Comments on: Come Together http://www.aelon.net/2006/02/come-together/ Random babblings from a few digitally inclined people Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:31:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Badmother http://www.aelon.net/2006/02/come-together/#comment-1784 Tue, 07 Feb 2006 13:38:11 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/02/come-together/#comment-1784 Until games are seen as a media art form rather than a child's hobby (by the mainstream press and society in general) the focus on them won't turn away from the current political mess. Just think...Tracy Emmit can leave her bed in a complete mess, rubbih strewn all over the place and it gets discussed in high-brow publications and journals...at no point do they try and link this 'art' to real-life issues/events/attitudes...maybe Tracye Emmit is to blame for all teenagers' rooms? Until games are seen as a media art form rather than a child’s hobby (by the mainstream press and society in general) the focus on them won’t turn away from the current political mess.

Just think…Tracy Emmit can leave her bed in a complete mess, rubbih strewn all over the place and it gets discussed in high-brow publications and journals…at no point do they try and link this ‘art’ to real-life issues/events/attitudes…maybe Tracye Emmit is to blame for all teenagers’ rooms?

]]> by: Kelmon http://www.aelon.net/2006/02/come-together/#comment-1783 Tue, 07 Feb 2006 09:32:07 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/02/come-together/#comment-1783 Slightly off-topic, but while I found Metal Gear Solid and its sequel to be fun games to play, the codec and conversations really got on my tits. Given this I can't imagine why anyone would want to recreate the annoying bits of the game... Slightly off-topic, but while I found Metal Gear Solid and its sequel to be fun games to play, the codec and conversations really got on my tits. Given this I can’t imagine why anyone would want to recreate the annoying bits of the game…

]]> by: Hardflip http://www.aelon.net/2006/02/come-together/#comment-1782 Mon, 06 Feb 2006 20:58:07 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/02/come-together/#comment-1782 I've already had someone scream "SNAAAAAAAAAKKKEEEE" at me when my phone went off walking back from a seminar. I’ve already had someone scream “SNAAAAAAAAAKKKEEEE” at me when my phone went off walking back from a seminar.

]]> by: Kelmon http://www.aelon.net/2006/02/come-together/#comment-1781 Mon, 06 Feb 2006 08:02:57 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/02/come-together/#comment-1781 Funny, I'd never consider discussing games with people in person. Online is OK but it's just not something that ever comes up in conversation. General computing issues and even consoles occasionally turn up but the games themselves aren't, mostly because that's the point when the conversation typically turns boring. This is not to say that the games themselves are boring (I think most are these days, mind) but talking about games is boring. I suspect that this is a generational thing. In regards to games and the media, in the case of the article cited I would put a large degree of blame more on films like The Fast & The Furious. Essentially the films make street racing look cool and that's all that really counts. No doubt the events themselves happened long before the films turned up but if you essentially glorify these things then don't be surprised if more people want to try it. Funny, I’d never consider discussing games with people in person. Online is OK but it’s just not something that ever comes up in conversation. General computing issues and even consoles occasionally turn up but the games themselves aren’t, mostly because that’s the point when the conversation typically turns boring. This is not to say that the games themselves are boring (I think most are these days, mind) but talking about games is boring. I suspect that this is a generational thing.

In regards to games and the media, in the case of the article cited I would put a large degree of blame more on films like The Fast & The Furious. Essentially the films make street racing look cool and that’s all that really counts. No doubt the events themselves happened long before the films turned up but if you essentially glorify these things then don’t be surprised if more people want to try it.

]]> by: MrHead! http://www.aelon.net/2006/02/come-together/#comment-1780 Mon, 06 Feb 2006 04:29:13 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/02/come-together/#comment-1780 Now how would I get this on a phone, Doc? I plan on getting a nice new phone (probably a RAZR) and would like to know what to look for. Because if I do, this and the theme to Katamari Damacy are going to be ringers. Now how would I get this on a phone, Doc? I plan on getting a nice new phone (probably a RAZR) and would like to know what to look for. Because if I do, this and the theme to Katamari Damacy are going to be ringers.

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