Life 2.0: A Stark View Of Game Life
Life 2.0 is a photo slide show that was created by DeviantArt user gsu to provide a candid and, frankly, very stark view of gaming on people's lives. It might be a little sobering.
Take a look at the flash slideshow and leave your impressions and thoughts in the comments. I'm going to go outside and spend some quality time with my better half.
Life 2.0 by Gerard Suk [DeviantArt]
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Posted to Fan Art Gallery, Video Games on 17 February 2008
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Actually, the documentary only shows the effects of video gaming on people's lives; there are other subcultures within the greater "gamer/gaming" culture that are very different from video gaming. Describing this documentary as inclusive of all gaming is too simplistic as it implies that *all* gamers within the broad culture are only video gamers.
As a "global" gamer -- a gamer who participates in a plethora of subcultures within gaming, I can tell you this isn't the case, nor do these images necessarily describe how "miniature gamers" or "card gamers" live their lives.
It's actually quite a beautiful piece.
I think like with anything in this world, focusing too much time and attention on one hobby can stunt your personal growth in a lot of ways.
I got into a somewhat idiotic message board debate a couple years ago with someone who only sees people who play videogames in the light of the artist's piece. It was a narrow minded view of how people play together and what an individual player has in the creative process. Even when I brought up The Sims 2 he said that you're just limited to the binaries of the game, which means he had no idea that any artist is forced by limitations to explore the limitless.
I don't think the artist who did this piece fully dislikes videogames or the people who play them though, although I there are a lot of people in our culture who look less than desirable to a lot of people.
But, it's amazing how gamer culture is actually expanding into different areas though, chip tunes are one thing that comes to mind. I wish I could go see one of the festivals they have on the East coast. I bet if you take a few pictures of one of those, it'd express gamers in another light.
I think that kind of thought is hard to capture.
It's actually quite a beautiful piece.
I think like with anything in this world, focusing too much time and attention on one hobby can stunt your personal growth in a lot of ways.
I got into a somewhat idiotic message board debate a couple years ago with someone who only sees people who play videogames in the light of the artist's piece. It was a narrow minded view of how people play together and what an individual player has in the creative process. Even when I brought up The Sims 2 he said that you're just limited to the binaries of the game, which means he had no idea that any artist is forced by limitations to explore the limitless.
I don't think the artist who did this piece fully dislikes videogames or the people who play them though, although I there are a lot of people in our culture who look less than desirable to a lot of people.
But, it's amazing how gamer culture is actually expanding into different areas though, chip tunes are one thing that comes to mind. I wish I could go see one of the festivals they have on the East coast. I bet if you take a few pictures of one of those, it'd express gamers in another light.
I think that kind of thought is hard to capture.
Sorry for the double, my internets were acting funny.
I have to ask...
...who is the guy in the pic at the top of the article/where'd it come from?
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seemed like a pretty narrow view of gaming if you ask me. Was there anything besides PC gaming/WoW in that piece?
buuuut, I suppose this thing is about gaming addiction and the pictures work to express that. I just hope no one tries to say that everyone who plays videogames acts/looks like that.
If I am not a casual (softcore) gamer, and not a hardcore gamer either, does that make me a half-mast or (chub) gamer?
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I dont care about the article but for the cute guy in the picture on this article here :P