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Ask Slashdot: Good Ideas For Creative Gaming With Girlfriend?

Posted by timothy on from the keep-it-clean-now dept.

First time accepted submitter TimBur1e6 writes "Suppose you had just moved 1000 miles away from your significant other, but you wanted to continue to create shared life experiences. You could text, or talk by voice, or even video chat. And those would all be good things to do. However, there's a difference between telling someone about your day, and actually spending time together. What are some fun and constructive ways of spending time together on the net? In particular, what are good things to do with a significant other who is less into combat, and more into collaboration, exploration, creativity, and storytelling?"

7 of 337 comments (clear)

  1. Let's see... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Minecraft? Portal 2 Team Mode? Draw Something?

    1. Re:Let's see... by Beardo+the+Bearded · · Score: 5, Funny

      Phone sex?

      This isn't 1876, Alexander. We have webcams for this shit now.

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  2. Get new girlfriend by Chemisor · · Score: 5, Funny

    Collaboration: Create an online dating profile. Have your old girlfriend write a recommendation on why you're worth dating.
    Exploration: Ask her to rate potential new girlfriends.
    Creativity: Date new girlfriend.
    Storytelling: Tell the old one about the new one.
    Combat: You did say she's not into combat, right? But, just in case, hide your batleth.

  3. Re:You've fucked up. by astro · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Baloney. Long distance relationships are, for certain, difficult as hell. But they can work, and things as asked by TimBur1e6 are legit ways to feel together. My fiance and I watched movies together (both of us having downloaded the same file, starting it at the same time) while on Skype, and it really did engender a feeling of closeness.

  4. Re:Get busy living or get busy dying. by doctor+woot · · Score: 5, Interesting

    You are assuming a lot about the OP's relationship, and none of it is warranted or remotely appropriate. The only thing that's been expressed so far is that OP wants to find ways to interact with his girlfriend despite their distance. He didn't say why he was moving, for how long, when he's going to see her again, how long they've been dating, what they've liked to do together in the past, etc. etc. etc. So how about instead of being a presumptuous asshole and deriding OP for no reason, you make yourself useful and recommend some games or mod up good replies.

  5. Re:You've fucked up. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bingo.

    B-6

    You sank my Battleship!

  6. Re:Long distance relationship game: L4D by c0d3g33k · · Score: 5, Funny

    We are now happily married and looking forward to L4D3 :)

    That's a terrible name to burden a child with. At least pick something pronounceable.