tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post7062382694863079713..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: PlayStation 3 and the Sadness of BloggingBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-47732262059706670462008-10-19T11:31:00.000+00:002008-10-19T11:31:00.000+00:00i have a problem!my controller has broke and i wan...i have a problem!<BR/>my controller has broke and i want to use my friends but when i try and connect it by pressing the home button it will not work but it flashes as if it is trying to connect.<BR/>what do i have to do to connect them?<BR/> it has been working on a 60GB and mine is also a 60GB<BR/>i do not see the problem could you please help me out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-75754159828765428662007-03-24T11:10:00.000+00:002007-03-24T11:10:00.000+00:00It sounds like your son is having a brilliant time...It sounds like your son is having a brilliant time, Susan. <BR/><BR/>And that's a great and important point about the very real altruism that is displayed in the virtual world of Warcraft. <BR/><BR/>It is not a game for lone adventurers, and rapid progres depends upon the forging of bonds and co-operation between fellow players in their close-knit 'guild'.<BR/><BR/>And this provides a clear Johnnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678545794431822288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-41333144793395700592007-03-23T19:42:00.000+00:002007-03-23T19:42:00.000+00:00Ah, Johnny, you remind me of something else positi...Ah, Johnny, you remind me of something else positive about "World of Warcraft": Its altruistic component. My 13-year-old son has explained to me that other people who are on the scene when you're in the midst of a battle with demons, or whatever, can simply choose to help you. If they have a high level of power, then their help is really worthwhile (for other readers --not J., who knows -- all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-36599885024551754032007-03-23T11:31:00.000+00:002007-03-23T11:31:00.000+00:00Susan - World of Warcraft: now there's a terrifyin...Susan - World of Warcraft: now there's a terrifying phenomenon. 8 million players worldwide and, on the surface at least, geekier than a comic convention (orcs, trolls, spells, pointy hats etc.)<BR/><BR/>With that in mind I attended the London midnight launch they held a couple of months ago for the expansion pack, expecting the freak show of a lifetime. <BR/><BR/>But to my surprise, aside from Johnnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678545794431822288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-86178266014366622712007-03-23T00:02:00.000+00:002007-03-23T00:02:00.000+00:00Has anyone played "Nifty Lifty"? It was the only g...Has anyone played "Nifty Lifty"? It was the only game I got along with (me in the armchair with a glass of wine and my son using the control under my direction) Blogging seems different to me as it is about communication and, certainly, contact with others. I do negotiate with myself about whether I can go online or not; have I been constructive and busy enough during the day ? I usually reply "Janejillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11364478597973105943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-25752032842219946132007-03-22T21:19:00.000+00:002007-03-22T21:19:00.000+00:00Don't like them one little bit. I have watched kid...Don't like them one little bit. I have watched kids and adults playing them, and quite frankly they looked like masterbating zombies. Will hold out for as long as possible to stop my kids playing them. What's wrong with a friendly game of scrabble or chess of an evening?Neil Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240393170374161007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-10047880057355890912007-03-22T20:50:00.000+00:002007-03-22T20:50:00.000+00:00What's really interesting about the PS3 is that So...What's really interesting about the PS3 is that Sony has huge hopes for it's cell processor which it hopes to include in many of its electronic products. So, ironically, we might not be able to escape the PS3, even if we want to.Big Chip Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05585365213244296058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-63809315960599157572007-03-22T13:40:00.000+00:002007-03-22T13:40:00.000+00:00Johnny, I hardly knew ye. You're a young 'un.What ...Johnny, I hardly knew ye. You're a young 'un.<BR/><BR/>What you say about the generation gap is right on. My son is an avid gamer ("World of Warcraft" his fave) and my daughter is into Sims stuff, MySpace, etc. Both communicate with friends by AIM and I hear the pinging of their computers at night. Neither is weird or geeky; they just grew up with this technology. It's part of their world; they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-54402427279460213012007-03-22T13:16:00.000+00:002007-03-22T13:16:00.000+00:00You're (entertainingly) off-track there, Bryan; pr...You're (entertainingly) off-track there, Bryan; probably an age thing, unfortunately. Video games are no more futile than most sports and, unlike most outdoor games, do not favour the quick and the strong. As for the social side, kids gather to play them - playstation and pizza. No where's my comic-book (sorry, graphic novel) collection got to...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-35787759120433509632007-03-22T12:32:00.000+00:002007-03-22T12:32:00.000+00:00I'm afraid those games, while of course being very...I'm afraid those games, while of course being very addictive, amount to little more than a black hole for consciousness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-14457002457959459442007-03-22T11:43:00.001+00:002007-03-22T11:43:00.001+00:00Yes, but it is an addiction! My husband gave me t...Yes, but it is an addiction! My husband gave me to read a couple of days ago an article on 'net addiction'. Me thinks it was a hint ...Rebel with Causehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597285460794139245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-35054451758029416472007-03-22T11:43:00.000+00:002007-03-22T11:43:00.000+00:00I'm not so sure that it is, Bryan... (And, at this...I'm not so sure that it is, Bryan... (And, at this juncture, I should declare an interest, since by day I'm cross-media defender and champion of gaming, glorious gaming).<BR/> <BR/>What you're exposing is the gaping (though <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4930996.stm" REL="nofollow">far from unbridgeable</A>) generational gap between those who grow up with a new technology as a Johnnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678545794431822288noreply@blogger.com