http://socialtimes.disqus.com/enThu, 22 Apr 2010 06:57:37 -0000http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/gaming-is-social-and-isnt-turning-back/1105#comment-45981958<p>Gaming certainly isn't turning back from being social, but let's not forget that gaming NOT being social is a fairly recent thing. <br><a href="http://www.replicahandbagscheap.com/blog/replica-handbags-wholesale.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.replicahandbagscheap.com/blog/replica-handbags-wholesale.html">Replica Handbags Wholesale</a><br><a href="http://www.replicahandbagscheap.com/blog/replica-handbags-wholesale-china.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.replicahandbagscheap.com/blog/replica-handbags-wholesale-china.html">Replica Handbags Wholesale China</a><br>The history of gaming has been social, if you think of games like Backgammon (at least 3000 years old) and Poker (~200 yrs old) they</p>cdsvThu, 22 Apr 2010 06:57:37 -0000http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/gaming-is-social-and-isnt-turning-back/1105#comment-42839429<p>Nabeel, I agree wholeheartedly. Sebastien, FB and social gaming is the new in! I believe, like everything, there is moderation and a balance required. If your habits become unhealthy then the problem of addiction becomes real. I know myself, I work on a PC all day and then I can go home and sit on my home computer all evening, if I did not keep myself in check, we are at risk of not touching or smelling a human being at all. Though I suspect designers and researchers are working on taking Virtual Reality and Online interactions one step closer to physical reality. Interesting and I must add brilliant times.</p>Online BingoFri, 02 Apr 2010 02:11:24 -0000http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/gaming-is-social-and-isnt-turning-back/1105#comment-1574021<p>Gaming certainly isn't turning back from being social, but let's not forget that gaming NOT being social is a fairly recent thing.</p><p>The history of gaming has been social, if you think of games like Backgammon (at least 3000 years old) and Poker (~200 yrs old) they are profoundly social. Even early video games adhered to this (Pong anyone?).</p><p>We've had a couple decades of both social games and profoundly isolating, single-player adventures. But we are social animals and it is pretty sure what wins out in the end.</p>nabeelWed, 16 Jan 2008 20:53:56 -0000http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/gaming-is-social-and-isnt-turning-back/1105#comment-1574020<p>Interesting! I just blogged about the fact that <br><a href="http://www.praized.com/blog/social-networks/facebook-is-just-a-game/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.praized.com/blog/social-networks/facebook-is-just-a-game/">"Facebook Is Just A Game"</a>. I think we'll see more and more convergence between social and gaming (and vice-versa).</p>Sebastien ProvencherTue, 15 Jan 2008 09:15:47 -0000