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As you all know I’ve been a little bit busy of late writing a book, on well yes, games…
well the first draft has gone to the publishers and if they decide not to put it in the bin then I have to come up with a cool title…
book covers games, the industry and game players. It is a textbook aimed at undergradate students of media and game studies as well as any interested in an overview…
titles already used by books in the area..
From Barbie Doll to Mortal Kombat
All in a Game
Digital Play
Joystick Nation
Trigger Happy..any good ideas…?
Aphra.
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“Do you like my joystick baby?”
(sensible titles to follow)
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“Digital Opium for the Masses”?
“Videogames for Dummies”?
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“High Score”
“(press) Start to Continue”no, thats suck… this is the type of thing that once its published, u go “…aww, thats what i should have called it”
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“My TV, my console and myself”
“nothing created, nothing lost, everything transformed – the alchemy of videogames”
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“Modern Gaming”
or
“The Game(s) of Life”
P.S. Aphra, well done on getting a book written, I have trouble with my shopping lists :(
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The Play Nation
Sorry ;)
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Segatendo vs Sonysoft – From playground arguing to post-pub gaming
NB: what’s the chronological scale? You going back to early 90s? Earlier?
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“Gaming Gets Serious”
Sorry again! ;)
or even worse:
Games mean business!!! hang on…
Gaming means business … yup that’s still crap ;)
Eh sorry there, yet again.
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“Gaming Revolution” ???
srry
Or instead of behind the laughter, you could have:
“Behind the Havoc”
I’ll stop now…
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“videogames and players: anatomy of a first generation”
“Consumers, Lies and Videogames”
Am I boring anyone yet? :rolleyes:
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“videogames and players: anatomy of a first generation”
I like that one! Straightforward but cool ;)
What about “Monkey Island”
I am sorry…really … :D
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Well, I know most industry players, journos and other intersted parties usually refer to ‘hardware’ generations – but it’s been going nigh-on 30 years…
I started on a CBS when they were selling them new 20-odd yeard ago, and I now have a daughter – so it seemed to me like we now have a ‘first’ generation of gamers, putting aside the industry’s vagaries over the period.
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Let’s titillate a bit, since sex sells best (Marketing degree, day 1, lesson 1)
“How I lost my digital virginity” (maybe more appropriate to a treatise on dildonics, considering…)
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“Consoles and Culchies”
(just to give it that international appeal?)
*cough*
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Well, if it’s aimed at us youngins(22 I might add) then I would like to see:
“Otaku Youth”
“Games Mythology”Good luck with your book Aphra, I hope to read it soon!
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This is meant to be a serious thread right?
I do like “Play Nation” though. Quick, witty and relevant to the content (as far as we know anyway).
Dave
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How about “Armchair Adventurers”?
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Like that a lot, Armchair Adventurers… Whole lot of possible declinations on the theme, e.g. Lounge Soldiers.
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How Games Growed Up
Movie. Tie. In.
This title making malarky is harder than you think!
Mal
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How about “Armchair Adventurers”? [/quote:fe07c7a989]
Or
Originally posted by Mal
How Games Growed Up [/quote:fe07c7a989]Jeeze Aphra bet you’re sorry you asked at all now with all this choice around!!! ;)
Just out of interest and in the hope of completely diverting this thread ;) *cough*Play Nation*cough*…
If people were asked to come up with a name for a games company what would you say then? -
Fresh Ideas Studio :D
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“All Your Games are Belong to Us”
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The Gamers Guide to the Galaxy
The Games at the End of the Universe
So Long and Thanks for All the Games
Games, the Universe and Everything
Mostly GamesI see a theme….
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titles already used by books in the area..
From Barbie Doll to Mortal Kombat
All in a Game
Digital Play
Joystick Nation
Trigger Happy..any good ideas…?
