My team, Infection Vector, are through to the development stage of this years Dare to be Digital competition!!! We will be making The Manhattan Strain in our 10 week deadline in Trinity College, Dublin.
Check out our blog and Vote for us!!! And if our blog isn't enough for you, check out our website as well.
Wish us luck!!!
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Gaming Communities
I have played games all my life, but only recently in the last 2 years have I been gaming online. Prior to that, I mostly played single player games, with the odd mulitplayer game with some friends. So I had very little experience of gaming communities when I was growing up.
In the last 2 years however I became involved in online gaming communities, most notably in World if Warcraft when I joined a guild called The Grey Company. I already knew Alan and Eoghan in the guild, but a large number of other people online through it. I myself never met any of the other guild members in real life, however the guild did hold regular real life events are BBQ's where a number of the members went and had a good time.
Playing in these online worlds opens up a whole different way to meet people, I met a number of online gamers who I would consider friends, but have never met in real life, by simply doing missions together or helping each other out.
I am no longer in the guild anymore as I have stopped playing World of Warcraft, or any other MMORPG for that matter, but the online community is a major reason as to why I would return to WOW.
I think gaming addiction is a valid form of addiction. I mean people on in China have died from playing games days on end. I could equate it to gambling. I mean there is nothing wrong with playing games, you have just got to know when to stop, the same with gambling.
I don't think it is anything like drug addiction however. I mean drugs are just plain bad for you, simple as. Gaming on the other hand isn't. But just like everything else, if you play games for too long, it's going to affect your health.
In the last 2 years however I became involved in online gaming communities, most notably in World if Warcraft when I joined a guild called The Grey Company. I already knew Alan and Eoghan in the guild, but a large number of other people online through it. I myself never met any of the other guild members in real life, however the guild did hold regular real life events are BBQ's where a number of the members went and had a good time.
Playing in these online worlds opens up a whole different way to meet people, I met a number of online gamers who I would consider friends, but have never met in real life, by simply doing missions together or helping each other out.
I am no longer in the guild anymore as I have stopped playing World of Warcraft, or any other MMORPG for that matter, but the online community is a major reason as to why I would return to WOW.
I think gaming addiction is a valid form of addiction. I mean people on in China have died from playing games days on end. I could equate it to gambling. I mean there is nothing wrong with playing games, you have just got to know when to stop, the same with gambling.
I don't think it is anything like drug addiction however. I mean drugs are just plain bad for you, simple as. Gaming on the other hand isn't. But just like everything else, if you play games for too long, it's going to affect your health.
Hours Spent Gaming Last Week
I spent about 4 hours playing GTA IV last week. Damn you college for ruining my gaming time!!!
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Games Played this week
Well this week we had to demo our alpha version of our game, and hence there were alot of late nights (5am anybody?) and very little gaming.
Now Im taking a stab in the dark here and saying I only played about 30 minutes this week, that been Unreal Tournament 3. I can't remember playing any other game...
God I'm tired :(
Now Im taking a stab in the dark here and saying I only played about 30 minutes this week, that been Unreal Tournament 3. I can't remember playing any other game...
God I'm tired :(
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