Comments on: Video Games vs. “Traditional Entertainment” http://gamingmyway.com/2009/02/21/video-games-vs-traditional-entertainment/ Opinions About Video Games and Roleplaying Games Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:32:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Carnival of Video Game Bloggers, March 2009 @ The Collected Writings of James Newton http://gamingmyway.com/2009/02/21/video-games-vs-traditional-entertainment/comment-page-1/#comment-1088 Carnival of Video Game Bloggers, March 2009 @ The Collected Writings of James Newton Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:43:45 +0000 http://gamingmyway.com/?p=445#comment-1088 [...] Have Enough Characters, a sentiment which, as a Sonic fan, I’ve never shared. However, Video Games vs. “Traditional Entertainment” is something I’ve tried to cultivate in my own patch with little success, so it’s great [...] [...] Have Enough Characters, a sentiment which, as a Sonic fan, I’ve never shared. However, Video Games vs. “Traditional Entertainment” is something I’ve tried to cultivate in my own patch with little success, so it’s great [...]

]]> By: Nintendo 3ds http://gamingmyway.com/2009/02/21/video-games-vs-traditional-entertainment/comment-page-1/#comment-1067 Nintendo 3ds Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:07:01 +0000 http://gamingmyway.com/?p=445#comment-1067 I really enjoyed this, because this is my style..ahahhaha. I really enjoyed this, because this is my style..ahahhaha.

]]> By: Kai http://gamingmyway.com/2009/02/21/video-games-vs-traditional-entertainment/comment-page-1/#comment-448 Kai Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:48:05 +0000 http://gamingmyway.com/?p=445#comment-448 This article covers such a wide range of issues it's a bit hard to follow. I agree that gaming can be social and a good mental exercise, but in large that's not the kind of people that games attract. People devote so much of their time to games that they forget that gaming isn't the goal. It's just a vehicle to exercise your mind in ways that other activities won't. I feel that you and I understand that but it would be great for more gamers to step into a zone where gaming can entertain them instead of define them. Traditional entertainment doesn't seem to have this problem. This article covers such a wide range of issues it’s a bit hard to follow.

I agree that gaming can be social and a good mental exercise, but in large that’s not the kind of people that games attract. People devote so much of their time to games that they forget that gaming isn’t the goal. It’s just a vehicle to exercise your mind in ways that other activities won’t.

I feel that you and I understand that but it would be great for more gamers to step into a zone where gaming can entertain them instead of define them. Traditional entertainment doesn’t seem to have this problem.

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