Exlaining games to non gamers...

SenseOfTumour

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I was watching an interview with the wonderful Charlie Brooker, and he talked about being a gamer in the media industry, trying to explain the multitude of joyous experiences out there that so many people just won't even try.

I thought he made a fine analogy, in that it's like you've learned Esperanto, and so have your friends, and you start importing Esperanto movies, and you discover there's some absolute classics, real Citizen Kane Shawshank level stuff, and you want to share it with your movie loving mates, but they aren't interested in Esperanto, so they sit in front of it blankly for 10 minutes, shrug and go 'what's this shit all about? I don't get it.' You just so want to share your wonderful finds and the pleasures locked within, but they can't be bothered to open up enough to let you in.

There again, I often feel the same way about books, wondering why people won't try losing themselves in a book, instead of just slumping in front of the TV for another four hours.

Of course, some people I've got to dabble with Bejeweled and the like, but while they're fun games, it's not going to help them understand that games can have plot, characters, narrative, almost a soul.

Having typed all this I'm not even sure where I'm going with it, but hey, maybe you can find something to comment on in the above meandering ramble. I guess it's just an outlet for the frustration of knowing you could share things, but people don't want to even try.
 

Jekken6

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Because the type of games you want yoour friends to play( I'm assuming you're talking about games like Bioshock, Dragon Age, Half-Life 2, etc.) aren't deemed 'cool' by the people around you. At least, that's how it is for me. Most people around me only dabble in sports games,Call of Duty and pretty much nothing else.

In short, quality video games like Dragon Age and Half Life 2 are not deemed cool outside of video game-centric forums.
 

ottenni

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Interestingly enough i haven't ever had that problem. There are allot of 'cool' people i know who game. And i don't mean they play Halo or a sports game (they do, because both can be fun) but also Left 4 Dead i have found to be very popular and Assassins Creed is also very popular. But maybe thats just the people i know...
 

ethaninja

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Jekken6 said:
Because the type of games you want yoour friends to play( I'm assuming you're talking about games like Bioshock, Dragon Age, Half-Life 2, etc.) aren't deemed 'cool' by the people around you. At least, that's how it is for me. Most people around me only dabble in sports games,Call of Duty and pretty much nothing else.

In short, quality video games like Dragon Age and Half Life 2 are not deemed cool outside of video game-centric forums.
Yeah, mainstream games are it. Or, sportier games for some reason.
 

suhlEap

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some of my friends basically refuse to play games, usually because they 'can't do it' which i think is rubbish but oh well. the couple that do play games are really into it though which is a plus. i did try to get my non-gaming mates to play for a while, but i've just given up now. they just don't understand...
 

Tears of Blood

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I'm glad we remain fairly esoteric. Keeps people who are closed-minded away from my hobbies.

EXCEPT THE MEDIA. IT WANTS SO BAD TO UNDERSTAND US, IT CAN'T LEAVE US ALONE. RAAAAAAAAAAAAGE.

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Sorry, I blew up.