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Games: The New Pub?

by Chris Remo, Aug 18, 2005 10:00am PDT

Related Topics – NCSoft, Games: PC

Guardian Unlimited Gamesblog asks a panel of industry figures to discuss whether video games are "the new pub"--that is, have they become a dominant social meeting point in our lives? The roundtable is made up of Jeff Pabst from Microsoft, Jeremy Gaffney from NCSoft, Philip Rosedal from Linden Lab, and Sampo Karjalainen from Sulake Corporation.

At the EIEF last Thursday, a panel of leaders in the online game space got together to debate the sociability of interactive entertainment. It was an enlightening talk, and the overall contention was that the future of computer games is reliant upon, well, sociability. The aim of the game is to become the modern "third place", to replace the pub in our lives.

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By: Mad Brahmin Disease x Show Full Post

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I've always said that the shack should combine pubs and net/LAN cafes.

It's teh futuah!!

Aug 18, 2005 10:00am PDT

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I've always said that the shack should combine pubs and net/LAN cafes. It's teh futuah!! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  yes, games +place to get booze = excellence : bakanoodle
  - www.gameworks.com www.daveandbusters.com http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000367053844/ FTW! : radjago
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By: TheDreamDragon x Show Full Post

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I think what they are going for is comparing gaming as a place to meet your friends after work to socialize,like in Cheers:the corner bar where you see your old friends every night...

I must admit that since the convenience of computer interaction has entered my life,I do 90% of my socializing through meeting friends on servers and e-mail.Then again,I work nights and my Cheers time starts around 8am.Before that it was the Dungeons n Dragons game on the weekends that I used to hang with other people in the flesh.

On a related note,I just read this tonight,about how all this "geekdom" is the new hotness in Japan.Absurd,but here it is anyway...

http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/waiwai/news/20050818p2g00m0dm010000c.html

Aug 18, 2005 7:22pm PDT

I think what they are going for is comparing gaming as a place to meet your friends after work to sociali... : TheDreamDragon

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By: Freon x Show Full Post

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Uh, not even close. You can't get together physically with people and play games.

And games don't change your state of mind.

Uh, no.

Aug 18, 2005 4:13pm PDT

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Uh, not even close. You can't get together physically with people and play games. And games don't cha... : Freon
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- I get together with friends and play games all the time. : Chris Remo
- What about LAN parties or those multiple controller ports on consoles. Those are obviously there for phys... : freshyk

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By: batkiwi x Show Full Post

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This should seem obvious, but games are the new pub FOR GAMERS. For the majority, however, it's not. (This is online gaming I'm talking about).

In person sports gaming with 4 player madden/etc certainly is a different issue, but "non in person" interaction as the "norm" will likely be a while in coming.

Aug 18, 2005 3:35pm PDT

This should seem obvious, but games are the new pub FOR GAMERS. For the majority, however, it's not. (... : batkiwi

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By: losder5000 x Show Full Post

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Games should come with beer.

Aug 18, 2005 3:22pm PDT

Games should come with beer. : losder5000

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By: gnoleb x Show Full Post

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I hope not. This pub would be a 24/7 sausage party.

Aug 18, 2005 10:12am PDT

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I hope not. This pub would be a 24/7 sausage party. : gnoleb
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By: flagg209 x Show Full Post

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Isn't that what a Lan party is already? At the last Lan party I was at we had a case of beer almost exclusively for each person at the party (about 10 people).

Halo CE + Beer + plus rockets on Wizard = hilarity

Aug 18, 2005 12:30pm PDT

Isn't that what a Lan party is already? At the last Lan party I was at we had a case of beer almost excl... : flagg209

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By: mindshot x Show Full Post

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i thought i remember seeing an outer limits episode where you could walk around in a bar virtually and talk to people........like u could pick up a chick but then its like welp uh i cant take you home with me because your just a hologram. i mean that would suck.

Aug 18, 2005 11:48am PDT

i thought i remember seeing an outer limits episode where you could walk around in a bar virtually and ta... : mindshot

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By: rotten element x Show Full Post

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I dont get it

Aug 18, 2005 11:41am PDT

I dont get it : rotten element

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By: afrochops x Show Full Post

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what about gaming websites??

Aug 18, 2005 11:13am PDT

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what about gaming websites?? : afrochops
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- ^^^ I completely agree. The games have something to do with it; kind of like "which" bar you go to. Ult : Sylvanus

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By: briaooon9 x Show Full Post

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Pleaseeeeeeeeeeee

Aug 18, 2005 11:01am PDT

Pleaseeeeeeeeeeee : briaooon9

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By: jrock x Show Full Post

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I wonder if pirates have a Quay Con and if so, do they game while socializing there? Can pirates even be considered to socialize, being that they're the rebel outlaws and outcasts of society?

Aug 18, 2005 10:16am PDT

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I wonder if pirates have a Quay Con and if so, do they game while socializing there? Can pirates even be ... : jrock
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- They'd have manatee mate calling contests and crap. : Mad Brahmin Disease

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By: johnsto x Show Full Post

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lol @ definition of pub for non-English types.

Aug 18, 2005 10:08am PDT

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lol @ definition of pub for non-English types. : johnsto
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- Bar as in drinks, darts and leprechauns. : Mad Brahmin Disease

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By: blueharvest x Show Full Post

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huh huh his name is Pabst

Aug 18, 2005 10:11am PDT

huh huh his name is Pabst : blueharvest