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Once apon a time in the midst of confusion, somebody decided that beyond all things he could see, there was a much deeper meaning to why that man was placed in the position he was in.
The meaning of life.
We play games, I'm pretty sure of that. But have you ever sat comfortably and asked yourself truthfully why you play games?
Well you should have. And yes... you probably came to the conclusion that it was no more than an escape from the meer thought of living in our world.
But then, what are we really escaping from?
In a land of misery, we stand. We can't get away from what we believe our lives will end up like, the haunting voices speaking and telling us that we WILL fail, we will NEVER become more than anyone else. We are only human. In this land of misery, we could indeed fall.
I don't believe I will never fall. I know I will never fall. I will always stand to see what I believe to be right, and I'm going to live my life as I see fit, not how people expect me to.
And "Sorry?" I hear you ask... "Where the hell does gaming fit into this?"
I'll come to it. Really.
You may have noticed the title to this post. Four things that all have one thing in common.
Experience in creativity.
I have found it incredibly more and more difficult to sit down and play games. I just don't feel like doing it anymore, because I don't get anything out of it.
But... if I told you to go and look at the sea, I expect you would say the same thing to me. Nothing out of it. Pointless.
I beg to differ.
How many people look at screenshots and think: "Hey, that looks good!"
Yes, everyone. People might even put it as their desktop background because of it. Because someone designed some characters, programmed a bit of code, put it into a nice looking scene, and you love it, and it's your background.
The sea never changes. The sea has and will be there always, at least in our life time. So why don't people get the same reaction when they look at it than when we look at a picture of a new game?
We strive for things that are better. The rat race of things to please us before we die. That's what we're escaping from. Bigger and better things to entertain us before we pass away.
My life is now scripted inside my head. I don't know every single detail... I know what experience I will need. I know that I need money, and how to get it. I know that I'm going to have stills from movies on the corridors of the Swordspines Offices. But I don't know what qualifications I'll need. Do I need to be qualified?
Will it happen? Will I reach my dream?
When I was in year 10 I designed and made a ventriloquist monkey. "Oh... err... that's nice." I hear you say again.
Ever since then, I've always made the effort to outdo myself. Push myself beyond my limits. I cannot stop, because I cannot fail. The only way I can fail is by dying, and I'm pretty sure that won't happen for a while. As long as I'm careful.
And here's the connection.
While playing games and wishing for bigger and better experiences, I'll be pushing myself to make bigger and better things, to push myself, go beyond what I've done before.
Why?
Because I find looking at the sea, breathing in the fresh air and listening to music while watching the sunset much more important. It gives me time to think. It gives me time to think about what I can do next, to push myself beyond what I've done.
But hey... gaming is only an escape. Isn't it?
Or are we just hiding from what we're supposed to be doing? Pushing ourselves to become better as a person?
I leave that down to you.
The meaning of life.
We play games, I'm pretty sure of that. But have you ever sat comfortably and asked yourself truthfully why you play games?
Well you should have. And yes... you probably came to the conclusion that it was no more than an escape from the meer thought of living in our world.
But then, what are we really escaping from?
In a land of misery, we stand. We can't get away from what we believe our lives will end up like, the haunting voices speaking and telling us that we WILL fail, we will NEVER become more than anyone else. We are only human. In this land of misery, we could indeed fall.
I don't believe I will never fall. I know I will never fall. I will always stand to see what I believe to be right, and I'm going to live my life as I see fit, not how people expect me to.
And "Sorry?" I hear you ask... "Where the hell does gaming fit into this?"
I'll come to it. Really.
You may have noticed the title to this post. Four things that all have one thing in common.
Experience in creativity.
I have found it incredibly more and more difficult to sit down and play games. I just don't feel like doing it anymore, because I don't get anything out of it.
But... if I told you to go and look at the sea, I expect you would say the same thing to me. Nothing out of it. Pointless.
I beg to differ.
How many people look at screenshots and think: "Hey, that looks good!"
Yes, everyone. People might even put it as their desktop background because of it. Because someone designed some characters, programmed a bit of code, put it into a nice looking scene, and you love it, and it's your background.
The sea never changes. The sea has and will be there always, at least in our life time. So why don't people get the same reaction when they look at it than when we look at a picture of a new game?
We strive for things that are better. The rat race of things to please us before we die. That's what we're escaping from. Bigger and better things to entertain us before we pass away.
