Discussion Transcribe: Getting Lost in Video Game Worlds, Gamer Outreach
Discussion #1: Getting Lost in Gaming Worlds
Host: BugInARug
Co-Host: Kallie112358
Room: Thinking Space
Time: 22:15 GMT (17:15 EDT)
Duration: 30 minutes
TRANSCRIPTION
Some comments have been removed so as to not detract from the discussion. All usernames have been removed and abbreviations expanded upon. Each comment/question has been put on a seperate line.
DISCUSSION BEGIN
What are your favourite games?
tomb raider!!!!!
my favourite game is runescape
pirate 101 for me
Bioshock, Deus Ex
COD
race car games
Asphalt
i liked bioshock infinite and life is strange
NFS (need for speed)
and Zelda
and AC
batman series of games are fun too
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah i like nfs lol
the sims
ASSASSIN"S CREED
dammit and AC (Assassins Creed)
I like MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online games)
fifa
What kinds of MMO's?
Watch Dogs
pirate 101
In these games, what entices you the most about each world you visit inside of games? And why?
I love AC been playing since game 1
few other games are played via the ipad Lord of the Dragons , bingo etc
is a kingsIsle game
losing all my real life stress!
know the lore like the back of my hand
I live the character and story....
the world itself and being able to control what goes on without suffering real life consequences
ah well runescape can be addictive , but its so fun skilling away and the story lines on quests are really good too
i love questing
I become that character...and that environment is where I feel myself.
Some fantastic answers. What do you like about the characters, story, and questing in these games?
I like questing and all my friends on there I talk to
the games i'm drawn to usually draw me to them because i find they can inspire me and make me feel hopeful. i also enjoy games with deep meaning and lots of story so i find its a nice relief from the real world.
the adventure and story
If the story is well knitted....the game is hit for me.....
I get to live an amazing story as an interesting/badass character
Gaming takes me away from real life for a bit, I can enjoy the world I have there for a moment
in short i like to learn something from the game that i can take with me after i play it.
Story matters no what what genre..
there very interesting its like reading a book for me but only im in it and joining in
If you could immerse yourself and join a part of any game world to live in, which game world would it be? Why do you want to live there?
runescape cos i want to fight all the monsters and do all the quests
And about COD....the characters and stories are all linked together across versions......
trying to unlock doors
thats too hard... just one?
LoZ (Legend of Zelda) world definitely, it has humor and nice people and it's beautiful!
oh wow that's a tough question
hehe thats my fav question i'd so love to live in the world of runescape all that money i can earn by skilling , or combat etc id be loaded
AC
It mades COD (Call of Duty) an epic saga.....
the harry potter game?
The only game I've really ever played was animal crossing so that one.
i feel like that cheating pumkin
im already loaded on runescape already but to be the one earning it myself would be like ahhh this is sweet
lol sims would be cool too, you can choose what happens
Who loved Contra..?
i would love to be a sim let someone else make all my decisions for me!!!!
Zelda = medieval interesting mythological world or something futuristic and sci fi like
What's Contra?
Contra.....Mario....Adventure Island....Tank.......
Pioneers....
to be honest not a lot of the games i would like to live in considering most of the games i like are not exactly the safest worlds to live in
DeathSpace lol jk...
hahahahahahahaha ikr (I know, right?)
*deadspace
Contra was a game....cassette video game.... It was one of the epic games of 90's
Have you ever seen similarities in some game worlds you have visited, to the real world you live in? If so, what similarities have you spotted?
fifa just play football (soccer) again
i mean maybe the world of skyrim
the bank sign for runescape if you look closely is the dollar sign
There's always a bad guy?
Skyrim was a living world around me.............
I played it in 3D......
the mmo the secret world
And it was huge game................
I've heard of that. What similarities are there to our world?
fishing near willow trees lol
bioshock infinite
well its basically based off our world just with a lot more tangible magical stuff
Of course there re similarities, its just videogames have something more interesting going on
Crysis....1.2.3.
uncharted is also awesome...
Awesome
i love crysis
heavy rain
Prophet vs Master Chief
Yea....soundtrack was just off the world.....
yes please
I played it in continuation of 8 days..............
i mean batman games too i guess because in batman series of games they have alot of similar architecture though the city is bit more old looking.
Right. Next question! I'm loving these answers so far: What is the longest time you've spent lost inside of a game world? Why was that (quests, exploration, etc)?
72 hours straight!
