A New VUE: The Arcade 2.0
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That's...interesting. Especially the short time it's open for is just right to keep kids occupied. However, charging for it on top of the high price anyway is pretty steep, even if it is for upkeep. And why are there Macs in the promo shots?
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On the one hand, I'm not sure how I'd feel about letting kids veg in front of a video game when they should be appreciating the vacation. On the other, though, vacations can be pretty stressful for kids, since it pulls them out of a normal routine, and giving them something "normal" to do can make things go a whole lot more smoothly, especially on a long vacation. (We've found that, even though we don't take trips often, we have to limit the length of our stays when we do, because the change in routine is really hard to handle.)
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I dislike it. Yeah, when I was small I wanted to game in holidays, occasionally dragging my Playstation along, but if I didn't it always turned out for the better.
I don't get it. While I can understand that a lot of people have that 'itch', especially ones that are subscribed to an MMO and have their communities there, I can't understand why you would indulge in something like that. Holidays are supposed to break daily routine and show you some interesting locales, meet new people and relax you. The space looks very friendly and well designed and while it certainly get that 'relax' aspect right, I hope this doesn't spread.
It's pretty genius marketing and I'm sure a lot of kids will be happy to stay there, I can't help feeling like this will be more of a trend.
Actually...if this leads to less people spending time in the normally crowded hotel pools, all the better for me haha.
I don't get it. While I can understand that a lot of people have that 'itch', especially ones that are subscribed to an MMO and have their communities there, I can't understand why you would indulge in something like that. Holidays are supposed to break daily routine and show you some interesting locales, meet new people and relax you. The space looks very friendly and well designed and while it certainly get that 'relax' aspect right, I hope this doesn't spread.
It's pretty genius marketing and I'm sure a lot of kids will be happy to stay there, I can't help feeling like this will be more of a trend.
Actually...if this leads to less people spending time in the normally crowded hotel pools, all the better for me haha.
If you go to a Ritz Carlton that's situated on the beach and spend 6 hours a day playing games you have a problem. I'm serious.Greg Tito said:
I'm with you on this one, hotel rooms are pretty steep as-is without this on top. I mean, at least make it complimentary if you're staying in the top-level suites!Chrono212 said:
On the main topic though, I like the concept, except the Macs. But then again checking your email and updating Facebook is all they're good for in a gaming space anyway.[footnote]Oh snap![/footnote]
Oh, and Greg, great description of the room... uh, space... thing:
Couldn't've described it better myself!Greg Tito said:
Liek the Idea, like the pitch, shame thry couldnt have kept a dark corner for the old token arcade games too though that would've made it awesome.
saying that I can't see me using something like thi son holiday unless it was for an evenings wii sports tournament with friends or during one of floridas thunderstorms as an excuse to stay out of the rain (although if i'm away with my girlfried there are much more fun options than MW2 )
saying that I can't see me using something like thi son holiday unless it was for an evenings wii sports tournament with friends or during one of floridas thunderstorms as an excuse to stay out of the rain (although if i'm away with my girlfried there are much more fun options than MW2
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I think it's a great idea. Sure one would hope that if you're on a vacation you would limit your game/surfing time, but that's not always the case with kids or, especially, teenagers. As the article said, the parents might want a few hours to themselves.. I know I would if my wife and I had kids and were on a family vacation, and this is a good way to keep the kids occupied. And teenagers, well, there's a good chance at least at first that they might not even want to be there at all, so it lets the family have a good vacation without having to deal with an unhappy teenager for quite as many hours of the day.
Oh, and just because they are open for 6 hours a day doesn't mean that most users are going to sit there for 6 hours. My local grocery store opens from 8am to 11pm, but that doesn't mean when I go shopping I spend 15 hours there.
Oh, and just because they are open for 6 hours a day doesn't mean that most users are going to sit there for 6 hours. My local grocery store opens from 8am to 11pm, but that doesn't mean when I go shopping I spend 15 hours there.
You are right, vacation is supposed to break daily routine. But the problem that kids often encounter when going on vacation is that it doesn't break daily routine for them. It merely replaces one routine with another....and often a worse one.Brotherofwill said:
I hated going on vacation when I was younger. Actually, no, I didn't hate going on vacation....I hated going on vacation with my parents. Every time we did, it turned into a boring daily routine of waking up, breakfast, beach, snack, beach, showering, dinner, walk, sleep. And this went on and on, every single day. Sure, being on the beach and going on a walk can be fun and it is certainly the whole point of a vacation on the seaside. But you don't want to do it all the time, especially since it can be exhausting to be doing so along with hundreds of others. When it comes to the point that you are having more fun staying at home or staying in your hotel room watching television, you know there is a problem...
