"Because son they are the work of the devil, and that one is a murder simulator. That one is a porn simulator. Oh my gad look at that one there is a man wearing clothing of two different fabrics. They rot the brains of our youth and turn then into mindless 'evil athiest commu-nazi space witches from hell'."
In short is dumb ****ery and ignorance. Also change 40 to 50 that seems more accurate.
I'm a 40+ year old avid gamer, and I've been into them since they were invented, my first system was a Pong clone.
I've never known very many people my age that ever did play video games, I'm not sure why that is, but I have a theory. Most people aren't all that intelligent, and they lack imagination, and hand-eye coordination. All 3 of which are required to fully enjoy the experience that video games provide.
Heck, most people my age can barely use a computer...such a shame, they don't know what they are missing.
Working in retail electronics, I've been surprised on more than one occasion by the number of geriatric dudes and dudettes who are into tha vidyagaymes. One 50+ year old dude talked at length with me about how great Skyrim is going to be, and how fun Morrowind and Oblivion were, and which game did what best. It was pretty surreal.
But still, I get your point. The majority of those in this age bracket aren't into em. Here's my theory:
People in this age bracket can remember a time when video-games simply did not exist in almost any capacity. As such, they developed ways to entertain themselves without the bleeps and bloops we enjoy today.
They COULD play video games, but they are more comfortable doing things the way they are used to, and this does not include video games. And pressure to play simply aggravates them and makes them less likely to give them a try.
People enjoy what they grew up with. A lot of 40+ people didn't grow up playing video games.
Exactly. Video games don't lose appeal as you age, it's simply what you were born with. Teenagers generally read less books because wthey have so many alternatives such as the internet, movies, television, etc., but it doesn't mean teenagers like them any less.
I'd raise that number to 50 or 60.
40-somethings we're the original video game generation, many of us spent the entire 1980's in video arcades or glued to our ataris & commodores. Most of the founders of todays game companies are in their 40's or 50's and turned it into an industry that competes with movies.
Thing is, by the time folks get into their 40's we have things things called bills & families to pull us away from our true passion of playing video games. Just wait until the 2030's when we start retiring, there will be a huge surge of senior citizens flooding the gaming communities.
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It's not that folks over any given age dislike video games...
That would be like saying that any woman dislikes video games.
Not fair, and more importantly, not true.
It's more that they perceive them as something for kids, and that many of the games available give the impression you need the reflexes of a caffeine crazed 9 year old to play them without being regularly handed your ass on a virtual platter!
Yeah, I know, if it wasn't for virtual golf, casino games and Wii fit, many of my parents generation would have never played one.
But nowadays, the producers of game software have got the idea that aiming for an age specific target audience limits the market of any new game.
That means less money in their pockets, and they hate that. Hence the current advertising campaigns, marketing games as a family friendly experience, or depicting middle-aged and over players enjoying the product.
I'm over 40. I'm a mother of two kids. I play a lot of different video games, and having grown up to see Pong diversify into the thousands of Games now available, I'm pleased to see the market mature with the first generation of players to the point where I could talk my mum into having a go at GTA3 on the PS2 because it had pushbikes, and a rather fun world to mess about on a BMX in. Ok, she did take an afternoon to get the hang of the controller, but she loved the experience.
People are not generic. Player experiences vary. Minecraft is popular as a game, not a kids game or an adults game, but as a really fun game with a lot of ways to play it.
In my humble opinion, that Is the best way to make money from a video game. Make it fun, and interesting in it's own right. Word will get round and sales will be made.
My dad is almost fifty and back when I was little he used to like video games. He didn't play them much, but he seemed to enjoy them. Later on, though, he came to hate them and gave them to me, and now he hates that I don't hate them. :dry.gif:
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There are plenty of people under 40 who don't enjoy vidya games
My father is 48 and plays games. LOTS OF GAMES.
Edit: 1,000 = 45 mile long painis.
What is that?
In short is dumb ****ery and ignorance. Also change 40 to 50 that seems more accurate.
Now that being said. Ponies.
Sounds similar to having blue balls to me.
If so, mines longer/more painful...
I got my grandpa to play tetris once. Does that count?
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I've never known very many people my age that ever did play video games, I'm not sure why that is, but I have a theory. Most people aren't all that intelligent, and they lack imagination, and hand-eye coordination. All 3 of which are required to fully enjoy the experience that video games provide.
Heck, most people my age can barely use a computer...such a shame, they don't know what they are missing.
I am certain they would love gaming if they gave it a chance.
But still, I get your point. The majority of those in this age bracket aren't into em. Here's my theory:
People in this age bracket can remember a time when video-games simply did not exist in almost any capacity. As such, they developed ways to entertain themselves without the bleeps and bloops we enjoy today.
They COULD play video games, but they are more comfortable doing things the way they are used to, and this does not include video games. And pressure to play simply aggravates them and makes them less likely to give them a try.
Exactly. Video games don't lose appeal as you age, it's simply what you were born with. Teenagers generally read less books because wthey have so many alternatives such as the internet, movies, television, etc., but it doesn't mean teenagers like them any less.
40-somethings we're the original video game generation, many of us spent the entire 1980's in video arcades or glued to our ataris & commodores. Most of the founders of todays game companies are in their 40's or 50's and turned it into an industry that competes with movies.
Thing is, by the time folks get into their 40's we have things things called bills & families to pull us away from our true passion of playing video games. Just wait until the 2030's when we start retiring, there will be a huge surge of senior citizens flooding the gaming communities.
-Muad'Dib
That would be like saying that any woman dislikes video games.
Not fair, and more importantly, not true.
It's more that they perceive them as something for kids, and that many of the games available give the impression you need the reflexes of a caffeine crazed 9 year old to play them without being regularly handed your ass on a virtual platter!
Yeah, I know, if it wasn't for virtual golf, casino games and Wii fit, many of my parents generation would have never played one.
But nowadays, the producers of game software have got the idea that aiming for an age specific target audience limits the market of any new game.
That means less money in their pockets, and they hate that. Hence the current advertising campaigns, marketing games as a family friendly experience, or depicting middle-aged and over players enjoying the product.
I'm over 40. I'm a mother of two kids. I play a lot of different video games, and having grown up to see Pong diversify into the thousands of Games now available, I'm pleased to see the market mature with the first generation of players to the point where I could talk my mum into having a go at GTA3 on the PS2 because it had pushbikes, and a rather fun world to mess about on a BMX in. Ok, she did take an afternoon to get the hang of the controller, but she loved the experience.
People are not generic. Player experiences vary. Minecraft is popular as a game, not a kids game or an adults game, but as a really fun game with a lot of ways to play it.
In my humble opinion, that Is the best way to make money from a video game. Make it fun, and interesting in it's own right. Word will get round and sales will be made.
it's secretly me >.>
You heard that, green and red.