Comments on: The Official ‘The World’s Gone Mad’-Rant: Farmville http://yseult.mediaevaliter.com/2010/02/02/the-official-the-worlds-gone-mad-rant-farmville/ Thoughts, reasons, truth and mystery: the world through another set of eyes Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:51:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: yseult http://yseult.mediaevaliter.com/2010/02/02/the-official-the-worlds-gone-mad-rant-farmville/comment-page-1/#comment-70938 yseult Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:01:18 +0000 http://yseult.mediaevaliter.com/?p=700#comment-70938 Thank you for your favourable comments and Francis, particularly for that link. I knew about the discussion, but this was a valuable input. It would be interesting to see some comments from people who don't necessarily agree with me, it would make for a great debate, but I doubt that they would see much more in this than just an attack. Thank you for your favourable comments and Francis, particularly for that link. I knew about the discussion, but this was a valuable input.

It would be interesting to see some comments from people who don’t necessarily agree with me, it would make for a great debate, but I doubt that they would see much more in this than just an attack.

]]> By: Francis Siefken http://yseult.mediaevaliter.com/2010/02/02/the-official-the-worlds-gone-mad-rant-farmville/comment-page-1/#comment-70922 Francis Siefken Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:51:22 +0000 http://yseult.mediaevaliter.com/?p=700#comment-70922 Good post and my thoughts as well. In the end it's a means to an end, and Farmville seems to me a poor way for the end of communio. But I can't really tell as I haven't played it. A friend became obsessed with it, and with mafia wars etc. and after weeks stopped cold turkey. "You learn or get nothing from it, just a waste of time" she said. That's not to say it can't be a nice way to pass the time or socialize in some settings, I just think there are better ways to spend time granted to me. Plurk, twitter and facebook are quite good as far as social media go, but they require a certain netiquette or a certain attitude towards communion to be of social value. Lately I've started exploring board gaming with digital enhancements and voice/video conversations to get away from the hypnotizing tv and the computer. An evening with a good boardgame like Puerto Rico or Hive is quite nice. Or what about old school tango argentino, dinner with friends, attending a discussion, theatre, parish activities? You might be interested in this discussion on our Queen Beatrix much critised christmas speech on how the new media influences us. http://members3.boardhost.com/Beneluxroyal/msg/1262441128.html Good post and my thoughts as well. In the end it’s a means to an end, and Farmville seems to me a poor way for the end of communio. But I can’t really tell as I haven’t played it. A friend became obsessed with it, and with mafia wars etc. and after weeks stopped cold turkey. “You learn or get nothing from it, just a waste of time” she said.
That’s not to say it can’t be a nice way to pass the time or socialize in some settings, I just think there are better ways to spend time granted to me.

Plurk, twitter and facebook are quite good as far as social media go, but they require a certain netiquette or a certain attitude towards communion to be of social value.

Lately I’ve started exploring board gaming with digital enhancements and voice/video conversations to get away from the hypnotizing tv and the computer. An evening with a good boardgame like Puerto Rico or Hive is quite nice. Or what about old school tango argentino, dinner with friends, attending a discussion, theatre, parish activities?

You might be interested in this discussion on our Queen Beatrix much critised christmas speech on how the new media influences us.
http://members3.boardhost.com/Beneluxroyal/msg/1262441128.html

]]> By: RonaldM http://yseult.mediaevaliter.com/2010/02/02/the-official-the-worlds-gone-mad-rant-farmville/comment-page-1/#comment-70921 RonaldM Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:11:28 +0000 http://yseult.mediaevaliter.com/?p=700#comment-70921 Seeing myself balancing time between, family, study and work I can only manage some "short messaging" on a service like Plurk. I rather make time for prayer and reading, than something like an online game. I would love to write like you Bettina, thanks! Seeing myself balancing time between, family, study and work I can only manage some “short messaging” on a service like Plurk. I rather make time for prayer and reading, than something like an online game.

I would love to write like you Bettina, thanks!

]]> By: Writerwithasword http://yseult.mediaevaliter.com/2010/02/02/the-official-the-worlds-gone-mad-rant-farmville/comment-page-1/#comment-70915 Writerwithasword Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:34:04 +0000 http://yseult.mediaevaliter.com/?p=700#comment-70915 I have to say I absolutely love this. Yes, I told you that once, but twice can't hurt. ;-) I feel the same way about this. I find it downright ridiculous that people freak out over a game. That their whole schedule revolves around a game. This article is refreshing. Another brilliant piece of your mind. :D I have to say I absolutely love this. Yes, I told you that once, but twice can’t hurt. ;-)

I feel the same way about this. I find it downright ridiculous that people freak out over a game. That their whole schedule revolves around a game. This article is refreshing.

Another brilliant piece of your mind. :D

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