The only one I’m kind of iffy about is “It’s been said that people develop stronger relationships online that in real life.” Its not so much that I disagree with it, but since you’re not actually interacting with another person IRL a lot of the personal quirks that someone might find annoying are much easier to disguise over the net. Like you’re getting to know the persona and not the person. Not saying that’s always the case, but it does happen.
Why Gaming is a Positive Element in Life
Why Gaming is a Positive Element in Life
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April 13, 2012 at 4:36 am #
The part that gets me here is the W.O.W one, all the time all those players spent all together equaling 5.9 million years, what is so positive about that?
April 13, 2012 at 4:44 am #
“Most people assume that the best selling games are violent shooters” and to disprove this, they give numbers from 2008 aka the year before CoD MW 2, the title who took the sales of violent shooters to a whole new level.
April 13, 2012 at 11:29 am #
So you suggest that the proportion of FPS games to non-FPS games has radically changed since 2008? Do you have hard data to back up said hypothesis?
April 14, 2012 at 12:39 am #
Evidence? Really?
CoD:MW2, Battlefield BC2, Medal of Honor, Gears of War 3, Homefront, Resistance 3, Halo: Reach, CoD: Black Ops, Battlefield 3, CoD: MW3, Left for Dead 2…there’s more but I think my point is made.
April 16, 2012 at 1:57 pm #
The only point you’ve made is that you know the names of some games. You haven’t done anything to show how the proportion of sales from those games compare to anything else…
April 13, 2012 at 5:22 am #
Why does it differentiate “violent shooters” and “action games”? Isn’t the former typically a subcategory of the latter?
Ignoring of course how outdated that statistic is now anyway.
April 13, 2012 at 10:31 am #
No, ‘shooter’ and ‘action/adventure’ are two different genres.
April 13, 2012 at 7:09 pm #
If it actually said “action/adventure” then you’d have a point. Guess what genre Amazon and most major retailers put CoD in. Action.
April 13, 2012 at 5:37 am #
This is the worst infographic I’ve ever seen, its not clearly separated
April 13, 2012 at 8:50 am #
“Rapid Frequent Feedback” does not sound like such a good thing to me. It could be useful if one were, say, building a skill, but in games it’s used primarily as a device to gratify. When dispensed properly it helps games to be addictive, since the feedback is so many times faster and flashier than in real life.
A few of the statistics are kinda cool, but it undermines itself a few times.
April 13, 2012 at 2:16 pm #
What they’re trying to say (… I think) is that games develop your reflexes and reaction time.
April 13, 2012 at 9:22 am #
I’ll bite, I have to admit the relationships you do build online are awesome. Think about it. The only time you spend with these people you are doing something you really enjoy. If you’re like me you spend A LOT of time with them because you game a lot. I have to admit, I’ve honestly thought about having a family vacation near some spots tha tI have friends..
April 13, 2012 at 12:23 pm #
Looking at the male to female ratio image I couldn’t help but think,
(starting from the top) “I’M A MAN! (scroll down)…..in a tiny skirt.”
April 13, 2012 at 1:20 pm #
My wife and I met playing Final Fantasy XI Online while unlocking the Dragoon job. We lived about a 1,000 miles from each other, and only saw each other about four times IRL before we got married. The kids and ourselves are doing fine so far. We still get a laugh at the look of other people’s faces when we mention “We met fighting a dragon”.
April 13, 2012 at 2:17 pm #
Oh God I envy your life so much right now.
April 14, 2012 at 7:17 am #
Runescape taught me item value and money management at an early age. Who needs a job to teach you the value of a dollar?