An interesting perspective on Gaming

Discussion in 'Creative Writing, Graphics, Movies, etc.' started by Rubius, Jan 14, 2011.

  1. Rubius

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    By Newscientist.

     
    Rubius, Jan 14, 2011
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    100% accurate.
     
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    cool vid but i wasted valuable gaming time
    ..oh shit..i wasted more posting this..
    oh shit..wasted more gaming time talking about wasting gaming time
    ..oh hell.....I wasted....
     
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    It's like rats getting cheese for completing a maze. That is their version of phat loot.
     
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    dont feel bad, you are gaining exp and thus lvls in this game called the XoOforums.
    Look at all those points and achievements under your name! Doing good!
     
    decoyninja, Jan 18, 2011
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    Humans now spend 90% of their lives staring at squares and rectangles.

    Wait what?
     
    Sogetsu, Jan 18, 2011
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    100% if you count cones, but I can ignore those
     
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    Tom Chatfield has some interesting things to say on this topic. Read his book "Fun Inc" if you're interested.
     
    NSman, Jan 20, 2011
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    I saw Schell speak about this in some TED talk. Makes kinda sense but I do hate points. Games are great for the challenge like the video mentions.
     
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