[/quote:9cb4bc5fa8]what about
“Insert Coin”
(or I guess “Player 1 Insert Coin, but that’s less snappy)You could say it’s some sort of interesting play, because it captures the industry and commercial aspects of video games, as well as analysing the the associated costs of videogame culture.
Fergal
Insert Clion
(what the audio actually sounded like in the GORF classic) presuming you will discuss some element of the games business
[/quote:9cb4bc5fa8]Having just seen this, I’ve obviously been beaten to the idea, although correctly spelt ‘insert coin’ is more accessible.
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“All Your Games are Belong to Us” [/quote:ce7c61633d]
Love that – more than Armchair Adventurers, sorry Max :p
“Insert Consumer to Continue”
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“How videogames push our buttons”
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“All Your Games are Belong to Us” [/quote:eb8ddfd17c]
I love it Lewis!
How bout “It was the best of games, it was the worst of games”
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“Game Development – Its good to Torc.” -
What about…
“Playing with yourself”
Or
“Playing with yourself…The Irish Way”??
Eh, heh,Eh???? Know what I mean? Nudge, nudge, wink, wink :D
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“Playing with yourself…The Irish Way”
We have a winnar !!111!
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Its good to Torc.” [/quote:8dc390e9a2]
LOL!
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On a more serious note:
“Whatever games are played with us, :D we must play no games with ourselves, :D but deal in our privacy with the last honesty and truth..blah….blah…blah”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
See!!!!!! Ralph know best!
OR
“You’re gonna lose some ball games and you’re gonna win some ball games and that’s about it.”
Sparky Anderson
See Sparky knows too!!!!
Aphra I apologise, I can’t help it….REALLY!!!!
*Hangs head in shame*
OK then… what about “Future Play”?
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Some ideas:
Game On!
Digital Delicasies: An exploration of the world of Video Games
Save Point
Paddled
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Games: An interactive journey into the psychological and sociological problems of the 21st Century. :p
Games: Playmate of the Year….every year
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“Over-Worked, Under-Paid: Its In The Game”
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“Over-Worked, Under-Paid: Its In The Game”[/quote:f9f1368b1c]
Haha….love it!
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“Consoles and Culchies”
(just to give it that international appeal?)
*cough* [/quote:919a29a16b]
LOL! Thats the one!!!!!!!!
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Dr. Aphra Kerr or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Game
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“Who puts the Joy in Joystick?”
“Creators and Consumers: all Pixel Slaves”
“Who plays who: Game Players & Videogame Creators”
“Videogame Market Cycles: Insert another FIFA to continue”
I’m getting bored…
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“Over-Worked, Under-Paid: Its In The Game” [/quote:1aab719191]
There we go, me like.
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‘Bit partisan, non? Not that I particularly like or dislike EA, but it didn’t seem to me that aphra’s opus was biased (or even concerned) either way…
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“Game Development – Its good to Torc.”[/quote:f0e8cba028] I mean, Pete – REALLY…. have you no shame???
and, Hannigan – a few words of advice: ‘lay off the drugs’!!
Sorry, Aphra – nothing useful to contribute to this discussion just now…. (like most of the other posters on this thread. methinks!
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nothing useful to contribute to this discussion just now…. (like most of the other posters on this thread. methinks! [/quote:110ae6a51c]
Would you happen to be accidentally suggesting, perchance, that you find no merit in any of the output of this magnificent group endeavour? :p
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‘Bit partisan, non? Not that I particularly like or dislike EA, but it didn’t seem to me that aphra’s opus was biased (or even concerned) either way…[/quote:1b410fc39a]
Hey it was topical with the ea spouse thing. No other reason…sheesh! -
I thought it was topical cause EA are dominating the industry Aphra is writing about….and its fashionable to get a dig in at EA ;)
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Would you happen to be accidentally suggesting, perchance, that you find no merit in any of the output of this magnificent group endeavour?[/quote:46a96062f8] me?! suggest such a thing??! NEVER!!
it’s raised a smile or two and and even the odd laugh, I have to say.