My life is now scripted inside my head. I don't know every single detail... I know what experience I will need. I know that I need money, and how to get it. I know that I'm going to have stills from movies on the corridors of the Swordspines Offices. But I don't know what qualifications I'll need. Do I need to be qualified?
Will it happen? Will I reach my dream?
When I was in year 10 I designed and made a ventriloquist monkey. "Oh... err... that's nice." I hear you say again.
Ever since then, I've always made the effort to outdo myself. Push myself beyond my limits. I cannot stop, because I cannot fail. The only way I can fail is by dying, and I'm pretty sure that won't happen for a while. As long as I'm careful.
And here's the connection.
While playing games and wishing for bigger and better experiences, I'll be pushing myself to make bigger and better things, to push myself, go beyond what I've done before.
Why?
Because I find looking at the sea, breathing in the fresh air and listening to music while watching the sunset much more important. It gives me time to think. It gives me time to think about what I can do next, to push myself beyond what I've done.
But hey... gaming is only an escape. Isn't it?
Or are we just hiding from what we're supposed to be doing? Pushing ourselves to become better as a person?
I leave that down to you.
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Escapism? Maybe. It all depends on your priorities.
Everyone's mind works in a different way...some look for thrills, others for stability.
Depending on what your priorities are, anything is escapism - TV, radio, books, games, films, sports, alcohol, drugs, religion, whatever. It depends really on whether you're content with your life, or you seek more.
It's all up to the individual.
As for the fun of games, to be honest, I tend to side more with Grix than FM on this one, though I never would have a few years ago. I could put this down to several reasons. One I like to use is that there isn't really anything around I haven't played some mutation of before - though I suspect the real reason is more to do with me than the games. I don't see things quite the same way as I did when I was 9. Why nine? That's when I left primary school. I'll never forget how my life worked then, and I've compared myself to it ever since, monitoring progress, if you will. It gives me a scary awareness of time, though that's as far as I'm going to go into analysing my mind - or at least as much as I'm going to write this time round...
Everyone's mind works in a different way...some look for thrills, others for stability.
Depending on what your priorities are, anything is escapism - TV, radio, books, games, films, sports, alcohol, drugs, religion, whatever. It depends really on whether you're content with your life, or you seek more.
It's all up to the individual.
As for the fun of games, to be honest, I tend to side more with Grix than FM on this one, though I never would have a few years ago. I could put this down to several reasons. One I like to use is that there isn't really anything around I haven't played some mutation of before - though I suspect the real reason is more to do with me than the games. I don't see things quite the same way as I did when I was 9. Why nine? That's when I left primary school. I'll never forget how my life worked then, and I've compared myself to it ever since, monitoring progress, if you will. It gives me a scary awareness of time, though that's as far as I'm going to go into analysing my mind - or at least as much as I'm going to write this time round...
Gone are the days of the 8-hour Saturday gaming stints... the games nowadays don't have the same effect as the old ones. I don't believe that graphics are the problem, it isn't sound or longetivity.
I haven't played on my N64 for about 2 months... Not because it's crap, but because i've played all the games. I've been wow'ed lots of times and no matter how good the graphics may be, i've felt wow'ed just as much before.
Okay, so Rogue Leader did 'wow' me, but no more than Mario 64.
I didn't want this to happen, but I think i'm getting too old for games. This isn't a shot at those of you adults that play games. We're all different, I just think that my 'major' gaming phase is over.
My excitement levels over the Gamecube have gone down... I was 'so sure' i'd get PIKMIN, Luigi, SFA and Melee, and Star Wars and Wave Race but now I only want SFA and Smash Melee, and not as much as I did.
My 'Hardcore' gamer image has now faded and I now only play when friends are round, or I've borrowed a game from a friend.
I'll still get a Gamecube, but well...
My 'ideal' surroundings etc... would be sitting in a chair with a gentle breeze, with a acoustic guitar, with the sun shining through the trees, a cold glass of coke by my side, watching the sea playing 'Key to the Highway' with some friends... I love that relaxed blues sound, and the lead guitar is amazing... the harmony is cool, the song is great and it could go on for about 7 hours....
Gaming has fallen dramatically in the ranks of importance in my life. My faith has taken a very large step forward as has my music and people meeting... i'll buy a GC as I said, but i'll be surprised if it acts as anymore than a boredom relief / guest entertainment device... I'll get a few games, but nowhere near the amount I had for my N64.
