Hi tom.
yes, I read that artical too. Don't forget as well that t here in the Uk
things are a little less rigid life style wise as in the states.
What I mean is, my parents aren't big sf buffs, but enjoy doctor who, rather
the way a friend of mine does rp, computer games, death metal, nihlism and
dune (he is also something of a fan of real world spices too), yet enjoys
cirkcet.
what I mean is, I know in at least some parts of the states being a "nerd"
or a "jock" or whatever is pretty much a major choice, and one made by only
a few people in the population, where as in the Uk, people are a little more
fluid about pass times and such.
Btw, this isn't to say everyone! in the states falls into one catagory or
another, only that from what I've noticed, social sterriotypes, and people
adhereing to those sorts of rolls are probably a little more common when it
comes to the hole sf, sport etc thing in the states than in the Uk, meaning
that here there are probably more people likely to be fans of sf and games
occasionally, even if it is not a main interest.
Beware the Grue!
Dark.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Ward" <[email protected]>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 2:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Redistributing RPG Source Books
Hi Dark,
Well, I think everyone is going to have a rude awakening when that
happens. I don't know if you have read it, but Elanor wrote a great
article on 7-128's website about the baby boomers reaching 60, and the
fact if mainstream video game companies don't act now they could be
losing millions of dollars as that generation will no longer be able
to buy and play their games. I think the RNIB is going to eventually
have a similar experience in what books and magazines they offer.
After all, the baby boomer generation, my parents generation, grew up
with the Adventures of Superman, Star Trek, Voyage to the Bottom of
the Sea, Lost in Space, the Invaders, and so on. Most were in their
late 20's and early 30's when Star Wars was first introduced at the
theaters and many of them have gone on to be lifelong fans of it. My
point is weather the RNIB etc like it sci-fi is definitely something
the baby boomers will be interested in, most of them are in their
early 60's now, and will be having vision issues within the next 10
years or so. Eventually the shear number of requests will probably
pressure them into making some kind of change.
Cheers!
On 6/14/12, dark <[email protected]> wrote:
Unofrtunately Tom, with the rnib being so overbearing in this country,
and
also having far more control, that atitude gets multiplied a hundred
fold.
As I've also said with regards to games, I wonder what is going to happen
when the generation who grew up in the 60's and 70's, the people
currently
in their 40's and early 50's start losing their vision, sinse they won't!
be
happy with knitting magazines, bingo and access only to crime or romance
novels.
Plus of course, sterriotyping older people is always a bad thing anyway.
My
next door neighbor is in her 80's, but uses a computer regularly to edit
and
destribute home made greetings cards, either printed out or through mail,
and I certainly know a couple of players of core exiles who are over 60
(probably being a none pvp game, it attracts that style of player).
But I'm scheptical of the rnib changing their opinions, sinse they don't
actually listen to anyone who's not telling them what they want to here
in
the first place, ---- heck I even offered to work on their book selection
committee at one point, selecting books to be made available on the basis
that I probably knew more about sf and fantasy, and about what series
they'd
already recorded than they do, ---- but I was told that they didn't want
members making such decisions and that was why they had reader requests
(quite a joke because I'd been submitting reader requests from the age of
7).
these days my philosophy is to avoid the Rnib as much as humanly
possible,
and do my own thing as regards books, services or anything else.
Beware the grue!
Dark.
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