May 11, 2005 01:01
Somebody asked an interesting question about democracy within online games that can be played over the Internet or network. In many first person shooter games, a crude form of democracy can exist where players can vote to change a map or kick somebody out, often the dialogue tends to be lean towards simple bravao and taunts. Because everybody is dressed in a similar garb, communication seems to occur using a chat window then jumping up and down to identify yourself.
I recall one hilarious scenario many years ago with a game involving a dozen or so players. Somebody single-handedly held up a tide of marauding aliens surging out of a tunnel whilst the other avatars in the group organised themselves into two rows, standing and kneeling in front of the entrance. The group photograph was taken by somebody simply facing the virtual crowd and pressing Print Screen! It took several takes and catastrophic failures until they got just the effect that they wanted.
The school photographer thought that he had problems getting year 10 to line up heh?