Am not sure Aphra’s any closer to getting her book title though!
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A Book about Videogames:
subtitle:
This book covers games, the industry and game players.
by Dr Aphra Kerr
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I mean, Pete – REALLY…. have you no shame???
and, Hannigan – a few words of advice: ‘lay off the drugs’!![/quote:e637d914e3]
Has he ever? & Why start now?But maybe you have a point about Aphra not being any closer to a title for her book! :D
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No forthcoming feedback, other than adverse provided by the esteemed Mr Kelly – so call it whatever (I’m bored now + drained after particularly difficult case).
Question: when do we get a read?
(and don’t nobody dare reply: when we have a title!)
Next Question: what’s a culchie?
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culchie:
“Usually found in rural areas apart from about once a year when they venture into big towns and cities to find out what this urbanisation thing is all about. They spend most their day in muddy fields feeding their herds. The speak a unique language which can only be understood by other culchies”
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DNS’d URL, but ‘kay.
Anthropologically, pre-massmarket gamer, then :D
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Found one:
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‘though so… definitely pre-massmarket gamer, then :D
Question (asked with a US twang): they have electricity to hook up TVs and consoles?
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Question (asked with a US twang): they have electricity to hook up TVs and consoles?[/quote:fac34f8f27]
No, but Paddy in the next village has a generator and he lets us listen to the radio every sunday.
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Shhh, Dougal – not all parishioners know about Paddy’s generator and wireless!
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They will now!!!!!
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LOLOLOLOLOL!!! Bril’!!!
Not sure about the ‘Arse’ linkie, but then again I’m debating the thing often enough with Penguin-huggers, so…
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feck you hannigan – you snapped us doing the motion capture for our spud grabbin level in:
Culchie III: the return
– eh well not the return cos we haven’t actually gone anywhere yet, but it’s the same shite as the first one only with more shite this time round and a new model of john Deer. yahoo ya boy ya
but check out our new levels:
Suckin’ diesel !
Hard mans soup !
whadda you lookin at boy !
Of course she’s your sister !
and Hard are ya ?at a mart near you soon.
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…. Aaaand that’s another thread playfully hijacked by your friendly posters, for your mirth and edification eeev-ery-time!
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…. Aaaand that’s another thread playfully hijacked by your friendly posters, for your mirth and edification eeev-ery-time![/quote:aaa9a2cfeb]
Now that’s humour! Hope you lot are taking notes?
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Difficult to make a suggestion without a clear idea of the nature of the book (academic like Trigger Happy? anecdotal like Joystick Nation?) but I’ve always liked:
Gamework
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Gameworksas the title to the book I have in my head but have not written. Might suit if the essays look at gaming from the industry perspective in addition to the players.
As I said, difficult to say without more information.
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I’d probably “gameplay” these days as it seems to have gotten an unfairly bad rep as a descriptor.
Unless it was as part of a title like:
Gamework ,
Gameplayor the like. That would work.
Could make for a lovely dual image cover. I’ve thought of a nice idea I could scribble out on paper and post up if you like.
Actually, do you get a choice of graphic artist? If so then no Pacman or Space Invaders on the cover. Please!
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not sure I get much input on the design of the cover but I agree on pacman/space invaders etc…I would kind of like a real person to be involved in the cover image…to reflect my approach…
Festoon, are you coming to the shindig on Friday night?
Aphra. [/quote:02e7bf2cf0]
I would love to Aphra, seeing as I haven’t gotten to even ONE yet but I doubt I can make it! My workload down here in Clonmel is rather heavy and I never seem to get the time (translation: another moaning culchie). I blame the Media100.
I really must get to one of these gatherings. I’m really interested in meeting a lot of the people who post here and share my nonsense ideas.
As regards the cover, I think real people would be interesting but I imagine graphic designers would dress them up in “GAMERZ CLOTHEZ” and look like something out of Hackers the Movie.
The realistic approach sounds great. Here’s hoping the publishers like it..
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