So quite frankly, I can sympathise with these kids. Sure, I agree that they shouldn't be spending all their time in an arcade. But if it helps break up the monotony of a vacation routine, I see no harm in going there ocassionally.
As for your satisfying the "itch" comment...well, maybe some people precisely use vacation as a chance to satisfy it. I mean, a lot of people generally have very little free time during their daily lives. So it is not really suprising if they do end up playing a lot during vacation when they do have more free time to spare for such an activity. That said, if they are going to spend their vacation gaming, they might as well spend it at home.
Also, if this becomes a trend, this could very well be the final coup de grâce to arcade gaming in the Western world. Vacation resorts were one of the few remaining places where arcades were still doing well. If these so-called "Arcades 2.0" become a popular trend, the traditional-style arcades will disappear for good.
It would be a good idea if it wasn't for those stupid hours.
Teens really don't have anything to do at night: most things are designed to babysit young children or entertain adults. So when the VUE closes what will they end up doing? Finding a bottle of rum and learning about alcohol poisoning.
Teens stay up past 9 and they don't all play games and zone out on facebook. So I think they need to expand it (kind of make it a dance club too) and the hours.
I think it's great that they are catering to teens for once but they really have to pull their heads out of their asses and try to remember what teenagers are really like.
Teens really don't have anything to do at night: most things are designed to babysit young children or entertain adults. So when the VUE closes what will they end up doing? Finding a bottle of rum and learning about alcohol poisoning.
Teens stay up past 9 and they don't all play games and zone out on facebook. So I think they need to expand it (kind of make it a dance club too) and the hours.
I think it's great that they are catering to teens for once but they really have to pull their heads out of their asses and try to remember what teenagers are really like.
So maybe instead of griping about how this is a bad idea and how vacations should be spent on other things than video games, parents should do the exact same thing as we constantly tell them to do (ie when a parent gripes about little Johnny playing "Blood Drinking Death Hell Guys"): do some parenting. If we think that the obligation is on the parents to keep their kids from playing M-rated games, then maybe the obligation should be on the parents to make sure their kids aren't spending their whole vacation in the games room.
I think this is a fantastic idea. Rather than being the death-knell of the arcade, this is its new form. For years people have been talking about how console gaming killed the classic arcade, and this is the answer. I don't imagine it will become as common as arcades once were, but I could see something like this taking off in a heavy touristry regions.
I think this is a fantastic idea. Rather than being the death-knell of the arcade, this is its new form. For years people have been talking about how console gaming killed the classic arcade, and this is the answer. I don't imagine it will become as common as arcades once were, but I could see something like this taking off in a heavy touristry regions.
Great idea. I don't usually go on vacation, but when I do, I'm usually stuck in some bungalow park. My younger brother loves swimming so he and my father go to the pool , and my older brother will always somehow find a soccer field but I'm just hanging around the rented bungalow usually - or walking, but that gets stale after a while.. but gaming with other teenagers should be fun.
In the pictures are they trying to game on Macs? Poor, stupid bastards...
Really though, I don't think this is something that fancy hotels need to attract business. This is something that my grandparents' house needed when I was little to prevent me from going crazy of boredom. This is something that trashy hotels in the middle of Kansas need to prevent people from killing each other of boredom. Just silly...
Really though, I don't think this is something that fancy hotels need to attract business. This is something that my grandparents' house needed when I was little to prevent me from going crazy of boredom. This is something that trashy hotels in the middle of Kansas need to prevent people from killing each other of boredom. Just silly...
Isn't this the sort of thing portables such as the DS or PSP were created for? A bit surprised they aren't mentioned. If you really need to game like this you're highly addicted in my eyes; it's fine wanting to play a bit - and that's what those portable consoles are designed for - quick, accessible games - but what's the point going on vacation if you're going to spend it in front of a TV screen?
However old you are; and it really shouldn't matter, you're not there to play games; games are simply there to stave you from getting bored. If you're bored on vacation you're either a boring person, or too young to explore / appreciate the area and thus your parents aren't the best at planning a vacation in the first place.
However old you are; and it really shouldn't matter, you're not there to play games; games are simply there to stave you from getting bored. If you're bored on vacation you're either a boring person, or too young to explore / appreciate the area and thus your parents aren't the best at planning a vacation in the first place.