8 hours in the sims 3.. no explanation needed hah
8 hours
also sims
probably like 24 at least
hours on end all nighters most nights
21 days................
when a new world comes out, everything else is secondary to me, lol
probably like 24 hours
Worked out COD MW3....like 25 times........
i had all the food and drink i needed around me just ran to and from bathroom when needed
i took breaks obviously though
but i played for hours on end on runescape
What is it about these games that drove you to playing them for so long?
questing!
the story
I think the most was for me over 10 hours for sure but I don't know the exact time
and trying to get 99 WC
my nice friends I met on them keeps me there
and then spend a month gymming.
compelling story makes me stay so long
So leading on from the previous question, what do you find to be the best part of games you visit?
questing the skilling as im a skiller purely , the story lines it was really fun to play im in a great clan the conversation with other players , and the citadel they brought out for the clan
They never run out of interesting things to do, gameplay its too fun, and story its interesting
it makes me think faster.......
been playing for 7 years
its fun being part of a team
the best part of games i visit is the atmosphere the graphics the game play story
its the gameplay for me
yes the atmosphere. and sometimes the music
Yes I agree the story, I love that
if im not grabbed in the first hour i dont play the game anymore
oh yes the music helps sooo much
like people don't realize how much it can make or break a game or even a movie
If you could take one element then from any game to bring into the real world, what would you bring and why?
Hmm the magic?
unlimited money because of reasons
ummmmm MONEY definitely
Or the ability to have my own pokemon
or revive people
im charging orbs while here haha
yes the type of magic in games would be fun
for money making making air battlestaffs to high alch them
I'd like my own real life Charizard
i want a pikachu for my daughter!
i want eagle vision
so ill need to elements to bring to the real world magic and money
I'll be owning ash
eagle vision... nice
I would like a real life valor fortress to protect me in real life, like we use in pvp
because that's really the only thing assassins can do that i can't
How often to you jump into game worlds a week (or day)? And is the reason for this the same as when you answered about how long you've spent on a game before?
rarely
I don't play so much anymore lately
rarely play now bc i'm to busy
i don't play much but when i do it's a massive session!
well i indirectly jump into games a lot more than play them to be honest such as through the medium of youtube let's plays.
i play when able too and with being a listener here i use it as a self care activity
whenever I can... lately I've been busy
but before that i was on it every day with everything else now i can't get on as much as i used too
Like I just bought AC Syndicate so i've been playing that at night for a couple hours but other than that like once a month or less
once i beat a game i don't really play anymore
but not counting watching let's plays i don't play games as often as i used to.
I'm just not in the mood much, when I start I do enjoy but starting is hard, I don't have the energy
Hm I don't play video games. The last game I played was...madden on Nintendo with my brothers when I was like 8 lol
Why do we play video games? What is it about video games that we all enjoy? That keeps us coming back?
i play them to escape all my responsibilities for a few hours
Getting away from the real world
for me it's the story , quests and the content on runescape that keeps me coming back
entertainment that we interact with
also i can escape the real world it is a great distraction
yeah getting away for a bit in my game
The way they are designed to be addictive
you can be whoever you want and have complete control over them
I play them...to add something to my personality......i adapt to the character.........
and I love to act that character...............even in real life..............
I do it because it lets me numb for awhile. When I'm immersed in a game I'm not present to think about the hard stuff.
although it wears out after sometime.........
game theory guy on youtube brought up good points on just this subject bug. but to be honest for me it's that i can feel like i'm making a different or feel like i'm accomplishing something awesome or feel like i'm making a difference or to just feel like i'm having a good time.
yea............accomplishment is another feeling............
that feels awesome after the story ends..........
its a movie that we are in
We get to live incredible adventures that we are not able to live in real live, we become amazing characters, with superpowers, magic and freedom to do anything we want. We escape reality and make our own
I just like how a game can make you feel happy for a while, how it makes you forget about all the things
i think it says a lot about what society actually wants in life by the games and movies it makes
its how art kinda shows us about ourselves
Video games help me not have to think about too much other than what's in the game .
video games reward you for your efforts where real life doesn't feel like that most of the time
DISCUSSION END
We want to say thank you to everybody who partook in this discussion today. It was thought-invoking, engaging and we had a lot of fun. You were all absolutely fantastic and we cannot wait to host another discussion with you all in the future.
So from us to you truly, thank you.
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Oh no i was too late:/.@BugInARug
@BugInARug I am on the gamer outreach team too:)
I had such a great time cohosting this discussion and I cant wait for many more from the gaming outreach team! Thanks so much for getting me involved @BugInARug
@Kallie112358 Anytime! You were fantastic help, Kallie! <3
Awesome job guys! Thanks for this :)
@Jellen You're welcome. I hope you can join us next time.
Wait why wasnt I notified that this discussion was going on! :O
I didn t get any E-mails or anything :L
If we re doing these discussions regularly, could someone give me a time, or a message please!
@NikOfMyths
This was a pop-up discussion on the adult side. From now on all discussions will be listed on the team sheet and tracked properly :)
@NikOfMyths As said, this was a pop up discussion on the adult chat rooms. I set it up with Kallie within an hour and everything as my first ever discussion just to see how I cope with them to ascertain if I want to do them regularly.
Turns out I do!
@BugInARug
That s A-Okay then, hehe!
It s always great finding out you have a passion for something!
I hope I, and the rest of the those who chose both sides can join in next time!
Never truly understood why we are separated though :L
Awesome discussion guys and Gals, I'm sorry I missed it :( I will be present next time.