games vs. reality
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Love & Hate relationship with gamesTRANSCRIPT
GAMESvs
REALITY
GAMESLove & HATE
relationship with
LovEthe
LovEthe
Clear targetClear set of rulesClear progressionClear feedback
REALITY IS DEFECTIVENot fairNot logicalNot predictableNot easy
GAMES MAKE SENSE
LovEthe
FairLogical & BalancedYou are rewarded by the effort you put in
GOOD GAMES ARE
To accomplishTo self-expressTo connectTo belong
GAMES PROVIDE THEIR USERS AN AVENUE
hatethe
hatethe
GAMES ARE LOOKED DOWNUPON IN MANY SOCIETIES
Games as a life-style considered to be a waste of time
Negative connotation of the simplephrases such as“Playıng games”“Playıng the game”
TRUTHthe
TRUTHthe
Reality is defective, but it is what we have
Games on the other hand are NOT just a leisurely ‘escape’ from the broken realıty.
They help:ConnectChallengeSatisfyReward
TRUTHthe
GAMES ENCOURAGECollaborative working
Creativity / Self- expression
Sense of community & “belonging”
“Color Games”
Alliance system in RTS games (help, contribute, communicate, work together)
“Hunger Games” (using games as a way to suppress an entire nation)
Herodotus & the 8-year famine of Lydians
FUTUREthe
FUTURE
Accessibility to games- as we know it- from many more platforms
A more connected/ cross-platform approach to notonly games, but all sorts of entertainment
Games oozing into reality
Traditional mediaBusinessPolicyEducation
Rına Onur
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