He likes himself too much...
I am going to rewrite a couple paragraphs.
“Casual” gamers have been referred to in a way as if they are ‘retarded’ gamers. While they are the ‘downmarket’, this also doesn’t sufficiently explain what is going on with these new gamers. Demographic stereotypes also won’t solve the issue. What is the secret to the so-called ‘casual gamer’?
What is a casual gamer?
On another unrelated paper, someone, with great authority, said to me, “You are writing it for casuals.”
“WHAT did you say?” I demanded.
“You wrote it for casuals…” he repeated. “Instead of using a formal tone, you novelized it. You inserted dialogue. This helps people learn the content.”
My friend said that I write for casuals. Upset, I asked him to clarify. He continued, “Instead of using a formal tone, you novelized it. You inserted dialogue...”
But let us take this idea further. With books, we know there are tons of ‘literature’ and elitist type books where the author is attempting to create ‘art’. However, the best sellers are made for ‘casuals’ and lack ’serious’ literary writing. From the elitist view, these best sellers are ‘dumbed down’ for people. From the consumer’s point of view, they just want a good story to perform a job such as something to occupy them while riding a plane or on a beach. They have nothing against the ‘literary’ books except the prose is so thick, and so many obstacles of the author trying to use countless ’symbols’, that the story is difficult to get at.
Some people are self absorbed (like the author) and write to sound smart or talented; others write for understanding through clarity. It's a crime if the reader has to pick up a dictionary. I repeat myself and use examples, so I like to consider myself accessible but I am not because I over do it and lose the necessary concise style for informative or persuasive writing.
A better analogy exists for college students. You find there are two types of professors: those who focus on the students learning and others who are interested in enthroning themselves. In other words, those who are focused on users and those who are focused on themselves. This creates two wildly different teaching styles.The user centric teacher will use games, dialogue, riddles, anything that engages the users and answer their issues correctly. This teacher gets rated highly by the students.
I am going to give another example to fill up space, which has an obvious meaning but I'll explain it anyway. College students, like me, have two types of professors. The first spoon feeds the material with childish activities so that it can all be forgetten after the final, students like this type. The second forces you to actually learn the material on your own and then uses class time to elaborate and expand with personal experience. I don't like the second type, they make my head hurt.
And it goes on...
I hope he reads my comment so he can learn a thing or two.
I would cite regulation, but I know you will simply ignore it.
