Maybe I will go beyond just shooting
Well, I went beyond shooting a while back. And I am not talking about my rather short career in the US military that included a completely non confrontational stint at Gulf War I (my only confrontation was with a fellow Devil Dog who decided that driving through the post I manning was okay (it wasn't - you are supposed to stop and present your credentials - I mean, it WAS a war), whereupon I raised my M-16 and some less than pleasant verbal exchange ensued)). I am talking about computer games. Somehow anything that went beyond having them come at you and you shooting them had serious negative appeal (absolutely had to have unlimited ammo - could not be bothered with worrying about running out of fire power).
So, of late I've been observing some of my house mates play, what I believe is, Civilization. The concept was described to my in general terms, and I found it intriguing (raising the obvious specters of our world being nothing more than an elaborate game, but that topic has been explored in numerous science fiction works). This morning I found out about O A.D from an article the technology section of ha'aretz's online Hebrew edition. An active project that has been 10 years in the making and was open sourced last year is intriguing due the staying power of its community (I mean, what lasts 10 years these days?). So, I too might be spending quality time while glued to my screen, playing God (or at least Tolkien).
So, of late I've been observing some of my house mates play, what I believe is, Civilization. The concept was described to my in general terms, and I found it intriguing (raising the obvious specters of our world being nothing more than an elaborate game, but that topic has been explored in numerous science fiction works). This morning I found out about O A.D from an article the technology section of ha'aretz's online Hebrew edition. An active project that has been 10 years in the making and was open sourced last year is intriguing due the staying power of its community (I mean, what lasts 10 years these days?). So, I too might be spending quality time while glued to my screen, playing God (or at least Tolkien).