thenefariousone
Newcomer
With every new "generation" of console hardware, we hear about the potential of the medium. But we also hear all the complaints such as the video game industry still has plenty of places to go before it is regarded in the same light as other more established mediums, such as film and books.
Creation and distribution costs too much, not enough innovation, the medium's only for kids (despite the facts that prove otherwise), it's unhealthy for people to play games all day, etc...blah...rinse...repeat...
Every other medium had to combat these growing pains at some point, and this industry is no different.
The objective of the game is simple: Come up analogies that compare the current state of the video game industry to other mediums/technologies at different points in time. The sillier the better.
For example:
Compared to other mediums, the video game industry is currently as mature as...a brick mobile phone.
Compared to other mediums, the video game industry is currently as mature as...a 1996 version of the search engine AltaVista.
Compared to other mediums, the video game industry is currently as mature as...Windows Vista Public Beta 2
Compared to other mediums, the video game industry is currently as mature as...
Creation and distribution costs too much, not enough innovation, the medium's only for kids (despite the facts that prove otherwise), it's unhealthy for people to play games all day, etc...blah...rinse...repeat...
Every other medium had to combat these growing pains at some point, and this industry is no different.
The objective of the game is simple: Come up analogies that compare the current state of the video game industry to other mediums/technologies at different points in time. The sillier the better.
For example:
Compared to other mediums, the video game industry is currently as mature as...a brick mobile phone.
Compared to other mediums, the video game industry is currently as mature as...a 1996 version of the search engine AltaVista.
Compared to other mediums, the video game industry is currently as mature as...Windows Vista Public Beta 2
Compared to other mediums, the video game industry is currently as mature as...