Author Topic: Internet gaming as a cultural phenomena (Read 389 times)

AKcurly · « **on:** November 01, 2003, 01:02:29 AM »

Read the link - it's not about "Counter Strike."

http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/Business/SiliconInsider/SiliconInsider-1.html

curly

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #1 on:** November 01, 2003, 01:51:57 AM »

LOL That Andrew Sun kid quoted in that article goes to my old high school..

Tarmac · « **Reply #2 on:** November 01, 2003, 02:28:15 AM »

Is he a bigger nerd than a bunch of flight sim addicts?

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #3 on:** November 01, 2003, 02:40:34 AM »

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Originally posted by Tarmac
Is he a bigger nerd than a bunch of flight sim addicts?

No clue, dont know the guy, just saw the name of my old school mentioned in the article... But the article says he does play the piano...

Innominate · « **Reply #4 on:** November 01, 2003, 05:28:30 AM »

We'd better do something about this soon, before people start losing jobs!
BAN ONLINE GAMES! How DARE kids interact with something, instead of staring blankly absorbing the advertisers messages!

Mini D · « **Reply #5 on:** November 01, 2003, 09:19:57 AM »

They're gonna have to face it. The only way they're going to be able to get young men back to the TV is with the prolific use of porn.

MiniD

majic · « **Reply #6 on:** November 01, 2003, 09:33:18 AM »

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Originally posted by Mini D
They're gonna have to face it. The only way they're going to be able to get young men back to the TV is with the prolific use of porn.

MiniD

There is something very profound to those words.

acepilot2 · « **Reply #7 on:** November 01, 2003, 10:12:43 AM »

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Originally posted by Innominate
We'd better do something about this soon, before people start losing jobs!
BAN ONLINE GAMES! How DARE kids interact with something, instead of staring blankly absorbing the advertisers messages!

Fatty · « **Reply #8 on:** November 01, 2003, 10:47:25 AM »

Yeah, 'it couldn't possibly have anything to do with the fact that "Who Wants to Marry a Reality TV Promoter" sucks,' claimed the young executive, distraught that the 197th installment of reality telivision was not an instant hit.

bigsky · « **Reply #9 on:** November 01, 2003, 10:47:57 AM »

hhmmm..... maybe this explains why i got rid of cable tv when i got dsl.

udet · « **Reply #10 on:** November 01, 2003, 01:49:50 PM »

TV shows are stupid. I think this trned shows that the average IQ of youngsters in America.