchase, recurring subscription or microtransaction fees. It can also end up with an investment of emotion particularly in the case of multiplayer games and especially those that are persistant and where group effort over time is rewarded over time.
Money, time and emotion are often serious business with demands for all 3 coming from multiple directions for many people. It's not the pixels on screen, or a number in the corner that really matters. If a multiplayer or online game has a poor community, it can put people off playing. If a game is overpriced or fees go up, players may get annoyed. If effort and work is lost, players may feel set back. It's meant to be fun and enjoyable, defined differently from person to person, but get absorbed into something and it gets serious on some level.
All it needs a healthy sense of perspective from all sides to keep things positive.
As the cliché runs: Game On!
SUPPISE! you know the rest.
Date: 2011-07-06 02:57 pm (UTC)There i commented! And some day i might even have something intelligent to say. Also your blog is so much better than mine ever will be or could be.
-Razz-