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more about #casualgaming no97830: hey almost 80% of the ppl being survey and shown in ther article up they are female..... is this really a survey of ex-hardcore gamer turn casual??? o... more » DrZaius: I wish there'd be an interview with gamers like me. I have all the Mario Kart games (sans Super Mario Kart but Super Circuit sorta covers that) and h... more » fuchikoma: I'm a 28 year old guy. As a kid, I'd play what I could find. I'd rent a game just because I hadn't played it. Now, I have to manage my time more care... more » hahnchen: Edge magazine gave this book a really bad review. They highlighted inaccuracies, omissions, and a general sense of ignorance coming from the author. more » Hypnosis: The Dream Eater: My response to this debate. I'm a 21-year old hardcore gamer who has grown up playing games competitively. (First part is my background, 2nd part con... more » brass2themax: Survey response from a 23-year-old male player (me): My gaming habits haven't changed at all, but the technology has. My values when it comes to what... more » Beatnik11: I never understood the whole casual vs hardcore debate or why those who are hardcore have so much animosity against so called casual games. To me the... more » Livingtarget: can dance if He wants to!: having 95% of statistics (atleast exerped) be female is bad practice. ... As I remeber from by 10th grade AP stats, bias leads to untrustworthy resul... more » Phantom_Photon: Survey with Male Gamer, 32 (me): I do find I play less "modern hardcore" games than I used to. However, I do not find myself playing casual games eit... more » Michael De La Cruz: Seems a little unbalanced to be honest. There were only two excerpts from male gamers? Besides, how are these people picked? more » Slatz_Grobnik: Really, the problem with the taxonomy is "intensely play video games" seems self-defined. Though, it's interesting that "casual" seems to consistentl... more » Castor_Krieg: I can still squizee in time to play epics, but as you get out of college, start working, start getting a family you need to prioritize: 1. Try to get... more » Solid-Malice: These folks seemed pretty casual prior to accepting their title. In other news, older people with children and work have less time for video games, t... more » Koztah: "I find it hard to concentrate too long" In all honesty, if I found it hard to concentrate for long, I'd be seriously worried - not changing my habi... more » Knara: Wait wait... "Survey response from a 29-year-old female player. I no longer play shoot 'em ups or beat 'em ups or two-player games with my sister on... more » Daniel @ playreadwrite.blogspot.com: This is an interesting topic, and I definitely want to pick up the book and read the full text, but the casual vs. hardcore conversation is extremely ... more » Dan: Sometimes we get hung up on the supposed differences between hardcore and casual gamers, without looking at the often dubious differences between hard... more » Nulls: Is it just me or is the casual gamer label being used when it seems to me it is mostly about female gamers. From what I noticed there was only 1 male... more » denki: Blah year old blah player Q: Blah blah game blah change? A: Yes. Blah blah get older blah blah technology magically gets better too blah blah standar... more » Curse lily: Survey response from a almost 21-year-old female player. Q: Have your game-playing habits changed over the years? A: Heck yeah, i'm spending $60 dol... more » -
#books
Interviews With Ex-Hardcore Gamers ... And New Casual Ones
Excerpts from A Casual Revolution: Reinventing Video Games And Their Players by Jesper Juul More » -
#weekendreader
Too Much Work or Not Enough Fun?
In an essay for Gamasutra last week, academic Lewis Pulsipher mused that games have become so complex as to feel like work, and the stratification of hardcore and casual gamers puts games in a far less inclusive posture than other entertainment. More » -
#pax
PAX Panel Attempts To Define “Gamer,” Sparks Casual Controversy
The PAX panel, Game Culture: How Gamers Impact Society & How Policy Affects Gamer Culture, had some mildly interesting moments – but it got really interesting right at the end, during Q&A. More » -
#bravo
Watch People Play Games on UK TV
Last weekend, the UK network Bravo - unrelated to the U.S. channel, BTW - launched something called "Game Face," tilted toward casual gamers, presumably ones with wads of disposable income. More » -
#e32009
Tetris Creator Wants to Turn Puzzler Into Sport
With more than 125 million copies sold on more than 30 platforms, Tetris is rolling into its 25th Anniversary with a bright future.
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#casual
Casual, Online PC Games On The Up & Up
comScore today have released figures showing big increases in the number of people playing PC games online. Not the Crysis/Counter-Strike kind of online gaming, though. The Newgrounds kind of online gaming. More » -
#casualgaming
Could The Recession Hit Casual Gaming The Hardest?
Sooner or later someone is going to have to give us a definitive answer in the "will gaming survive the recession" debate. This week, 'analysts' reckon that the answer for casual gaming is 'maybe not'. More » -
#casualgaming
Netbooks Could Drive Casual Boom - Analysts
The casual gaming business could look to netbooks - those little tiny wee PCs like the ASUS Eee - to give the genre a boost, according to analysts. More » -
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#casualgaming
Microsoft Release Free Game Creator
Last week, Microsoft announced the release of PopFly, a simple program that allows users to create games without the need to know any code. Taking a number of genres as a foundation, PopFly offers a range of templates based on classic arcade games, upon which you can import your own characters, backgrounds, etc. Once done, the games can then be hosted, on stuff like websites, blogs, Facebook pages or even your Vista sidebar. It' Silverlight-only, which is a slight hassle, and is fairly basic, but hey, who said everything on this world had to be perfect? More »
