23 March 2006

generation xbox/ global gaming crackdown

After I over the gagging reflex that came with seeing this months Wired issue (special edition about video games), I remembered that I want to play spore and so i need to take the good with the bad. In any case, the two articles we read in class is what Im going to talk about here.

Generation Xbox describes 6 traits that "Generation G" has (of which I think I'm the completely opposite of for most).
1. Arrogance - "Gamers as young as 20 often claim to be experts at whatever they do." -- i can think of 5 people off the top of my head that are 16 - 20 that exemplify that, and they're pure pwnage wannabes

2. sociability -- the more a gamer plays, the more he thinks he's social. -- im quasi social and im fine with it.

3. Coordination. 'nuff said.

4. flexibility - analytical, strategic and open minded thinking -- most people i know are already like this without games

5. competitiveness - might be team player but really strong underlying personal ambition

6. insubordination -- i have this issue.... "outsiders dont speak their language anyway"

global gaming crackdown was just so retarded that im not going to talk about it

and also, in regards to my last post
i know that you cannot declare a private variable within a public method