Tag Archive for "gaming"

User Generated: You can’t buy this

by Jye on Apr 29, 2010 with 2 Comments

Modern Warfare: Frozen Crossing (A Modern Warfare Tribute) Apology for the video skewing the CSS. But it's the smallest one. And it's awesome! This is a fantastic piece of user-generated content.  It is driven with passion and enthusiasm - and I think this is what many agencies and clients are after.  But this didn't happen over night, nor even in three months. And maybe that's a little harder to explain to both parties alike.  Kotaku have more details about this particular build. BUT: This video, even though it's brilliant and had over 1.5 million views at the time of this post - ...

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A Digital Perspective: Nic Watt, CEO, Nnooo

by Jye on Aug 19, 2009 with 4 Comments

Ever wanted to make games for a living? I only met Nic this year, and already I can tell what a brilliant man he is.  Not only is he the CEO of his games company, but he's also incredible strategic about life and work. A really stand out for A Digital Perspective. What do you do? I am the Creative Director and CEO of a new games company based in Sydney. My typical day sees me waking at about 7, playing some World of Warcraft until about 8:30 at my desk and starting work between 8:30 and 9am. As we are still quite ...

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Social Media: The Ultimate MMORPG

by Jye on Oct 01, 2008 with No Comments

1991: They Call It "The Internet" - remember this? Highlights the sense of community and fellowship - "tapped a world wanting to connect" for individuals to "indulge deep into abiding passions".  Just like social networking, online communities and of course, MMORPGs. I recently read over at Mashable! a great article on the similarities between MMORPGs and Social Media.  Briefly, they compared the two online forces across a number of areas. Let’s compare these two pursuits: Friends/Contacts vs. Allies Stats and Skills/Experience Quests/Deeds vs. Accomplishments Property/Territory vs. Publication Entrepreneurism From MMORPG Gamers and Social Media Junkies More Alike Than You’d Think Being a former Diablo II addict, I couldn't agree more. ...

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