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Life's A Chibi: Ignored
by o-kemono
Chibi / Kemono Artist
12 years ago
"Its easy to ignore the old style of games and the people who play them than the ones you electronically play with and not see them at all."
"Out with the old, in with the new."
"Its easier to neglect the friends you play physically with than the ones you play with online anonymously."
"Its easier to interact with those who are online than those who are offline."
Many quotes came to mind. Chose this one since it was what I was feeling while writing it.
It took me a while to think of something to say while drawing this. The only thing that I was going on while doing this was whenever Soryane and I were busy doing commissions and Flo, Soryane's daughter, wanted to play games of Munckin or any other card game, we mostly say no because we were too busy. But when I was coloring this, my friends were talking about how awesome MMORPGs were and wanted me to join them. So I was going on two ideas, but one that mostly stood out for me was how people would play with other people online rather than play side by side.
I'm still not a big fan of WoW. Sorry. Played it for a few minutes and got bored. This was during my DnD ( dice playing ) years. Lost my entire first dnd group to WoW. Heard stories one of them flunked out of college due to that game. Friends and furs were suggesting I should play the new Animal Crossing game because its the "rave" of the fandom now. While working at a game store, I've seen people getting lost in their DSs playing online games with others, completely ignoring everything around them. It was like everyone was invisible to them while they were playing. Same goes with texting on phones and ipods.
... I'm a Elder Scrolls fan. Imagine how many face-palms I did when they announced the MMORPG of Elder Scrolls ...
Also, making another point:I'm going back into the board game faze. First game I wanted to buy ever since I came to Canada was "CLUE". I remember playing that game back in the 90's. I did find the game, but it has been "modernized" and the rules rendered. It is hard to find a good store that sells boardgames. More video game store are popping up. "Out with the old, in with the new."
Anyway, Im rambling. The point of this image is that those who have their faces glued to the computer screen in an MMO game forget that there are real people around you who wish to interact with you. Some people find it easier to communicate with others online than face to face.
Get away from your computer screen and go play a card game or board game with someone. You will be surprised how fun it could be.
artwork © 2013 Alex Cockburn
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And board games are still fun. This new "I-Need-Everything-Now" Generation will never know the hours of fun had playing "Monopoly", "Clue", or my personal favorite "Sorry".
I am now happy to contradict that though, now i can drive, i am taking up wargaming again and playing tabletop war games :)
Hehe.
BTW I don't get the hate against TES Online, people always wanted to play The Elder Scrolls with their friends together and it's not even affecting the main series because it's made by different studios.
much like socializing for me... online I am a social butterfly... but in real life I have severe social anxiety... I tremble, shake, and even sometimes cry cause I get so nervous. my throat drys up and I stumble on my words due to my stutter, and even worse when I am so nervous. My palms sweat and all around, I am dying to get out of the situation... even if I genuinely like the person I am interacting with.
My husband however is the complete opposite. He dont like communicating online, he has tried on various websites to connect, but never feels the same to him so he usually deactivates all his social networking accounts online. In person he interacts much better, very much at home and peace when he has someone to talk to face to face... makes it hard for either of us to relate to the other on that subject
Of course they can seem kind of pointless if you don't have the friends to play them with.
but when people are around? Screw vidja gaimz, I wanna talk and socialize! :D
Next time you're over or something, remind me to get you downtown to get you to Valet de Coeur. It ought to have pretty much anything you want, RPG/Board game related.
They're just a tad more expensive than average, but that's to be expected out of a specialized store like they are. :X
And how could we forget my boyfriend "iconreimaru-kun: 's love for Warhammer. X3
still think some of the best games i've played is cards against humanity at furry cons :P face to face with people is great because the expressions for how horribly wrong people's entries are make that game PRICELESS :P
Arkham Horror
Revolution
Lunar Rails
Power Grid
Ghost Stories
Pandemic
Betrayal At The House On The Hill
Settlers Of Catan
Get on this shit, people!
Still, eventually, I'd like to play a card game, Munchkin for one, the upcoming MLP: FiM card game for another. Though both cards and videogames share one thing: the ability to be a dick to your opponent/ally.
One thing that pisses me off about the new AC is the fact that Resetti now gets on your ass if you so much as change the fucking date on your 3DS.
Not because I actually play the game, but because I have a buddy who does, and god forbid he miss that one event while he's at my damn house.
If you're looking for some solid games, look up Fantasy Flight Games.
I got bored of WoW. Play & DM D&D, and not only play board games and prefer them to electronic games, but I've begun writing down and drawing up proto types to games that I'll eventually create and hopefully have my own line of board game. :3
If I get a commission from you, would you like me to also send you a classic game of Clue? My friends and I go to Good Wills and 2nd hand shops to find old games.
I would suggest Tabletop on YouTube for those looking to get into board games. It is hosted by Wil Wheaton and they have given us plenty of ideas for games to play.
I wanted to play TCGs again, so I was planning to buy T&T decks.
Now everyone plays only videogames.
Oh, and I love Scrabble, it's a cool game.
I don't want to play with other people. I have more fun playing games by myself than dealing with another player, offline or on-.
