tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post983560139156162164..comments2024-01-28T08:54:32.914-06:00Comments on That's interesting...: The trouble with video gamesBill Garthrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08552459555883204060noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post-25791314451881691972011-12-14T11:17:35.380-06:002011-12-14T11:17:35.380-06:00Thanks, Anonymous. The issue of thinking in games ...Thanks, Anonymous. The issue of thinking in games - really making your own decisions, rather than just following as a game leads you by the hand - is something I need to address sometime.<br /><br />Or maybe I already have. It's easy to lose track here.Bill Garthrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552459555883204060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post-86444059405390159972011-12-14T08:12:14.268-06:002011-12-14T08:12:14.268-06:00I loved Charlie Brooker's article and actually...I loved Charlie Brooker's article and actually had to write about it for a higher readin assessment. He uses comedy to help portray the homoerotic themes and unessessary need for all the violence. Also you are not supposed to think in this game just do as your told wether you agree or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post-61335441119388216992011-11-21T16:40:42.480-06:002011-11-21T16:40:42.480-06:00Heh, heh. I kind of thought that was you, Ann, but...Heh, heh. I kind of thought that was you, Ann, but I wasn't certain, so I didn't want to assume anything.<br /><br />Re. <b>Morrowind</b>, I don't know what skeleton you're talking about. First bridge? But you can go pretty much anywhere you want in the world. And if it's a quest, just do a different one.<br /><br />I'm very bad at those games, myself. But I just practice my sneaking and my archery skills, so I can take out enemies before they even know I'm there. Admittedly, that doesn't work quite as well with skeletons, unless you buy some special arrows or use potions.Bill Garthrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552459555883204060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post-44553932728048152822011-11-21T16:14:31.108-06:002011-11-21T16:14:31.108-06:00Well...thanks for the thoughtful response. I real...Well...thanks for the thoughtful response. I really was joking. As you know, I don't play multiplayer games, either. I'm not social enough for that...or fast enough. I'm stuck in Morrowind because I can't slay that skeleton on the first bridge!AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02404486014359794886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post-91647027326641620952011-11-21T14:41:43.951-06:002011-11-21T14:41:43.951-06:00You know, AJ, I was wondering about that as I wrot...You know, AJ, I was wondering about that as I wrote the post. I wasn't sure the examples I gave, things I didn't like in games, were actually dickish behavior. I went so far as to Google "dickish." Twice. (That didn't help, because it wasn't that I didn't understand the word.)<br /><br />So no, I don't think I <i>can</i> elaborate. I used the word because that was what Charlie Brooker used. Note that he used it to describe the actions of game <i>characters</i>, of NPCs. I think I understand his point, but I've never actually played <b>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3</b> myself.<br /><br />I don't actually play <i>any</i> multiplayer games, not these days. But from what I've seen and heard, I tend to think that it's also widespread among the players themselves. There are a lot of jerks out there.<br /><br />While you were commenting here, I was editing this post to mention some of the comments at <i>The Guardian</i>. The first one definitely describes what I think is dickish behavior.<br /><br />(And it's why the claim that the game is homoerotic - which is, certainly, no problem if that <i>is</i> the case - strikes me as funny. It's the combination of over-the-top macho posturing with players running around calling everyone else "gay.")<br /><br />As I say, I probably can't elaborate. If you're wondering about the game itself, or objecting because you play it, well, I don't, so I have no personal knowledge of it.<br /><br />And if you mean in general, I guess I object to games encouraging players to behave like jerks, whether it's an actual character trait or not.Bill Garthrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552459555883204060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379287241318002122.post-532940767957969552011-11-21T12:39:39.062-06:002011-11-21T12:39:39.062-06:00Can you elaborate, please? What constitutes dickis...Can you elaborate, please? What constitutes dickish behavior?AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02404486014359794886noreply@blogger.com