fora.tv— From Pong to the current status as a $57billion industry, the dynamics, interactions, and future are changing drastically.
Jun 11, 2010View in Crawl 4
A Facebook game is a game. Just like Checkers, Solitary, Chess, Twister and Call of Duty. The problem is that today's console video games have gotten to the point that the word game is really a disservice to what they are. They are an interactive media that can, in occasions, have greater emotional impact than a movie.Facebook gaming is relevant (83million ppl makes it really god damn relevant). But console media like Alan Wake, Heavy Rain and God of War are much more evolved and don't deserve to be called a "game" because there is no way you can compare them to any other type of game.
I suppose they technically count as games. But the title and description is still very misleading..."From Pong to the current status as a $57billion industry". If I read that then I don't want to hear about FB....
homercles337Jun 12, 2010
Ok i cant listen to this marketing douche anymore. Farmville is 83 millimeters?
clondike7Jun 12, 2010
A Facebook game is a game. Just like Checkers, Solitary, Chess, Twister and Call of Duty. The problem is that today's console video games have gotten to the point that the word game is really a disservice to what they are. They are an interactive media that can, in occasions, have greater emotional impact than a movie.Facebook gaming is relevant (83million ppl makes it really god damn relevant). But console media like Alan Wake, Heavy Rain and God of War are much more evolved and don't deserve to be called a "game" because there is no way you can compare them to any other type of game.
delane79Jun 12, 2010
Yeah, I saw the title and kinda hoped this would be more like the Evolution of Dance.Needless to say, I was disappointed. :\
pedlezelnipJun 12, 2010
That talk was awesome. Thanks for sharing, as I had missed it during G4's DICE coverage.
ifrixJun 12, 2010
I suppose they technically count as games. But the title and description is still very misleading..."From Pong to the current status as a $57billion industry". If I read that then I don't want to hear about FB....
drfixxitJun 14, 2010
I can't get past the fact that he said, "Uuuhh" about 5000 times. Not sure what he was even saying after that point. LOL
drfixxitJun 14, 2010
LOL, not sure, he was too busy saying, "Uuuuh"