Next time you leap into a game, consider taking a moment ask where you are, what that place is, and what the history might be. How do you know? How does the game tell you these things? I think you’ll be surprised by how much you’ll be able to determine.
With Alexandra pointing these out, I can recall times where I unintentionally ask myself these questions about a game. Like in Stardew Valley. I think about how this could connect to the real world and what state my farm might take place in.
Most t raditional games rely heavily o n inte rnal constraints. Even wh en a referee is presen t, most p layers are self-policing.
When thinking of traditional games, games such as basketball or football come to mind. The possible external constraints could be other players, teammates, coaches, viewers, etc.
The only computers I’d ever seen in those days were things the size of the side of abarn.
We have now evolved to having "computers" in our pockets. Like phones and ipads.
43% of those aged 65 and older
I was surprised to see that there was such a large percentage of older people using the internet. I would have though it would be under 35%
AsianAvenue, BlackPlane
Interesting sites. Never heard of them before
Facebook has proven that social networking can be very big business. Social media andnetworking sites and blogging sites are now plentiful. Some, such as Twitter, Instagram,and Foursquare, and blogging sites like WordPress, Blogger, and Tumblr, have becomepopular and influential, with users numbering in the millions. Social media specialists,designers, writers, and managers have joined computer scientists, information technologyprofessionals, and other tech careerists in becoming a large and rapidly growing sector ofthe modern workforce.
It is interesting to see how all of these sites have grown into larger businesses by creating ads geared towards its users. It is often hard to avoid the ads as sites such as Facebook and instagram use data mining to know exactly what a user would click on.