You're getting philosofical because you're drunk?
No really, i liked the starting post.
People seem to respect old over new, like something older would be more valuable than something new. I don't expect book critics to respect movies or movie critics to respect games. That's the it just is.
Non-gaming audience doesn't respect gaming, since they mostly see it non-social (which single player epic games usually are) or no-life activity as just running around headless and a bunch of brats swearing (which online multiplayer gaming usually is).
In games, also the interactivity scares some people, since people just want easy living, in this particular matter, they rather watch soap operas and Dr. Phil on TV, telling them to get a hold of themselves (do as Dr. Phil tells you; get a hold of yourself and don't watch Dr. Phil, it's a really brain damaged activity).
In interactive entertainment, you have to really do something, not just lie around being passive.
How to appeal to non-gamers. I think that teenage boys are easy, everything "rebel who does what he wants with no responsibility" or "big guns, big boys and testosterone" basically will do. Other way is to appeal is sociality, since Homo Sapiens is a social animal. One thing is online community and the other is being social with your friend playing party games.
I see also easy-to-access games, which are easy to control and the looks of the game, like something that no one can really hate, appealing to non-gamers.
So, it's impossible to make a game, that everyone would like, but you can make multiple games with each its own targeted audience.
Did i get anywhere near what you were meaning. :)
Ei Kiinasti.
Eikä Japanisti.
Vaan pannaan jalalla koreasti.
Nintendo games sell only on Nintendo system.
