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Written by stealthtoilet
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Sunday, 07 March 2010 |
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Life in RL
Part Two: Interactive Discourse
Mar. 7th, 2010
By stealth_toilet There are many observations I have made since I’ve given up videogames which I feel are essential to modern day gamers, both in and out of virtual landscapes, but I find it difficult to transmit all of them to you, the reader, in an expedient fashion. I’ve already attempted, several times, to sit down and write comparisons between real life situations and common videogame tropes. I’ve written extensively comprehensive analogies of real life situations that can be reduced to grinding for experience in World of Warcraft, performing tedious min/maxing in single player RPGs, and embarking on a variety of unrelated fetch quests. It is a shame I will not be showing you the product of those analogies because, well, real life can be a lot like a bad RPG in many ways, but I do not believe relating any of that to you is essential in any way. As gamers we already know life is tedious, repetitive, and full of mindless busywork, which is why many of us enjoy the fantastic and unreal qualities of videogames. I don’t need to prove that to you, because as a gamer you already know real life can be kind of boring. What I can tell you, that I believe is essential for you to know as a gamer, is what it is like to not be a gamer. |
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Written by mastermario
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Friday, 05 March 2010 |
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Join BV, MM, MD20XX, Hylian7, and newcomer ThravRande as we dive deep into the terrors of APOCALYPS3, Xbox Live Moderator justice, Nintendo dropping massive titles in 2010, and Portal on PC begs us to return to Aperture Laboratory for a hidden mystery!
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 06 March 2010 )
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Written by stealthtoilet
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 |
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Life in RL
Part One: Having Enough Faberge Eggs
Feb. 23, 2010
By stealth_toilet I am addicted. There was a time when calling myself a "game addict" was somewhat true, but mostly endearing, humorous, and even a tad ironic. Circumstances have changed since then, and I now find that my addiction to games is actually a detriment to my health, lifestyle, and well being. I don't mean to be melodramatic; I don't believe my life hangs in the balance, or that I need an intervention of any kind. I certainly find a problem of this nature to be somewhat egotistical and self-serving; I am basically saying my affluent, care-free, 1st-world country lifestyle is too affluent and care-free. It's like saying the problem with my Ferrari is that I'm afraid someday it might get wrecked in a crash, completely overlooking just how privileged I am to have a Ferrari. I am aware of the fact that we should all be so lucky to consider a problem like addiction to entertainment an actual problem, so do not misinterpret the gravity of the situation when I say I have to quit. I don't need to quit playing games in the same way trapped earthquake victims need to be rescued, or the voices of the politically oppressed and disenfranchised need to be heard. I could keep up my addiction to games and in many ways still enjoy a life preferable to that of the majority of the population. But I feel I have the opportunity and privilege to live an even better life, and it would be an insult to all those who have been denied the privilege and opportunity not to take advantage of it. More than that, however, is that I don't want to think of myself as a game addict, at least not seriously, and so I have taken advantage of the 40 days of Lent to change precisely that. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 23 February 2010 )
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Written by mastermario
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Friday, 19 February 2010 |
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Join BV, Creepin, MM, Phoenix, Hylian7, Spartan, MD20XX, and Fr0dus as they discuss games they're playing, Feb/March game releases, and Bioshock 2/Battlefield: Bad Company 2, plus a special "What Happened to This?" segment.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 19 February 2010 )
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