Had a lot of fun playing some on EF19 with other furries, but again that's more exception than rule.
Also an avid Video-gamer. Usually SP.
Can't understand the want for TES Online either. Isn't one of the greatest points of the TES series that the world is yours? Why share it?
Got a big pile of boardgames along everytime :3
En ce qui me concerne, je ne peux pas vraiment faire autre chose que squatter mes écrans. Je suis très malade de naissance. Donc heureusement que l'internet est là. XP
Currently, it's especially through "League of Legends".
Don't get me wrong, I love the game. But, honestly... I'd really appreciate it if people actually took the initiative to come hang out in person. Heck, we could even meet up midway & do something! Most of my peers only live one or three hours away from me.
I do understand that money is an issue, too. But I've paid to take a bus to see people NUMEROUS times.
It hurts. ;A;
Blowing up turrets together can only be so much fun... & I'd honestly prefer other methods of connecting, too.
Board games, though... I have neglected my boardgamegeek account lately, but I was designing them, not just playing :)
... But I can totally see that.
more likely my lil bro getting fatter by stay on the computer and game to much....More likely I would pay more attention to PussyCat then the game
If I pay a flat fee for a game, then I own it, I can play it whenever I like and not feel 'rushed' to do anything. If I play an MMO, I get a drive to play it more frequently to get my 'money's worth' out of it that month. Ultimately, bad ju-ju, and one I stay well away from.
We should totally do some board gaming if you come to Furnal Equinox, I love having some social gaming time to unwind and if its with friends, furs, or utter strangers its all good.
Gaia bless and roll the bones
Pakesh_De
Chaircritter for Furnal Equinox
I'm identifying myself with the outside one. Because i'ma a Linux user AND preffer playing real games i feel alone sometimes.
I had a "sibling" ..... once... who played board games with me and other siblings. One thing that stood out with this particular sibling is that they cheated like crazy.
Not only did they cheat - but they cheated to such a degree that we would designate two or more to "watch" this sibling at all times to prevent them from cheating.
I never really understood why my sibling wanted to cheat so badly in every and any game but they for whatever narcissistic concept felt it must be done each and every game if possible. When they were caught cheating over and over again -- they never stopped cheating. They just complained, and loudly at that. After a while we as a group decided on punishments to cheating. This sibling would then throw a tantrum.
One nice thing about "online" games is that cheating doesn't really exist. The point of a game is to have fun. The irony is that when my siblings and I moved onto electronic functions and this same sibling played with us they would still throw tantrums. This sibling was also older than the younger siblings that played the games. Which kind of made it worse. I don't play games with this sibling anymore but they still request me to play with them. I never will understand that sibling.
The other thing to consider about online games is that a lot of "dice work" is removed or auto-calculated. It is far more cost effective and time considerate. MMORPGs are effectively D&D without the need for someone to be a "DM" and thus removed from the play of the game. There are still puzzles and such in MMORPGs -- is it exactly like D&D equivalents? No. There are still pretty heavy limits to MMORPGS i.e. puzzles, thoughtful plots, cultural developments. But, one really good thing is that people have a very hard time cheating and effectively attempting to ruin the game for everyone.
There are things in MMORPG's that tabletops don't have like macro and micro economies, political guilds, and mercantilism.
What I think O-kemono is really getting at is the disconnect our society is really going through with the massive adaptation of the internet into our lives.
There is a great "TED TALK" by Sherry Turkle discussing this particular social realization called "Alone Together"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtLVCpZIiNs
Effectively the idea presented in this is "control" -- if we can control the amount attention or lack there of given by a group we feel "safe" and if we feel safe we feel "free."
This is no different than the concept of anonymity on the internet. We feel safe to speak our minds because there is little to no reprisal if we offend.
I actually find my life a bit of the opposite. If something is happening in the real world, and board games was often it, I'd cancle any online plans I had in order to go do the other thing instead. Then again, even though I'm obsessed with Multiplayer Video Gaming and it was 6 years of my career life too.... I always found sitting around a table with 4 to 6 friends playing board games to be far more enjoyable. We always made time for it
Among my furry friends it is a standard to play BOARD GAMES during furmeets. I guess it depends on country and culture, but that's how we roll. I do enjoy PC/console games now and then, but meeting with other people in person just to stare in some kind of handheld device is just plain stupid. Board games FTW!
Digitalized Board Games/Card Games.
All those tokens, cards and counters are a pain in the ass to keep bundled... and if somebody has made a good digital version of the game, I definitely prefer this. :>
Few years ago (say 5 to 7) our family meeting was like: big table, good food, everyone chatting each other with cheerful expressions.
Now, it's like: small coffetable, (UN)frozen quickmeals, everyone sitting with numb faces and tapping their phones.
I live in a house full of gamer nerds, but from time to time, we'll leave our computers alone to play Cards Against Humanity or Munchkin. He'll, even the fiancee and I will bust out our old Yugioh decks and have at it. I'm glad to see that there are other people out there that take the time to walk away from electronic games and play awesome old school ones (I recently found Mouse Trap at a flea market and I've got the house playing)
Thank you for drawing this marvelous illustration! :D