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Article #66164Re: online apps (was Re: Cable Connection - Now what?)
From: Robert Tweed
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 10:00
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 10:00
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"Kent Dahl" <ken...@stud.ntnu.no> wrote in message news:3D5E1A65.D9BFFC24@stud.ntnu.no... [snip] > Perhaps our dominant, masculine days of gaming are numbered, as female > values find their way into the modern games, but as far as I can > remember, games has been about pitting people against each other and > pegging them in a hierarchy; from sports to computer games to chess. Some interesting thoughts. One point I would add though is that computer games, rather than "female values" have followed a trend away from opponent defeating goals because they have been predominately single-player for a good 20-30 years. That fact tends to remove the importance of winning as you are essentially playing against yourself. Therefore the emphasis shifts towards personal goals like getting a higer score, getting a faster time, etc., although you are certainly right in saying that people, males especially, will compare these with others; that's part of human nature. - Robert
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