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I can't believe I actually chose that as my title... It's about as exciting as watching paint dry. Still, for what I want to say, there's nothing more fitting.
I suppose the transition of Board Games to computer format was a gradual thing, but the first milestone event was probably the release of Westwood's Monopoly. I mean the Computer Graphics alone were enough to impress me. The fluid animation looked great, and the sounds and cut scenes ruled!
Now, although Board Games are normally associated with low-key parties and retirement homes, I still think some of the old school stuff, like Cluedo, Monopoly etc. Has great potential in general. Maybe not so much in the console gaming market, but certainly in the PC market. We have to remember that most PC users are adults, and adults love Monopoly and Cluedo. So, we have a PC and Board Games...
What I'm getting at is this; In an age where the rate of PC users is growing faster than ever before, with more and more people surfing the net, I think On-Line Board Games could be quite a big thing. I mean, who over the age of 15 doesn't know how to play Monopoly?! And not just Monopoly, but Cluedo and even lower-number games like BackGammon (and Chess)
Contact is everything nowadays, people trying to meet-up, phone each other, arrange something do to together... And I know On-Line gaming isn't exactly as good as meeting someone, in fact, it's hardly an alternative, but for a casual thing every week or so, it's ideal for people who live quite a way away from each other.
The fact is, On-Line gaming is a reality... The whole Half-Life/Quake/CS/OF/UT setup has attracted millions of gamers from all around the world, but I fear it's the violence factor in these On-Line games that has put people off the nicer games.
In essence, the answer is to stick an advert on the TV to tell everyone that there is a company that you can go to, to play these nicer games, to have a laugh and a chat, enter tournaments and what have you. I'm telling you, it only needs some decent captial and whichever company put the money in, and did this, would make so much money.
It could be used in offices for recreational use, in schools over a LAN or the WEB and even in Retirement Homes for people who are still well enough to log-on and play their friends who are still at home.
Maybe i've looked into it too much, but if you ask me the future of Board Games, ironic as it might be, could in fact, be on a computer!
Game
I suppose the transition of Board Games to computer format was a gradual thing, but the first milestone event was probably the release of Westwood's Monopoly. I mean the Computer Graphics alone were enough to impress me. The fluid animation looked great, and the sounds and cut scenes ruled!
Now, although Board Games are normally associated with low-key parties and retirement homes, I still think some of the old school stuff, like Cluedo, Monopoly etc. Has great potential in general. Maybe not so much in the console gaming market, but certainly in the PC market. We have to remember that most PC users are adults, and adults love Monopoly and Cluedo. So, we have a PC and Board Games...
What I'm getting at is this; In an age where the rate of PC users is growing faster than ever before, with more and more people surfing the net, I think On-Line Board Games could be quite a big thing. I mean, who over the age of 15 doesn't know how to play Monopoly?! And not just Monopoly, but Cluedo and even lower-number games like BackGammon (and Chess)
Contact is everything nowadays, people trying to meet-up, phone each other, arrange something do to together... And I know On-Line gaming isn't exactly as good as meeting someone, in fact, it's hardly an alternative, but for a casual thing every week or so, it's ideal for people who live quite a way away from each other.
The fact is, On-Line gaming is a reality... The whole Half-Life/Quake/CS/OF/UT setup has attracted millions of gamers from all around the world, but I fear it's the violence factor in these On-Line games that has put people off the nicer games.
In essence, the answer is to stick an advert on the TV to tell everyone that there is a company that you can go to, to play these nicer games, to have a laugh and a chat, enter tournaments and what have you. I'm telling you, it only needs some decent captial and whichever company put the money in, and did this, would make so much money.
It could be used in offices for recreational use, in schools over a LAN or the WEB and even in Retirement Homes for people who are still well enough to log-on and play their friends who are still at home.
Maybe i've looked into it too much, but if you ask me the future of Board Games, ironic as it might be, could in fact, be on a computer!
