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Does Video Gaming Need a New Name?

Yes 17 30.36%
 
No 38 67.86%
 
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akuseru on 25 September 2013

R.I.M.J.O.B.

Real-time

Interactive

Media

and

Jolly

Oriented

Brainwork

 

Works well.

What is your hobby? - Rimjobbing!

Hey man, wanna come to my place and Rimjob?

The Rimjob industry is very healthy these days.

I am a professional Rimjobber

etc...



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platformmaster918 on 25 September 2013

I think it needs lots of new games. Like at least one a week.




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Mythmaker1 on 25 September 2013
Veknoid_Outcast said:
Video games seems pretty good to me. They're games broadcast via video. They're meant to be played, alone or with friends, and they're meant to be fun.


I'd say that not all of them are meant to be fun.



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Veknoid_Outcast on 26 September 2013
Mythmaker1 said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:
Video games seems pretty good to me. They're games broadcast via video. They're meant to be played, alone or with friends, and they're meant to be fun.


I'd say that not all of them are meant to be fun.

Which ones, out of curiosity?



The Fury on 26 September 2013

Interactive Computer Entertainment. ICE ..... or add Media at the end...

Or Computer Games?

I dunno.



Hmm, pie.

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SnakeDrake on 26 September 2013

How about expanding the definition of the word "fun" instead



 

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mysticwolf on 26 September 2013

electronic entertainment, just like the expo. pretty much sums it up.



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echoesfromthepast on 26 September 2013

Procedural Systems.



     
Games can and should tell stories and share ideas through their mechanics. This is the intrinsic element of the medium and this is how experiences should be crafted in video games. No company does this as well as Nintendo and their echoes from the past.
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Mythmaker1 on 26 September 2013
Veknoid_Outcast said:
Mythmaker1 said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:
Video games seems pretty good to me. They're games broadcast via video. They're meant to be played, alone or with friends, and they're meant to be fun.


I'd say that not all of them are meant to be fun.

Which ones, out of curiosity?

Horror games are a good example, I think, because the best horror games are not about having fun. They can be exciting or engaging, but they can still be "good" without being "fun."

Or think about books or movies. There are a lot of stories or films out there which are not meant to be fun.

A different argument in a similar vein as mine is in Extra Credits: Beyond Fun.



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Mythmaker1 on 26 September 2013
SnakeDrake said:
How about expanding the definition of the word "fun" instead


That's always an option, but it comes off kind of sloppy in my opinion.

For instance, we could expand the definition of "shovel" to include "spoon"; afterall they do the exact same thing, despite having completely different utility. But you'd still have to differentiate them, so you'd end up with somehting like "ground shovel" and "mouth shovel."

Or we could call a spoon a spoon and a shovel a shovel, and just call them both tools.



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