Post by Steve Farrelly @ 11:22am 18/03/10 | 26 Comments
She talks enthusiastically about the World of WarCraft environment, and how it fosters a community of people capable and willing to help you solve problems and work together as a positive team.
It's very interesting listening and watching, and while it does come in at a solid 20+ minutes, gamers would do well to arm themselves with these kinds of thoughts and statistics.
Check out the embed below, or stream directly from TED.com.
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Posted 11:23am 18/3/10
Posted 11:29am 18/3/10
Fixed now ;)
Posted 11:37am 18/3/10
Posted 11:39am 18/3/10
Posted 11:43am 18/3/10
i thought wow was the problem, not a solution? that s*** is like crack, f00! will definitely checkout the video this evening!
Posted 11:50am 18/3/10
That won't change until the two are much closer intertwined, and even then...
I guess the amount of people "meeting in wow" and then having real world relationships shows that there is some crossover there, but realistically how many people have you seen that are confident online, and completely the opposite in real life? They have learned to deal with strangers online, but can't do the same in real life.
Probably need a sociologist to weigh in on such a topic, not a game designer in my opinion.
If you want to "teach" or be taught morals and teamwork and so on, get into real-life clubs, be active in your community where you interact with real-life people and compromise with your real-life personality. Because of the difference in online and real-world persona, I don't see the benefit in pushing games as a solution.
I must admit that I haven't listened to the video yet. If she addresses the issue of crossover somehow, maybe she'll have some kind of point.
Posted 11:55am 18/3/10
Posted 01:43pm 18/3/10
Though I also learned how to fail an exam because I was playing WoW which does not make for a better world. :P
Posted 12:31pm 18/3/10
Posted 12:36pm 18/3/10
Posted 12:37pm 18/3/10
Posted 12:49pm 18/3/10
Posted 01:45pm 18/3/10
Or learn from heroes like Solid Snake and hold a gun to peoples faces then feel them up?
btw inb4 teh "I'm no hero, never was, never will be."
Posted 01:49pm 18/3/10
Posted 01:55pm 18/3/10
MORE DOTS MORE DOTS MANY WHELPS!!
Posted 01:56pm 18/3/10
I think WoW creates a LOT more problems than it does solutions.
Posted 01:57pm 18/3/10
I wonder did she talk about how its also ruined families and how half my mates have fallen off the face of the planet since i stopped joining then in WoW?
WoW might foster an online WoW community but its detriemental to the "real life community"
Posted 02:07pm 18/3/10
Posted 03:12pm 18/3/10
Sure there are the brain trust that solve all the complicated formulas for each talent tree and spells. But the majority aren't going to put their hand up to help solve a nasa problem.
Posted 08:48pm 18/3/10
Which in fact makes her a crack dealer.
Posted 08:56pm 18/3/10
Everyone who you don't know personally act like a bunch of 4chan f***tards. It's pretty much exactly the internet chatroom in a game. I'd f*****g hate the world if it was even a little more like how people treat each other in wow.
Posted 12:20am 19/3/10
TL;DR Myspace and facebook are just as bad yet most people happily use them isntead of sledging?
P.S In before the odvious "freakin wow addict!", Yes i quit over a year ago so choke on it.
Posted 11:33am 19/3/10
Posted 11:43am 19/3/10
It's basically the exact same argument isn't it?
Gamers are so quick to shut down "GTA made him/taught him do do it!" when it's bad yet everyone seems to willing accept "Helping people in WoW made him help people in 'real' life"
Hypocritical much?
Posted 11:53am 19/3/10
I don't think that its an inherently hypocritcal notion - what we're talking about is a modern-day interactive parable or fable.
Posted 07:30pm 19/3/10
tiger woods pga tour 2011
what bulls***.
stay at home play games anti-socially so that you can act better socially.
like a hero...............