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12 total messages Started by Hiawatha Bray Tue, 29 Jun 2004 19:05
Journalists seeks gamers
#82127
Author: Hiawatha Bray
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 19:05
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I'm writing about games that feature advertising for real-world
products.  You know--billboards in car-racing games with AutoZone ads,
or the character in Splinter Cell using a Palm handheld.

Do gamers notice this sort of thing?  Does it affect your buying habits?
Does it get on your nerves?

I'd like to include your views in a story I'm writing.  I want to
publish your name, age, occupation and the community where you live.

This is for real.  Check the links below for some of my other writing.

If you're interested, please e-mail me ASAP.  Thanks!

Hiawatha Bray
Technology Reporter
Boston Globe
135 Morrissey Blvd.
P.O. Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819 USA
617-929-3119 voice
617-929-3183 fax
bray@globe.com
watha@monitortan.com
Blog: www.monitortan.com
Recent writings: www.boston.com/business/technology/bray


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Re: Journalists seeks gamers
#82128
Author: Zackman
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 21:57
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Hiawatha Bray wrote:

> I'm writing about games that feature advertising for real-world
> products.  You know--billboards in car-racing games with AutoZone ads,
> or the character in Splinter Cell using a Palm handheld.

<biting tongue so as not to make Chris Elliott/Scary Movie 2 reference>

Didn't ol' Sam Fisher use Sony Ericsson cellphones in the latest game? Me
and Sam both have P900s. Damn, we're cool.

-Z-
Re: Journalists seeks gamers
#82129
Author: Martin P.
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 00:45
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> <biting tongue so as not to make Chris Elliott/Scary Movie 2 reference>

I couldn`t figure out what this was supposed to mean...until I read the OP`s
name and started laughing...nice reference- very Dennis Miller ;)
Re: Journalists seeks gamers
#82130
Author: Remember Hank? He's back, in pog...
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 01:48
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Martin P. wrote:
>> <biting tongue so as not to make Chris Elliott/Scary Movie 2
>> reference> 
>
> I couldn`t figure out what this was supposed to mean...until I read
> the OP`s name and started laughing...nice reference- very Dennis
> Miller ;) 

Little help here.
Re: Journalists seeks gamers
#82138
Author: Bateau
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 09:11
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NOT THIS FUCKING ASSHOLE AGAIN. NO ONE HELP HIM HE ONLY LIKES TO WRITE
ARTICLES ABOUT HOW GAMING IS EVIL.

"Hiawatha Bray" <watha@monitortan.com> wrote:
>I'm writing about games that feature advertising for real-world
>products.  You know--billboards in car-racing games with AutoZone ads,
>or the character in Splinter Cell using a Palm handheld.
>
>Do gamers notice this sort of thing?  Does it affect your buying habits?
>Does it get on your nerves?
>
>I'd like to include your views in a story I'm writing.  I want to
>publish your name, age, occupation and the community where you live.
>
>This is for real.  Check the links below for some of my other writing.
>
>If you're interested, please e-mail me ASAP.  Thanks!
>
>Hiawatha Bray
>Technology Reporter
>Boston Globe
>135 Morrissey Blvd.
>P.O. Box 55819
>Boston, MA 02205-5819 USA
>617-929-3119 voice
>617-929-3183 fax
>bray@globe.com
>watha@monitortan.com
>Blog: www.monitortan.com
>Recent writings: www.boston.com/business/technology/bray

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Re: Journalists seeks gamers
#82132
Author: magnulus
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 10:17
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   I don't see anything wrong with products and billboards in games.  They
are certainly less annoying than many other forms of advertising.
Re: Journalists seeks gamers
#82133
Author: Toby Newman
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 10:37
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# magnulus@bellsouth.net
>    I don't see anything wrong with products and billboards in games.  They
> are certainly less annoying than many other forms of advertising.
> 
> 
> 

Sometimes they enhance realism, see RealGTA, which replaces shop 
textures with real ones like Coke and Pizza Hut, likewise with Crazy 
Taxi.

There's no place for them in fantasy games though. I don't want to see 
Jade restore her energy with a red-bull instead of Starkos in Beyond 
Good and Evil.

-- 
Toby
Re: Journalists seeks gamers
#82134
Author: chainbreaker
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 11:57
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Hiawatha Bray wrote:
> I'm writing about games that feature advertising for real-world
> products.  You know--billboards in car-racing games with AutoZone ads,
> or the character in Splinter Cell using a Palm handheld.

You've missed posting this to the one group where you could really get some
good answers--rec.autos.simulators.  I'd xpost it there for you, but if
you're interested you can do it yourself.

Racing sims have had real-world advertising for years, and if it's not
included originally, there's most likely a user mod that adds it or enhances
it.

-- 
chainbreaker

If you need to email, then chainbreaker (naturally) at comcast dot
net--that's "net" not "com"--should do it.
Re: Journalists seeks gamers
#82135
Author: Bateau
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 18:27
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"chainbreaker" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:
>Hiawatha Bray wrote:
>> I'm writing about games that feature advertising for real-world
>> products.  You know--billboards in car-racing games with AutoZone ads,
>> or the character in Splinter Cell using a Palm handheld.
>
>You've missed posting this to the one group where you could really get some
>good answers--rec.autos.simulators.  I'd xpost it there for you, but if
>you're interested you can do it yourself.
>
>Racing sims have had real-world advertising for years, and if it's not
>included originally, there's most likely a user mod that adds it or enhances
>it.

DON'T YOU FAGS REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME HE ASKED FOR OUR HELP?
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Re: Journalists seeks gamers
#82131
Author: Martin P.
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2004 00:29
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> > I couldn`t figure out what this was supposed to mean...until I read
> > the OP`s name and started laughing...nice reference- very Dennis
> > Miller ;)
>
> Little help here.
In SM2, as Chris Elliot`s character is ,errr, porking the roast turkey (the
other white meat?) he screams out "Hiawatha"
Re: Journalists seeks gamers
#82136
Author: Mike Barnard
Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 21:42
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On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 02:27:09 +0800, Bateau <Gamera@work.stomping.aza>
wrote:

>DON'T YOU FAGS REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME HE ASKED FOR OUR HELP?

75 lines to 4 groups, for one line of abusive text. Cool.

-- 
Regards from Mike Barnard
South Coast, UK.

[To reply by email remove ".trousers" spamtrap from email address]
Re: Journalists seeks gamers
#82137
Author: Bateau
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 10:34
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Mike Barnard <m.barnard.trousers@thunderin.co.uk> wrote:
>On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 02:27:09 +0800, Bateau <Gamera@work.stomping.aza>
>wrote:
>
>>DON'T YOU FAGS REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME HE ASKED FOR OUR HELP?
>
>75 lines to 4 groups, for one line of abusive text. Cool.

FOUR FUCKING MONTHS AGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY ARE YOU REPLYING NOW?????
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