» Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:26 pm http://jsverle.com/content/words/video-games-are-in-fact-tutorials.php
As some of my lurking readers have probably figured out, I have been on a content generating hiatus. This is due to my dedication to the wonderfully engaging and informative tutorial known as Fallout: New Vegas.
I am guessing that some of my readers are questioning my current grasp of reality. I know what you’re thinking, “This guy has probably locked himself in his parents basemant for a month surviving on Cheetos? and/or delicious Hot Pockets? .” To you I say: If the world goes to complete [censored], don’t come to my home and beg me for my copy of the Wasteland Survival Guide. You have had full opportunity to figure out how to thrive in a nuclear apocalypse. Just because you would rather paint the town brown with your “friends” doesn’t make me responsible for defending you against giant irradiated insects or evil slave traders. You made your bed. Lie in it.
Hopefully the world doesn’t crash and burn but given the economic, social, and political state of this planet, I am inclined to side with my paranoia and continue to prepare for the worst. And besides, tutorials are far more interesting than television programming.
Below is a list of possible exercises that video based tutorials can add to a persons valuable skill-set
?Well scripted games may enhance problem solving skills by:
?Creating complex scenarios in which the user can become immersed
?Make the user consider the repercussions of his or her actions
?Improve barter skills
?Solving the occasional riddle or situational obstruction
?Improve Reaction time or Thinking On Your Feet by:
?Creating action scenarios, usually through racing against the clock, strife, conflict or various combinations of these activities
?Learning basic self preservation techniques through the use of:
?Combat strategies
?Situational diffusing techniques though proper oration
?Survival skills. Use your surroundings to your advantage
?Cost/Benefit anolysis. Initial setup, service fees and utilities are not taken into account due to assumed media based lifestyle.
?The more you play, the less expensive the hobby becomes
■Average price per Interactive Video Tutorial (IVT): $50
■Average hours of experience per game: 100 (Hopefully not consecutively)
■Average dollars per Game Play Hour (GPH): $.50 (Right here, I hope you are asking yourself; “What else can I do that only costs 50 cents an hour?” Good luck coming up with something as engaging as an IVT! )
?Cost Comparative List
■The bar: $10+ as well as a sinking feeling of regret
■Movie Theater: See bar
■Sporting Events BIG $$$
■Strip Club: See bar and add more $$$
■Gambling: See Strip Club
■Reading: Profoundly Cheaper than anything discussed previously
■Internetting: Somewhere in between reading and video games
I hate to end this post on a serious note but I feel strangely compelled to do so. I realize that there are groups of humans out there who vehemently oppose violence in video games. I can only assume these people have yet to figure out how to effectively use the mysterious organ encased in their skulls. Prior to video games, violence was quite prevalent. Some people are just violent and insane by nature. I know that might be a difficult concept to grasp but it is the truth. I realize it puts the blame in the hands of individuals who are too afraid to accept this fact. With the countless hours I’ve wasted playing sports games, I would like to know why I never became a professional snowboarder or football player.
I am guessing that some of my readers are questioning my current grasp of reality. I know what you’re thinking, “This guy has probably locked himself in his parents basemant for a month surviving on Cheetos? and/or delicious Hot Pockets? .” To you I say: If the world goes to complete [censored], don’t come to my home and beg me for my copy of the Wasteland Survival Guide. You have had full opportunity to figure out how to thrive in a nuclear apocalypse. Just because you would rather paint the town brown with your “friends” doesn’t make me responsible for defending you against giant irradiated insects or evil slave traders. You made your bed. Lie in it.
Hopefully the world doesn’t crash and burn but given the economic, social, and political state of this planet, I am inclined to side with my paranoia and continue to prepare for the worst. And besides, tutorials are far more interesting than television programming.
Below is a list of possible exercises that video based tutorials can add to a persons valuable skill-set
?Well scripted games may enhance problem solving skills by:
?Creating complex scenarios in which the user can become immersed
?Make the user consider the repercussions of his or her actions
?Improve barter skills
?Solving the occasional riddle or situational obstruction
?Improve Reaction time or Thinking On Your Feet by:
?Creating action scenarios, usually through racing against the clock, strife, conflict or various combinations of these activities
?Learning basic self preservation techniques through the use of:
?Combat strategies
?Situational diffusing techniques though proper oration
?Survival skills. Use your surroundings to your advantage
?Cost/Benefit anolysis. Initial setup, service fees and utilities are not taken into account due to assumed media based lifestyle.
?The more you play, the less expensive the hobby becomes
■Average price per Interactive Video Tutorial (IVT): $50
■Average hours of experience per game: 100 (Hopefully not consecutively)
■Average dollars per Game Play Hour (GPH): $.50 (Right here, I hope you are asking yourself; “What else can I do that only costs 50 cents an hour?” Good luck coming up with something as engaging as an IVT! )
?Cost Comparative List
■The bar: $10+ as well as a sinking feeling of regret
■Movie Theater: See bar
■Sporting Events BIG $$$
■Strip Club: See bar and add more $$$
■Gambling: See Strip Club
■Reading: Profoundly Cheaper than anything discussed previously
■Internetting: Somewhere in between reading and video games
I hate to end this post on a serious note but I feel strangely compelled to do so. I realize that there are groups of humans out there who vehemently oppose violence in video games. I can only assume these people have yet to figure out how to effectively use the mysterious organ encased in their skulls. Prior to video games, violence was quite prevalent. Some people are just violent and insane by nature. I know that might be a difficult concept to grasp but it is the truth. I realize it puts the blame in the hands of individuals who are too afraid to accept this fact. With the countless hours I’ve wasted playing sports games, I would like to know why I never became a professional snowboarder or football player.
I kinda get it, like how most of the Call of Duty Modern Warfare players all think they are now special ops, or Left 4 Dead preparing for zombies, but it does make me think if this makes a good simulation of what it oculd be like if society does degenerate. There's small towns that were hit hard by the recession which look like ghost towns now, and people do scrap to get by.
What do people think?
