Comments on: A Funny Thing Happened on the way to Utah http://www.tinymantis.com/2009/03/14/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-utah/ Sun, 09 May 2010 18:59:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Aweaver http://www.tinymantis.com/2009/03/14/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-utah/comment-page-1/#comment-799 Aweaver Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:57:19 +0000 http://www.tinymantis.com/?p=122#comment-799 At my house, I can get my and older relative who is in her 60's to play games with me. We used to play quake 3 arena and Unreal Tournament. Probably could have gotten her to try diablo 2 if I could teach her to use a mouse or a gamepad. Her husband will not play any games. Can see the Observer/Participant stuff there too. Unless you have been in a well fought deathmatch, its hard to understand what the fun is. Basically if you were born in a generation that has had some exposure to videogames, you will have a better view of games. Also lets not forget the Idea that games are for kids. A lot of people still think that way. They forget that game players cover a wide age demographic that probably extends to the 40's and beyond. On the other hand, I wonder about games. There is so much damage the current demographic and the previous one can do, its scary. Its going to take time for the new demographic to step up and get control. Even though I have probably killed a lot of game avatars, I would probably would hurt a fly if it was a housefly/Horsefly. Anyway, good article. At my house, I can get my and older relative who is in her 60′s to play games with me. We used to play quake 3 arena and Unreal Tournament. Probably could have gotten her to try diablo 2 if I could teach her to use a mouse or a gamepad. Her husband will not play any games.

Can see the Observer/Participant stuff there too.

Unless you have been in a well fought deathmatch, its hard to understand what the fun is.

Basically if you were born in a generation that has had some exposure to videogames, you will have a better view of games.

Also lets not forget the Idea that games are for kids. A lot of people still think that way. They forget that game players cover a wide age demographic that probably extends to the 40′s and beyond.

On the other hand, I wonder about games.
There is so much damage the current demographic and the previous one can do, its scary. Its going to take time for the new demographic to step up and get control.

Even though I have probably killed a lot of game avatars, I would probably would hurt a fly if it was a housefly/Horsefly.

Anyway, good article.

]]> By: Ioannis http://www.tinymantis.com/2009/03/14/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-utah/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Ioannis Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:45:36 +0000 http://www.tinymantis.com/?p=122#comment-31 I will not leave my kids play video games.....................................more time than I do :) I will not leave my kids play video games……………………………….more time than I do :)

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