Comments on: What Video Games Taught Me About Life http://limitlessunits.com/blog/2009/01/03/what-video-games-taught-me-about-life/ Various musings about games, books and life by Tony Huynh, video game designer. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:27:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: LimitlessUnits.com blog of Tony Huynh, Video Game Designer http://limitlessunits.com/blog/2009/01/03/what-video-games-taught-me-about-life/comment-page-1/#comment-49558 LimitlessUnits.com blog of Tony Huynh, Video Game Designer Mon, 18 Apr 2011 06:51:32 +0000 http://limitlessunits.com/blog/2009/01/03/what-video-games-taught-me-about-life/#comment-49558 [...] 1 Best Games of All Time by Genre Part 1 Top 5 Greatest Moments in Competitive Gaming (eSports) What Video Games Taught Me About Life Low Skill Cap and Luck (RNG) in World of Warcraft PVP Roger Ebert is Right: Games are Not High [...] [...] 1 Best Games of All Time by Genre Part 1 Top 5 Greatest Moments in Competitive Gaming (eSports) What Video Games Taught Me About Life Low Skill Cap and Luck (RNG) in World of Warcraft PVP Roger Ebert is Right: Games are Not High [...]

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By: steve http://limitlessunits.com/blog/2009/01/03/what-video-games-taught-me-about-life/comment-page-1/#comment-48417 steve Thu, 07 Apr 2011 04:36:07 +0000 http://limitlessunits.com/blog/2009/01/03/what-video-games-taught-me-about-life/#comment-48417 Oooooh, check out : http://aeroeducation.org/ an article in the blog called "what World of Warcraft taught me about education" Oooooh, check out :
http://aeroeducation.org/
an article in the blog called “what World of Warcraft taught me about education”

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By: Jo http://limitlessunits.com/blog/2009/01/03/what-video-games-taught-me-about-life/comment-page-1/#comment-22084 Jo Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:01:27 +0000 http://limitlessunits.com/blog/2009/01/03/what-video-games-taught-me-about-life/#comment-22084 Hi Tony,as a fellow gamer, I really appreciate the idea about the post that enlightened us the relationship between games and real life. I would like to add another point that, in my opinion, what game might thought us about life. Game could open our eyes or introduces us to entirely different perspective. I would like to say that some of the game may act as 'simulator' in some part of the life. For example, gamers can feel what it's like to fly a airplane with a flight simulator. The gamers also know that being a pilot need a great concentration and some factors such as latitude, speed, fuel need constantly monitored. Another example is most common first person shooter game. If the game has promising and engaging story, it also can turn into some sort of simulator game as the player totally immerse to the game. The player may simulate into a soldier, thus player may experience frustration for being push into the corner by the enemies and may feel relief when the reinforcement come to the rescue, or if the plot demand, the experience being betrayed or being force to executed an innocent. As the conclusion, a game that act as simulator will engage the gamer to experience something that they never had before, though it is not a quarantined that someone have experience playing flight simulator game can become a full fledge pilot in real life. For this sort of games, it need some aspect of the game that may totally immerse the player to the game itself. It may be a engaging story,realistic graphic, or simple gameplay. Hi Tony,as a fellow gamer, I really appreciate the idea about the post that enlightened us the relationship between games and real life.

I would like to add another point that, in my opinion, what game might thought us about life.
Game could open our eyes or introduces us to entirely different perspective. I would like to say that some of the game may act as ’simulator’ in some part of the life. For example, gamers can feel what it’s like to fly a airplane with a flight simulator. The gamers also know that being a pilot need a great concentration and some factors such as latitude, speed, fuel need constantly monitored.
Another example is most common first person shooter game. If the game has promising and engaging story, it also can turn into some sort of simulator game as the player totally immerse to the game. The player may simulate into a soldier, thus player may experience frustration for being push into the corner by the enemies and may feel relief when the reinforcement come to the rescue, or if the plot demand, the experience being betrayed or being force to executed an innocent.

As the conclusion, a game that act as simulator will engage the gamer to experience something that they never had before, though it is not a quarantined that someone have experience playing flight simulator game can become a full fledge pilot in real life. For this sort of games, it need some aspect of the game that may totally immerse the player to the game itself. It may be a engaging story,realistic graphic, or simple gameplay.

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By: Rich Life Carnival #27 | Rich Life Equals Better Life http://limitlessunits.com/blog/2009/01/03/what-video-games-taught-me-about-life/comment-page-1/#comment-3687 Rich Life Carnival #27 | Rich Life Equals Better Life Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:20:18 +0000 http://limitlessunits.com/blog/2009/01/03/what-video-games-taught-me-about-life/#comment-3687 [...] Huynh presents What Video Games Taught Me About Life at LimitlessUnits.com posted at LimitlessUnits.com, saying, “I do not go a week without the media putting out a report [...] [...] Huynh presents What Video Games Taught Me About Life at LimitlessUnits.com posted at LimitlessUnits.com, saying, “I do not go a week without the media putting out a report [...]

