A good game
AHi all, it's Sunday! Since I have some free time today, I will simply pick something general to talk about just to pass our time ^ ^
In these days, there are sooo many games! How did you choose what to play? Everyone might have different items on their checklist. For eg. Superb graphics, touching stories, etc. To keep it short, these are some of my checklist which might be worth your consideration when picking the next game:
1. Does it train and enhance my skill?
Let's take Audition for example. The game requires you to complete a set of directional arrows within a specific time frame (from slow to fast as you progress). This trains you to complete a simple task, quickly. This will eventually make you a person who will pick-up challengers and complete them quickly. It also helps to train your recognition skills linking from memory to hands.
2. Beyond the game, is there a real life element to it?
Beside playing a game, what other purpose does the game possess? In Pangya, it teaches real golfing terms, techniques, physics and regulations. Try watching the next Tiger wood game on ESPN. You will now be able to tell and feel how hard it is to gain that kinda accuracy!
3. Does the game bring value to real life?
In MapleStory, we make more friends. We also know how kind or cruel can human be. It is a platform where you can experience the reality without losing something tengible.
Share your values by commenting in this post!
posted by wai at
1:35 PM
8 Comments:
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30/10/06 8:01 AM
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2/11/06 11:42 AM
its reality, you will never learn something from a virtual game.
gamers think games help them in real life but if you gamers think again, you learn nothing but to scold ppl in maple, get thrashed in audition, get frogged in kongkong, off-accuracy hit in pangya.
in points, you may learn the harsh world in maple, but that's life - dun you people learn in school? are students now so ignorant to be obessive to think what they think they can learn from, by adults who uses the word 'learn' to make you think you will receive something you will never learn in school.
but in school, none of the points can be applied to it. none of the points you leanr in game can impact yourself greater than what you learn in school.
is gaming nessecary in the first place?
you cannot get your maths better when you're selling things or whatever in game, its a fact. although in memory you may memorise some calculations, but the real test lies in how you interpret them when you lose them.
i think is post is off the tittle. a good game is where you meet friend and make fren and want people to know who you are, in fame or in defame.
in the virtual world, a person is so tempted to be in fame, and ignores to be defamed, which will ultimately lead to the lost of some virtues some students originally have(eg sportsmanship).
there's no point to whether you can learn anything in game or not, its a fact that you play game for leisure, not to learn.
16/11/06 9:32 PM
Anonymous said...
its reality, you will never learn something from a virtual game.
gamers think games help them in real life but if you gamers think again, you learn nothing but to scold ppl in maple, get thrashed in audition, get frogged in kongkong, off-accuracy hit in pangya.
in points, you may learn the harsh world in maple, but that's life - dun you people learn in school? are students now so ignorant to be obessive to think what they think they can learn from, by adults who uses the word 'learn' to make you think you will receive something you will never learn in school.
but in school, none of the points can be applied to it. none of the points you leanr in game can impact yourself greater than what you learn in school.
is gaming nessecary in the first place?
you cannot get your maths better when you're selling things or whatever in game, its a fact. although in memory you may memorise some calculations, but the real test lies in how you interpret them when you lose them.
i think is post is off the tittle. a good game is where you meet friend and make fren and want people to know who you are, in fame or in defame.
in the virtual world, a person is so tempted to be in fame, and ignores to be defamed, which will ultimately lead to the lost of some virtues some students originally have(eg sportsmanship).
there's no point to whether you can learn anything in game or not, its a fact that you play game for leisure, not to learn.
I completely disagree with that statement.
Refer to Ralph Koster's "Theory of Fun".
All games are a learning platform whether you believe it or not.
Don't feel like you learn anything?
Example: Counter Strike
What can you learn?
You learn how to aim properly
You learn how to work with people
you are not familar with
You learn to proiritize <--(if error in spelling forgive me) your objectives (for example de_dust map, Your main objectives as a C.T. is to stop the bomb from being planted, not go on a wild killing spree and kill all the terrorists)
2nd example: Maplestory
You learn to explore unknown terrain.
You learn to manage your funds and pots.
You learn to interact with people
You learn teamwork in zakum.
Even though what you learn from games may not prove to be useful in Singapore's Paper chasing society, what you learn can and will be applied in daily life
Before you even bother to read my whole post, read Ralph Koster's "Theory of Fun", then read my post.
Game Designer's Point of View
24/11/06 11:19 AM
Went to ns?
No. You cannot learn to aim using a mouse.
quote: (for example de_dust map, Your main objectives as a C.T. is to stop the bomb from being planted, not go on a wild killing spree and kill all the terrorists)
Sorry but it is common sense. No one would actually get in to a HDB flat attempting to rob the house with 10 people in it. Your objectives are common sense. You don't need a game to teach you how to eat when you're hungry.
As for Ralph Koster's "Theroy of Fun", i had already read it. What you had said has no link to his speech.
quote: 2nd example: Maplestory
You learn to explore unknown terrain.
You learn to manage your funds and pots.
You learn to interact with people
You learn teamwork in zakum.
Do you need a game to teach you how to explore? Do you need a game to help you manage your funds? For heaven's sake kids are not even working. So going to school you don't interact with people? Don't school have programs regarding teamwork?
At the end of the day, you don't lose a thing when you don't play a game.
Game for leisure. Challenge for a game. Again I will say its reality, you'll learn nothing from a virtual game, period.
You apply what you have learnt into the game, you don't learn in the game to apply in life.
27/11/06 7:15 PM
well... Playing audition does improve reactions, for my case that is.
Not that gaming is that important in our life. And, no.. it's not a MUCH. But it's a form of relaxation and destressing.
Also, everybody has his/her way of expressing their interests. You cant just critise gaming and determine that gaming is useless, right?
And you sure talk big, you know? Afterall, the purpose of gaming is to relax and have fun. It's not as complicated as you think it is. Why bother to make yourself getting work up for nothing?
And, are you sure that you did't learn anything from the virtual game?
from me.
5/2/07 11:57 PM
Virtual games are just like art. As some people say, "art imitates life". So I think virtual games imitate life as well.
Virtual games are out-of-the-box solutions to our living days on Earth. Even in virtual death, like in MapleStory or World Of Warcraft, do players experience separation from the moment or from friends and brothers-in-arms. We experience disappointment when some rogue player uses hacking as a way to cheat the system, and in the process end up cheating himself/herself of the life-enriching experience that is virtual gaming. I'm not saying that all gaming is beneficial. In fact too much gaming can be hazardous to personal health and to the physical-social contact between people.
Though it is only virtual, the little aspects of life are added within the programming language of games so interaction can be just as emotionally, psychologically and socially engaging. We don't get lost in such gaming. In fact, little or no instruction is needed to explore these uncharted worlds. I'm talking about RPG (Role-Playing Games), which is practically like taking on a new person, but with the character traits of you, the user and "creator" of this avatar.
Why people get bored of such games? The challenge is lost due to many repetitive and predictable motions in the game, according to those users. But what's more intriguing is that the underlying reason to that is the user him/herself. He/she develops a kind of attitude towards gaming and without noticing, begin to stereotype that game in a certain negative category because he/she has certain expectations to be met, where he/she would normally have met them easily in life. Or it also could be that the person is suffering in silence due to those expectations not being met in life, and therefore think gaming is their outlet for met expectations. When either party does not get what they desire, they feel "sian" (tired) or utterly disappointed with the game at that point of time and feel that nothing can be done about it, that even if they complained feel that they will not be answered.
There are so many kinds of people out there. So many kinds of games. Not every game is for everybody and not everybody will think of gaming as beneficial or leisurely.
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