Game
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I can't believe I actually chose that as my title... It's about as exciting as watching paint dry. Still, for what I want to say, there's nothing more fitting.
I suppose the transition of Board Games to computer format was a gradual thing, but the first milestone event was probably the release of Westwood's Monopoly. I mean the Computer Graphics alone were enough to impress me. The fluid animation looked great, and the sounds and cut scenes ruled!
Now, although Board Games are normally associated with low-key parties and retirement homes, I still think some of the old school stuff, like Cluedo, Monopoly etc. Has great potential in general. Maybe not so much in the console gaming market, but certainly in the PC market. We have to remember that most PC users are adults, and adults love Monopoly and Cluedo. So, we have a PC and Board Games...
What I'm getting at is this; In an age where the rate of PC users is growing faster than ever before, with more and more people surfing the net, I think On-Line Board Games could be quite a big thing. I mean, who over the age of 15 doesn't know how to play Monopoly?! And not just Monopoly, but Cluedo and even lower-number games like BackGammon (and Chess)
Contact is everything nowadays, people trying to meet-up, phone each other, arrange something do to together... And I know On-Line gaming isn't exactly as good as meeting someone, in fact, it's hardly an alternative, but for a casual thing every week or so, it's ideal for people who live quite a way away from each other.
The fact is, On-Line gaming is a reality... The whole Half-Life/Quake/CS/OF/UT setup has attracted millions of gamers from all around the world, but I fear it's the violence factor in these On-Line games that has put people off the nicer games.
In essence, the answer is to stick an advert on the TV to tell everyone that there is a company that you can go to, to play these nicer games, to have a laugh and a chat, enter tournaments and what have you. I'm telling you, it only needs some decent captial and whichever company put the money in, and did this, would make so much money.
It could be used in offices for recreational use, in schools over a LAN or the WEB and even in Retirement Homes for people who are still well enough to log-on and play their friends who are still at home.
Maybe i've looked into it too much, but if you ask me the future of Board Games, ironic as it might be, could in fact, be on a computer!
Game
I suppose the transition of Board Games to computer format was a gradual thing, but the first milestone event was probably the release of Westwood's Monopoly. I mean the Computer Graphics alone were enough to impress me. The fluid animation looked great, and the sounds and cut scenes ruled!
Now, although Board Games are normally associated with low-key parties and retirement homes, I still think some of the old school stuff, like Cluedo, Monopoly etc. Has great potential in general. Maybe not so much in the console gaming market, but certainly in the PC market. We have to remember that most PC users are adults, and adults love Monopoly and Cluedo. So, we have a PC and Board Games...
What I'm getting at is this; In an age where the rate of PC users is growing faster than ever before, with more and more people surfing the net, I think On-Line Board Games could be quite a big thing. I mean, who over the age of 15 doesn't know how to play Monopoly?! And not just Monopoly, but Cluedo and even lower-number games like BackGammon (and Chess)
Contact is everything nowadays, people trying to meet-up, phone each other, arrange something do to together... And I know On-Line gaming isn't exactly as good as meeting someone, in fact, it's hardly an alternative, but for a casual thing every week or so, it's ideal for people who live quite a way away from each other.
The fact is, On-Line gaming is a reality... The whole Half-Life/Quake/CS/OF/UT setup has attracted millions of gamers from all around the world, but I fear it's the violence factor in these On-Line games that has put people off the nicer games.
In essence, the answer is to stick an advert on the TV to tell everyone that there is a company that you can go to, to play these nicer games, to have a laugh and a chat, enter tournaments and what have you. I'm telling you, it only needs some decent captial and whichever company put the money in, and did this, would make so much money.
It could be used in offices for recreational use, in schools over a LAN or the WEB and even in Retirement Homes for people who are still well enough to log-on and play their friends who are still at home.
Maybe i've looked into it too much, but if you ask me the future of Board Games, ironic as it might be, could in fact, be on a computer!
Game