ToPpiXX.RADi0 [2010.07.22] Addicting Games - Nathan & FastTadpole

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ToPpiXX.RADi0 Episode 1 and 2
Topic: Addicting Games
Airdate: 2010.07.22
Total Runtime: 46:52 (2 Files)
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Nathan McNathan and FastTadpole present Addicting Games, a discussion about internet games from a 9 year old kid's perspective.

Games are entering our lives on a more and more frequent basis. Technology, virtual connections and child marketing have taken games to a whole new level few had predicted. Virtual currencies, social hooks, physiological hooks and real life integration is in the pioneer phase.

They're trying to sell this as the reputation based economy, like eBay seller rating and reviews, air miles, reward cards and carbon credits all easily gamed like the stock market. I've looked into it, Reader's Digest Canada just put out a cover story on it a few months ago, not a good model for so many reasons. Not the least of which is cliques, protectionism and group-think.

The social engineering aspect to this could be more controlling than money or work alongside currency.

The morality is a huge aspect being introduced. Notice all the war games, gangster and carnage games out there? You think that isn't funded by DoD or government / shadow government engineers? It's implanting this into the feedback loop associating these morals with rewards and teaching kids and adult children these behaviours.

Competitive social Darwinism boosts productivity so it's better for the corporations to get better more aggressive workers and traders and ignore the rules.

They create tests that people have to cheat on in the military for a lot of entrance exams to high level positions, they do it in the corporate world too. There is a big move to remove morality to increase bottom line efficiency and production.

The morality is a huge aspect being introduced. Noticed all the war games, gangster and carnage games out there. You think that isn't funded by DoD or government / shadow government engineers?

There is the addictive aspect as well you got your WoWs and your FarmVilles.

On the marketing end we already have embedded kids at college and school wearing clothes and consuming products, even 'cool' tweens hosting sleepover parties funded by corporations to hock goods like Avon.

They don't just try to sell products, they mould generations and sell morals, people, attitudes and even wars.

Provided below are links to some of the sites that host the internet games we discussed and some relevant resources and articles.

Disney's Club Penguin
http://www.clubpenguin.com/

Disney's Toon Town Online
http://toontown.go.com/

Addicting Games
http://www.addictinggames.com/

Runescape
http://www.runescape.com/

World of Warcraft
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/

Little Big Planet
http://www.littlebigplanet.com/

Evony
http://www.evony.com/

Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/

Farmville
http://www.farmville.com/

Mafia Wars
http://www.mafiawars.com/

YoVille
http://www.yoville.com/

Neopets
http://www.neopets.com/

Nexxon - Maple Story
http://maplestory.nexon.net/
http://www.nexon.net/

Yugioh Online
http://www.yugioh-online.net/

Magic The Gathering
http://www.wizards.com/magic/

Jesse Schell - DICE 2010: Design Outside the Box - Disturbing Presentation on Gaming Psychology, Technology, Social Engineering and Marketing
http://g4tv.com/videos/44277/DICE-2010-Design-Outside-the-Box-Presentation/
http://forum.concen.org/showthread.php?tid=34080
http://tracker.concen.org/torrents-details.php?id=18423

Virtual Currency
http://forum.concen.org/showthread.php?tid=33890

The Merchants Of Cool: Marketing to Teenagers and Creating Trends
Consuming Kids: The Commercialization Of Childhood
Both available on this compilation by brainphreak:
Coast To Coast AM - 07-08-10 - Video Game Addiction
http://tracker.concen.org/torrents-details.php?id=18224 (freeleech)

Unplugged Book News Spot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbf_A5EJ_M0

WoW Addiction Documentary Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pjNNmsMj50

Black Packet 2: "Now What Are They Trying To Sell Me?"
http://tracker.concen.org/torrents-details.php?id=6107

Touchable Holograms
http://www.tgdaily.com/general-sciences-features/43554-japanese-scientis...

Schell Games
http://www.schellgames.com/

National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) Draft
http://tracker.concen.org/torrents-details.php?id=18429

Real ID Online? Federal Online Identity Plan Raises Privacy and Free Speech Concerns
http://forum.concen.org/showthread.php?tid=34091

Enjoy the show!

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