I Want to Take You for Granted

November 26, 2006

The first week of the Christmas break is over and I have set up a good foundation of the labour to come. Infact this last week feels like an eternity, I have accomplished so much and yet I feel as though I have wasted so much time. There are still a few things bugging me that I need Chris to fix which I’ve been waiting for weeks for him to do, being:

set up my new email account(2 weeks)
code the new PrimeScape(4+ weeks)
remove the Ubuntu partition on my hard drive
fix up the wireless network so that I can listen to the latest podcasts(1 week)

I’m starting to get really fed up of this.

I’ve also had to work both days this past weekend. It was actually quite enjoyable, I spent the whole weekend with Aaron whom use to work with Chris this time last year. The best part about working is dealing with the digital cameras. I love talking to customers about which camera would be right for them. Trying to suggest something ideal for their tastes and also explaining the features of the respective cameras. I get a sense that they are really appreciative of me taking the time out to help them. I not only talk about the cameras, I base what I say around the audience. So if I was dealing with a new camera user then I would explain things simpler and also provide a few tips on how to overcome most of the difficulties that new users have with the digital camera. I really enjoy it.

Something else thats been on my mind is gaming as a culture. Watching Pure Pwnage during the week got me thinking about the types of people who play games, people loosing interest in games and the culture of gaming. One question that I asked myself was: Can someone’s social life be totally based on video games?

When I say this question I should also mention that I mean a significant social life. Significant being (at least) above the norm for the age group of well anyone. So I then thought of all of the social events that would be classed as game based that would make up a social life:

LANs
playing games with your friends
game expos
game torunaments
online discussion of video games(forum, IM, Skype, IRC, etc.)
game events/parties(eg. Launch parties, DDR/Singstar party(???))

Thinking about it, I reckon that it would most definitely be possible. The difficulty would also be based on where you live as well as here in South Australia we don’t get many expos, tournaments or launch events and also less LANs. But in an area where this is so I think that it would definitely be possible.

Saying all of this probably makes me look like I want to get into this and well I’m too honest to lie to you folks. So I think that it would be nice to have a social life based on games alone. But my interests extend beyond games so that isn’t the case and most people(me included) aren’t that game crazy to only do social activities that are game related.

I think that all I really just need more competitive gaming sessions. I haven’t entered a tournament at all this year or had a LAN. Now lets not even start on expo’s here.

On a final note, when I mention online activity I mean one that doesn’t override the normal social life.

Whenever Chris gets this PrimeScape template coded I shall have a series of indepth entries up, I might do one on gaming as a culture. I have a few finished so far. I also want to do 2 on digital cameras.

-DP