controller1.com

videogames and stuff

The Podcats: Real Life Hobbies in your Games

Do real-life hobbies shape your gaming tastes and vice-versa?

Standard Podcast Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Share

Info & Utils

Published in Saturday, April 3rd, 2010, at 9:01 am, and filed under PODCATS.

Tags: ,

Do it youself: Digg it! • Save on del.icio.us • Make a trackback.

Previous text: .

Next text: .

7 Responses

  1. LisVender LisVender Says:
    April 4th, 2010 at 5:56 pm

    This is a good topic. I think it’s interesting to note the different ways that people are drawn into gaming. It’s fascinating that people who love playing golf in real life also buy golf video games. For me, playing video games IS the hobby, and so those games which involve realistic activities, like Gran Turismo or various sports, are pretty boring to me.

  2. George George Says:
    April 4th, 2010 at 10:19 pm

    Yes, but enough about games. What about taxi cabs?

  3. LisVender LisVender Says:
    April 6th, 2010 at 7:14 pm

    Taxi cabs are cool…in video games, anyway. I love Crazy Taxi as much as the next guy. I also really like the taxi-driving mini-missions in the Grand Theft Auto games. However, I don’t think I’d make a good taxi driver in real life. I don’t like talking to strangers, especially when an awkward silence makes you feel like you have to.

    Plus, I agree that taxi drivers are annoying bastards.

  4. George George Says:
    April 7th, 2010 at 12:21 am

    There was a topic in there somewhere in amongst all of the taxi cab confessions

  5. Frostback Says:
    April 14th, 2010 at 11:01 pm

    I’m kind of surprised you discussed aspirational gaming and didn’t once refer to FPS games and school shootings.

    I don’t really believe there’s a causal link.

    At least I hope not… my kid likes Serious Sam.

  6. George George Says:
    April 15th, 2010 at 12:18 am

    in RL, I still haven’t:
    Shot a hooker
    run down a pedestrian
    jumped a car off a ramp
    had sex with an alien
    driven a cab
    riden a skateboard
    graffiti tagged a building whilst on roller blades
    used a plasmid
    jumped on a turtle
    assassinated anyone
    blown up a building.

    I think videogames must be busted since I have liked games that did all of the above, but never once wanted to replicate those actions for real.

    One time, I felt pump after playing a driving game and wanted to drive fast. One time. Just once.

  7. Frostback Says:
    April 15th, 2010 at 4:30 pm

    I used to play Tribes all the time…

    but I still don’t shoot people in the back while waiting in line at the ATM.

controller1.com © 2010. Theme Squared created by Rodrigo Ghedin.