Some Players Call WoW the New Golf (v2)

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by: Lynette Webb

I used this quote in one of the earliest Flickr slides, paired with a screenshot but I was never happy with it. A while back I resurrected it with this much nicer photo and just realised I hadn’t posted it to the set – so here it is.

The quote is perhaps an exaggeration, but I still like it. It originally comes from this Business Week article. www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_18/b3982001.htm

The Guardian later followed up in October with this:
“WoW, according to digital thinkers, is the modern way to get to know someone. Like sharing a round of golf, getting lost together on an Outward Bound excursion or sharing too many bottles of wine at a dinner party, social interactions in this and other digital worlds help to set the glue which cements relationships.” technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1925074,00.html…

How I wish I had time to immerse myself properly in games. I adored playing Kings Quest, set in a similar ‘dungeons & dragon’-esque fantasty world, back in the mid/late 80’s(!). I can only imagine how much I’d love WoW and the other RPGs if I allowed myself to get into them. The last time I TRULY got hooked by a game was back in 1994 while in grad school – I basically took a week off with a friend to play 7th guest (http://www.answers.com/topic/the-7th-guest-game-1?cat=entertainment). It was brilliant – I still remember some of the scenes, although don’t think my professors were quite as impressed. 😉

Photo via Flickr CC thanks to Jackie Fritsche www.flickr.com/photos/sis/283293552/

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