Anyone who is pissed about the outcome is just angry because everyone else didnt vote Bush out.
They of course didnt vote.
God I love it here in Australia where its compulsory to vote
I hate compulsory voting. People just vote for the same guy evry time. It gives third partys even less change because the people who don't vote won't vote for them.
Chess is not a sport, it is a video game predecessor. Cheating and hacking is the equivlent of sports steriod scandles. Saying that putting soundtracks and art on top of sport gives it those qualitys is like saying playing a piano next to a silent movie means it isn't silent.
"Does anyone see a market for this sort of event? Gaming - a predominantly solo event (yes we can argue that it is 'social' when gaming online but thats another discussions) does not lend itself well to passive viewing. Isnt this one of the main arguements as to why gamers (myself included) claim that it takes consumer entertainment to a different level? Because unlike television where the viewer sits there; the gamer is immersing him (or her) self in the game world and experience and is the catalyst rather than the recepticle.
Look at LAN parties, do you see people sat back watching the action in large numbers? No, instead everyone sees that Dust is on and jumps into the action. Games just arent fun to watch.
To me it just doesnt seem like entertainment, I dont want to watch other people play games I want to play it myself - thats what games are for."
One could say the same for sport too.
Video games are not a sport. Infact I feel modaratly insulted that they are called such. They are better than sport. Video games need brains, sport needs brawn. Video games have storylines, art, soundtrack and skillful design, sport does not. Video games evolve, sport remains as stale as ever.
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I don't think that will work in practice by might as well give it a try... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/one en.wikipedia.org/wiki/two en.wikipedia.org/wiki/three en.wikipedia.org/wiki/four en.wikipedia.org/wiki/five en.wikipedia.org/wiki/six en.wikipedia.org/wiki/seven en.wikipedia.org/wiki/eight en.wikipedia.org/wiki/nine en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ten en.wikipedia.org/wiki/eleven en.wikipedia.org/wiki/twelve en.wikipedia.org/wiki/thirteen en.wikipedia.org/wiki/fourteen en.wikipedia.org/wiki/fifteen en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sixteen en.wikipedia.org/wiki/seventeen
Chess is not a sport, it is a video game predecessor. Cheating and hacking is the equivlent of sports steriod scandles. Saying that putting soundtracks and art on top of sport gives it those qualitys is like saying playing a piano next to a silent movie means it isn't silent.
I was forced to play sport in high school. I hated every second of it.
"Does anyone see a market for this sort of event? Gaming - a predominantly solo event (yes we can argue that it is 'social' when gaming online but thats another discussions) does not lend itself well to passive viewing. Isnt this one of the main arguements as to why gamers (myself included) claim that it takes consumer entertainment to a different level? Because unlike television where the viewer sits there; the gamer is immersing him (or her) self in the game world and experience and is the catalyst rather than the recepticle. Look at LAN parties, do you see people sat back watching the action in large numbers? No, instead everyone sees that Dust is on and jumps into the action. Games just arent fun to watch. To me it just doesnt seem like entertainment, I dont want to watch other people play games I want to play it myself - thats what games are for." One could say the same for sport too.
That's one of the problems I have with this. It's aimed at "jocks" not geeks.
Video games are not a sport. Infact I feel modaratly insulted that they are called such. They are better than sport. Video games need brains, sport needs brawn. Video games have storylines, art, soundtrack and skillful design, sport does not. Video games evolve, sport remains as stale as ever.