tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post5534109470924324229..comments2024-03-27T09:27:33.931+00:00Comments on Idiotic Hat: Alien SweetcornMike C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-51748862516248074382012-04-17T17:35:34.705+01:002012-04-17T17:35:34.705+01:00Funny about your dad, Mike. He was right, of couse...Funny about your dad, Mike. He was right, of couse. The Blues is an endless repetition of the same three chords, but the permutations we have are astounding. Here again, he didn't "get it" probably because he wasn't willing to invest the hundreds of hours (thousands?) those of us who enjoy it have. There was no payback for him. As there isn't for us old farts with gaming.Kent Wileyhttp://www.manmadewilderness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-24365170991589755832012-04-17T08:18:29.635+01:002012-04-17T08:18:29.635+01:00Kent,
That's it, exactly -- what baffles me a...Kent,<br /><br />That's it, exactly -- what baffles me about gaming is the payoff. Even in those games which don't, essentially, come down to a shoot 'em up, the rewards seem incommensurate with the effort involved -- but I clearly don't get it, which is why I think it's a generational thing.<br /><br />After all, you should have heard my father going on about rock's "three chord trick", but the hairs on my neck rise whenever I hear the intro to, say, "Johnny B. Goode" ...<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-52843704149421517582012-04-17T03:56:24.064+01:002012-04-17T03:56:24.064+01:00The time factor is indeed the primary determinant ...The time factor is indeed the primary determinant when it comes to gaming. Sorry Martin, but you don't "have a go" at gaming. You spend hundreds of hours to get to the point where you're merely competent. It's like learning software. Well, it <b>is</b> learning software.<br /><br />For me, do I want to read and write and photograph, or do I want to spend those endless hours learning another level of some war game? Which might be useful if one intends to join the military. Otherwise, it's not clear to me the attraction, other than the immersion in a fictional world much more <i>graphic</i> than what can be done with "mere" words. But it's obvious which side of the divide I'm on...Kent Wileyhttp://www.manmadewilderness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-66422952740169085282012-04-15T20:12:09.809+01:002012-04-15T20:12:09.809+01:00If you have a Wii (!) then the Road to Gaming is w...If you have a Wii (!) then the Road to Gaming is wide open... Expensive, though, not least in time.<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-5990940365609016232012-04-15T17:48:58.223+01:002012-04-15T17:48:58.223+01:00Ah, I see. Well, I'd probably find the gaming ...Ah, I see. Well, I'd probably find the gaming a lot of fun...if my fingers, thumbs and reflexes were up to it. I can appreciate the attraction, and would definitely have a go, always in the knowledge that I'd be rubbish at it, for all the reasons above.<br /><br />I do have a Nintendo Wii, but I mainly use it for streaming BBC iPlayer through my TV.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-28407742670528569572012-04-15T12:15:47.202+01:002012-04-15T12:15:47.202+01:00Angry Birds doesn't really count as a game, it...Angry Birds doesn't really count as a game, it's what David Cameron mentions when he wants to seem a man of the people. I'm talking immersive role-playing games which require a specialist console or mastering a set of complex key combos to navigate, and hours of dedication -- the latest to obsess my two is Mass Effect 3.<br /><br />I cannot interest myself in them, but to the younger generations these are the "new rock and roll". A whole new language is being developed to which I am deaf, in the same way my father couldn't "hear" rock music.<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-81557227246694476182012-04-15T12:02:22.171+01:002012-04-15T12:02:22.171+01:00As if to underline the weirdness of the whole huma...As if to underline the weirdness of the whole human/computer interaction 'thing', I'm writing this while listening, via the internet, to Will Self on J.G.Ballard.<br /><br />But, back to your question. I have to admit, there is a certain level of competition between me and my five year old granddaughter, when it comes to Angry Birds. I fear there's no hope for me, Mike.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-29343581252556156292012-04-15T11:02:12.261+01:002012-04-15T11:02:12.261+01:00Martin,
Do you play games, either on your compute...Martin,<br /><br />Do you play games, either on your computer or ion a console? I think that is the root of the true generational divide, though there are exceptions. I was floored to discover that my sister -- 8 yrs older than me and a Baptist deacon -- is a keen Playstation user.<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-71728397727098421252012-04-14T20:08:43.269+01:002012-04-14T20:08:43.269+01:00I tried Twitter, but just didn't get it, so I ...I tried Twitter, but just didn't get it, so I dumped it. I really enjoy blogging, I'm in the early stages of an experimental relationship with FB, and I often refer to my android phone as the world in my pocket. I guess it really is a question of how/if these things suit our lifestyles. In a recent conversation on the subject of social media platforms, I suggested to an American author that blogging is a bit like visiting someone's house, while FB is more about bumping into a friend or acquaintance in the street. Not a comfortable analogy, I'll grant you but you'll get my drift. On the whole, I tend not to respond to the 'keep up, grandad' line, but that's because the little kid in me finds it hard not to get excited by the shiny 'new'.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.com