Music is the universal language... better than gaming, by far...
Game: Just an Opinion...
I haven't played on my N64 for about 2 months... Not because it's crap, but because i've played all the games. I've been wow'ed lots of times and no matter how good the graphics may be, i've felt wow'ed just as much before.
Okay, so Rogue Leader did 'wow' me, but no more than Mario 64.
I didn't want this to happen, but I think i'm getting too old for games. This isn't a shot at those of you adults that play games. We're all different, I just think that my 'major' gaming phase is over.
My excitement levels over the Gamecube have gone down... I was 'so sure' i'd get PIKMIN, Luigi, SFA and Melee, and Star Wars and Wave Race but now I only want SFA and Smash Melee, and not as much as I did.
My 'Hardcore' gamer image has now faded and I now only play when friends are round, or I've borrowed a game from a friend.
I'll still get a Gamecube, but well...
My 'ideal' surroundings etc... would be sitting in a chair with a gentle breeze, with a acoustic guitar, with the sun shining through the trees, a cold glass of coke by my side, watching the sea playing 'Key to the Highway' with some friends... I love that relaxed blues sound, and the lead guitar is amazing... the harmony is cool, the song is great and it could go on for about 7 hours....
Gaming has fallen dramatically in the ranks of importance in my life. My faith has taken a very large step forward as has my music and people meeting... i'll buy a GC as I said, but i'll be surprised if it acts as anymore than a boredom relief / guest entertainment device... I'll get a few games, but nowhere near the amount I had for my N64.
Music is the universal language... better than gaming, by far...
Game: Just an Opinion...
Turbonutter wrote:
> shaneo wrote:
> Then what do you call that mockery of the
> almighty DC.
Well, from where I come from we like to call it a
> joke ;-)
Yeah, me too Turbo.
> shaneo wrote:
> Then what do you call that mockery of the
> almighty DC.
Well, from where I come from we like to call it a
> joke ;-)
Yeah, me too Turbo.
shaneo wrote:
> Then what do you call that mockery of the almighty DC.
Well, from where I come from we like to call it a joke ;-)
> Then what do you call that mockery of the almighty DC.
Well, from where I come from we like to call it a joke ;-)
Turbonutter wrote:
> Err, heh, no...
Then what do you call that mockery of the almighty DC.
> Err, heh, no...
Then what do you call that mockery of the almighty DC.
Err, heh, no...
Turbonutter wrote:
> There was a spelling error in your post,
> FM.
"Dreamcast" is spelt "PlayStation
> 2"
Just pointing that out :-D
Are you prejudiced against Dreamcast?
> There was a spelling error in your post,
> FM.
"Dreamcast" is spelt "PlayStation
> 2"
Just pointing that out :-D
Are you prejudiced against Dreamcast?
There was a spelling error in your post, FM.
"Dreamcast" is spelt "PlayStation 2"
Just pointing that out :-D
"Dreamcast" is spelt "PlayStation 2"
Just pointing that out :-D
My favourite place is actually this field in Somerset, where it's all freshly cut grass and there's a copse of trees just to the north.
In that copse of trees there is a clearing, and in the summer the trees are spaced so perfectly that shafts of sunlight shine down upon it all day, and you can just lie there propped up against a falling bough taking in the scent of freshly cut grass and watching wisps of clouds pass by in the azure blue sky overhead.
It ain't perfect, just needs a powerpoint, TV and a Dreamcast, but hey, you can't have everything...
In that copse of trees there is a clearing, and in the summer the trees are spaced so perfectly that shafts of sunlight shine down upon it all day, and you can just lie there propped up against a falling bough taking in the scent of freshly cut grass and watching wisps of clouds pass by in the azure blue sky overhead.
It ain't perfect, just needs a powerpoint, TV and a Dreamcast, but hey, you can't have everything...
Sitting by the dock of the bay,
watching the time ro....*ahem*
sorry, am I on?
Yep, the sea is the place for me. That's why I stayed down here in sunny (ha) Exmouth. I enjoy the countryside and the sea, but I like a certain amount of technology surrounding me as well. That's probably why I got a gameboy advance so early on...
watching the time ro....*ahem*
sorry, am I on?
Yep, the sea is the place for me. That's why I stayed down here in sunny (ha) Exmouth. I enjoy the countryside and the sea, but I like a certain amount of technology surrounding me as well. That's probably why I got a gameboy advance so early on...
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