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Are CriticalRole Fans Gamers? Watch me Gatekeep!

Started by RPGPundit, March 15, 2018, 03:40:53 AM

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Opaopajr

#210
April 04, 2018, 06:01:47 PM
Very much an age of media world, where "without being seen what art thou?" It's easy to forget an entire generation has grown up having such easy accessibility to global audiences, that to be outside that defining gaze of others is almost like drowning in the void, being sensory deprived. Almost an "I am my image" identity, with the subsequent crises that follow.

The Demon Prince of Media in my In Nomine games smiles... :cool: (Who wants to play as the "soy-smelling milquetoast flotsam" that "come beaching itself upon [gaming's] shores," in a PbP In Nomine game? :) Anyone wanna play as demons of Media or Factions? Or as angels of Flowers, Stone, or Creation? :D You know you want to!)
Just make your fuckin\' guy and roll the dice, you pricks. Focus on what\'s interesting, not what gives you the biggest randomly generated virtual penis.  -- J Arcane
 
You know, people keep comparing non-TSR D&D to deck-building in Magic: the Gathering. But maybe it\'s more like Katamari Damacy. You keep sticking shit on your characters until they are big enough to be a star.
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Omega

#211
April 05, 2018, 02:19:09 AM
Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;1031444Got it, thanks.  Playing RPGs for an audience sounds dumb anyway, besides not fun.

One of the local DMs liked to record sessions. And I did once for an Albedo session. Both times it didnt impact gameplay at all. Everyone forgot the mic or camera was there.

This is the big disconnect between recording sessions. Is the camera ignored? Or are the players effectively acting on stage(table)?

Haffrung

#212
April 05, 2018, 11:20:10 AM Last Edit: April 05, 2018, 12:26:48 PM by Haffrung
Quote from: Opaopajr;1032858Very much an age of media world, where "without being seen what art thou?" It's easy to forget an entire generation has grown up having such easy accessibility to global audiences, that to be outside that defining gaze of others is almost like drowning in the void, being sensory deprived. Almost an "I am my image" identity, with the subsequent crises that follow.

This is an element of the hysteria over representation that gets overlooked. We're seeing a generation for whom anonymity, or lack of reflection in entertainment and media, is a kind of death. The self only exists if others can see, acknowledge, and praise it. And since meat-space social connections are in steep decline - young people have fewer ties to community, extended family, and real-world peers - the ersatz community of Youtube, Twitter, Twitch, etc. is expected to fill the void. That can't be healthy.
 

Opaopajr

#213
April 05, 2018, 06:01:51 PM
Quote from: Haffrung;1032959This is an element of the hysteria over representation that gets overlooked. We're seeing a generation for whom anonymity, or lack of reflection in entertainment and media, is a kind of death. The self only exists if others can see, acknowledge, and praise it. And since meat-space social connections are in steep decline - young people have fewer ties to community, extended family, and real-world peers - the ersatz community of Youtube, Twitter, Twitch, etc. is expected to fill the void. That can't be healthy.

A rather exciting time to live in, no? :)

It's OK though, all youth has to find its own way into the reins of power. Life inculcates resilience regardless, for the alternative is death... And life so wants to live! So I am fascinated how long such an artificially-induced anomie can persist. (Particularly in so social an activity as tabletop gaming, how long can such culture shock of the agoraphobic survive, let alone change gaming -- if at all?)
Just make your fuckin\' guy and roll the dice, you pricks. Focus on what\'s interesting, not what gives you the biggest randomly generated virtual penis.  -- J Arcane
 
You know, people keep comparing non-TSR D&D to deck-building in Magic: the Gathering. But maybe it\'s more like Katamari Damacy. You keep sticking shit on your characters until they are big enough to be a star.
-- talysman

AsenRG

#214
April 06, 2018, 11:03:38 AM
Quote from: tenbones;1031441yeah. To me - it's people making a show of their game. It's detracts from the gaming itself. It's one of the reasons I don't allow "spectators" to my table. No significant others, no kids, no friends in the next room watching TV or playing console games while we play etc.

May sound draconian, but I'm there to run a game and play with the least amount of extraneous distractions as possible. Broadcasting across the web? That's ludicrous to me, for a number of reasons, not the least of which is because the content of my games would be, in this politically correct climate be probably objectionable (my games would be close to Game of Thrones in content expectations - usually.)
I also considered broadcasting, once long ago. Then I realized I'd get the internet variant of crucifixion for my efforts:D!

Quote from: Opaopajr;1033039A rather exciting time to live in, no? :)

It's OK though, all youth has to find its own way into the reins of power. Life inculcates resilience regardless, for the alternative is death... And life so wants to live! So I am fascinated how long such an artificially-induced anomie can persist. (Particularly in so social an activity as tabletop gaming, how long can such culture shock of the agoraphobic survive, let alone change gaming -- if at all?)
Of course the agoraphobic can game. I recently got a self-described example of that on TBP:).
Let's just say that she wasn't into the same kind of games as most of us here;). So the change is already happening, whether it registers on the screens of anyone on this site, or not.
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