To me the term “social game” seems just as vacuous as “traditional video game.” What is a traditional video game? Computer adventure games like King’s Quest? Arcade games like Pac-man? Console games like Super Mario Bros? The significance of the statistics depends heavily on these definitions.
On that note, I should think that at least 50% of gamers who play RPGs have no experience with a “traditional role playing game,” like Dungeons and Dragons.
July 19, 2012 at 3:28 pm #
To me the term “social game” seems just as vacuous as “traditional video game.” What is a traditional video game? Computer adventure games like King’s Quest? Arcade games like Pac-man? Console games like Super Mario Bros? The significance of the statistics depends heavily on these definitions.
On that note, I should think that at least 50% of gamers who play RPGs have no experience with a “traditional role playing game,” like Dungeons and Dragons.
July 19, 2012 at 3:50 pm #
The mysterious Step 3 revealed.
Step 1: Join Secondlife.
Step 2: Make stuff.
Step 3: Put it up for sale.
Step 4: Profit!