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By: pinkblocks - personal power and self help » Blog Carnival on Personal Power February 1, 2009 http://limitlessunits.com/blog/2009/01/03/what-video-games-taught-me-about-life/comment-page-1/#comment-913 pinkblocks - personal power and self help » Blog Carnival on Personal Power February 1, 2009 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:18:28 +0000 http://limitlessunits.com/blog/2009/01/03/what-video-games-taught-me-about-life/#comment-913 [...] Huynh presents What Video Games Taught Me About Life at LimitlessUnits.com posted at [...] [...] Huynh presents What Video Games Taught Me About Life at LimitlessUnits.com posted at [...]

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By: Carnival of Video Game Bloggers, January 2009 @ The Collected Writings of James Newton http://limitlessunits.com/blog/2009/01/03/what-video-games-taught-me-about-life/comment-page-1/#comment-771 Carnival of Video Game Bloggers, January 2009 @ The Collected Writings of James Newton Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:54:15 +0000 http://limitlessunits.com/blog/2009/01/03/what-video-games-taught-me-about-life/#comment-771 [...] has just finished a huge quilt, on which he’s hand-stitched What Video Games Taught Me About Life at LimitlessUnits.com, with "I do not go a week without the media putting out a report or hearing somebody say that [...] [...] has just finished a huge quilt, on which he’s hand-stitched What Video Games Taught Me About Life at LimitlessUnits.com, with "I do not go a week without the media putting out a report or hearing somebody say that [...]

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By: Rich Life Carnival #27 | Rich Life Carnival http://limitlessunits.com/blog/2009/01/03/what-video-games-taught-me-about-life/comment-page-1/#comment-649 Rich Life Carnival #27 | Rich Life Carnival Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:41:24 +0000 http://limitlessunits.com/blog/2009/01/03/what-video-games-taught-me-about-life/#comment-649 [...] Huynh presents What Video Games Taught Me About Life at LimitlessUnits.com posted at LimitlessUnits.com, saying, “I do not go a week without the media putting out a [...] [...] Huynh presents What Video Games Taught Me About Life at LimitlessUnits.com posted at LimitlessUnits.com, saying, “I do not go a week without the media putting out a [...]

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By: Gtracer http://limitlessunits.com/blog/2009/01/03/what-video-games-taught-me-about-life/comment-page-1/#comment-626 Gtracer Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:02:18 +0000 http://limitlessunits.com/blog/2009/01/03/what-video-games-taught-me-about-life/#comment-626 Yea I like western MMo's a lot more because they aren't grind fests like most asian.I've played many diiferen't asian mmo's i.e Flyff,Perfect World International,Rappelz,and a few others.I really enjoyed WoW,But i played on a Private server.BLizzard shut the server down for no apparent reason though. Yea I like western MMo’s a lot more because they aren’t grind fests like most asian.I’ve played many diiferen’t asian mmo’s i.e Flyff,Perfect World International,Rappelz,and a few others.I really enjoyed WoW,But i played on a Private server.BLizzard shut the server down for no apparent reason though.

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By: Tony Huynh http://limitlessunits.com/blog/2009/01/03/what-video-games-taught-me-about-life/comment-page-1/#comment-625 Tony Huynh Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:45:39 +0000 http://limitlessunits.com/blog/2009/01/03/what-video-games-taught-me-about-life/#comment-625 Hey Gtracer, Sorry, my previous comment did not have the link to the article. I've fixed it. There are a ton of free Korean and Chinese MMOs for download also that come at the same design problems that western MMOs have, but solve the problems with different design choices. Those are good places to look at too. Thanks! Hey Gtracer,
Sorry, my previous comment did not have the link to the article. I’ve fixed it. There are a ton of free Korean and Chinese MMOs for download also that come at the same design problems that western MMOs have, but solve the problems with different design choices. Those are good places to look at too.
Thanks!

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By: Gtracer http://limitlessunits.com/blog/2009/01/03/what-video-games-taught-me-about-life/comment-page-1/#comment-624 Gtracer Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:40:24 +0000 http://limitlessunits.com/blog/2009/01/03/what-video-games-taught-me-about-life/#comment-624 Eh yea I've actually been playing MMO's since i was 9.I played Runescape which I still think has a lot of great ideas.Thanks for your help! Eh yea I’ve actually been playing MMO’s since i was 9.I played Runescape which I still think has a lot of great ideas.Thanks for your help!

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