Comments on: the phenomenon MMORPG

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 01 Feb 2005 20:34:24 +0000

Gil - “interpassivity” works for videogames and especially for MMORGGs. when you are playing CoH, you are not interacting with other players, it’s your character that does that.
Lulu - i just recently read an article about the SIMS and interpassivity. it’s in german only though, but to summarize it that players project their “secret” fantasies into their SIM characters and sort of enjoy them by doing so.

By: Lulu

Lulu — Mon, 31 Jan 2005 16:15:02 +0000

Hum, this is very intersting…. I’m not addicted to videogames at all, except maybe for the Sims My boyfriend, however, is totally addicted and can spend HOURS (if not days!!!) in front of his computer either playing on the net with other players or by himself… and trust me, it’s no piece of cake to deal with all this! I’ll think about all this next time I’m arguing with him about all the time he spends with his computer!

By: Gil

Gil — Mon, 31 Jan 2005 13:37:41 +0000

So would that work for all games or merely MMORPG’s? I mean, if I were playing a game of cards with other folks would there still be “passive”/”interpassive” relationship with the other people I am playing with? I would think though that when I’m playing CoH, that I am interacting with other players so it does add to the enjoyment of the game since I laugh, curse and celebrate when we accomplish a certain objective or mission.
Intersting thought though.