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"Are you kidding? I'll still be too busy playing to sleep by that time."
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
"No offensive, but I'm amazed that a list of 4 games made the front page.
In any case, I recommend League of Legends, a DOTA-esque came created by...the people who made DOTA!
Also, however messed up things seem to get, you can't throw Runescape off of one of these lists.
Gunbound too :)"
Sunday, July 18, 2010
"I gotta say that this matches me perfectly. I am blood type A.
As a kid, I use to be much more active, loud, and energetic. Now I high school, I find that I've become a lot more reserved."
Thursday, June 03, 2010
"The Kartel article. . .there is a grammar mistake in the first sentence."
Sunday, May 30, 2010
"https://twitter.com/Karliath/status/13095340034"
Thursday, April 29, 2010
"I will be talking about the following poster you guys have:
http://i.imgur.com/scbXq.jpg
While I think this it is an admirable goal to stop video game addiction, this ad simply gets it all wrong. For one, it states that thinking about video games when you aren't playing means that you are addicted. If I were to think about basketball right now, does that mean that I am addicted to basketball?
What makes a board game better than video games? The only benefit of board games are that they are less fun, and therefore less addictive.
No one, not ONE addict looks like that. In fact, I have never seen a serious video game player look anything like the person you have on your ad. First of all, he is smiling. When all your energy and concentration is invested in the screen in front of you, you are not smiling. You have your brow furrowed, eyes staring carefully at the screen. Imagine an addict sitting there, smiling for 10 hours on end. It's ridiculous. Just as a general rule, gamers don't gel their hair in some guido manner either. The point is, the people who are most liable to become addicted will look at this poster and walk on. Why? The gamer cannot relate to this person, because the person in the picture, no matter how you look at it, is a douchebag. Gamers will look at the picture, and read your tips, and just KNOW that you know nothing about them. Sure you want to help, but how much do you actually know? How much do you know about these people, except for the raw facts and statistics?
Overall, my point is that a poster like this will only turn people aside. As it looks ridiculous to me, it will look ridiculous to them. It's like having a picture with Hitler on it meant to teach people not to steal.
Gamers like Brown, Blue, Green and Grey. Using Yellow makes it look like some stupid McDonald's ad."
http://i.imgur.com/scbXq.jpg
While I think this it is an admirable goal to stop video game addiction, this ad simply gets it all wrong. For one, it states that thinking about video games when you aren't playing means that you are addicted. If I were to think about basketball right now, does that mean that I am addicted to basketball?
What makes a board game better than video games? The only benefit of board games are that they are less fun, and therefore less addictive.
No one, not ONE addict looks like that. In fact, I have never seen a serious video game player look anything like the person you have on your ad. First of all, he is smiling. When all your energy and concentration is invested in the screen in front of you, you are not smiling. You have your brow furrowed, eyes staring carefully at the screen. Imagine an addict sitting there, smiling for 10 hours on end. It's ridiculous. Just as a general rule, gamers don't gel their hair in some guido manner either. The point is, the people who are most liable to become addicted will look at this poster and walk on. Why? The gamer cannot relate to this person, because the person in the picture, no matter how you look at it, is a douchebag. Gamers will look at the picture, and read your tips, and just KNOW that you know nothing about them. Sure you want to help, but how much do you actually know? How much do you know about these people, except for the raw facts and statistics?
Overall, my point is that a poster like this will only turn people aside. As it looks ridiculous to me, it will look ridiculous to them. It's like having a picture with Hitler on it meant to teach people not to steal.
Gamers like Brown, Blue, Green and Grey. Using Yellow makes it look like some stupid McDonald's ad."
Monday, April 05, 2010
"Awareness is good, but this is stupid. Personally, I'm sending them a comment at http://www.alloymarketing.com/contact/
Btw, I don't know about you guys, but when I think about video game addicts, rarely do they smile. At least not the way this kid does. It's ridiculous, they really don't know what and who they are dealing with :(
An admirable resolve, but a terrible plan."
Monday, April 05, 2010
