Poll: A hypothetical questions about games and life...

[manythings]

You wake up tomorrow and, by your means of choice (Magic, wacky science experiment, divine intervention), you find yourself in a world where the original "Video Game" inspiration never happened. You are the only person in the world who knows games existed and you have all your memories of life before. Assume everything else is the same just no gaming.

Do you care? What would you do? If you can come up with anything to add feel free.

EDIT:Remember you aren't inventing gaming today, you're inventing gaming from day one.

 

[Mrkittycat]

Pitch the idea to some buisness men. Hopefully they would see the potential.

 

[The Procrastinated End]

Show up in a techni-colored dreamcoat and bring the magic of video games to their bleak, pointless lives.

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

Show up in a techni-colored dreamcoat and bring the magic of video games to their bleak, pointless lives.

This is pretty much the gist of what I'd do. I might claim to be the messiah of Winter-een-mas as well.

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

Have a big convention and show people it's wonders. If anyone tried to steal it i would have them shot on sight.

 

[LitigationJackson]

waaacky time travel hijinks, i end up in the 70s and make games.

 

[The Procrastinated End]

Show up in a techni-colored dreamcoat and bring the magic of video games to their bleak, pointless lives.

This is pretty much the gist of what I'd do. I might claim to be the messiah of Winter-een-mas as well.

Yay for us and the messiah-complex

 

[RollingDigits]

Poll looks good so far.

 

[Thaius]

To be the one who first introduced gaming to the world? For that matter, to give gaming a more complex start so its artistic merits are obvious to all from the get-go? To destroy Uwe Boll's career before video games even exist so he can't screw any of them up?

YES PLEASE.

 

[Judgement101]

I always carry a disc of Morrowind on me so I would sell it for the countries of: Canada, Japan, and England

 

[Quaxar]

Fear my almighty powers, I play tennis against a PC!

I'd be like a god... where can I sign up for this?

 

[manythings]

Here's me thinking people would have more to say.

 

[crudus]

You posed an interesting question. I must now memorize how to program Pong should this ever happen.

To destroy Uwe Boll's career before video games even exist so he can't screw any of them up?

Although this is an upside I might not be able to resist.

Here's me thinking people would have more to say.

Well, it isn't so much that we would love to introduce gaming to a new world (which a lot of us legitimately want to do), you basically gave us a "become a billionaire free" ticket. I personally would invent Pong and Tetris and retire to my condo and sail on my yacht made of money.

 

[crudus]

*double post, my bad*

 

[Jonluw]

I really haven't been gaming a lot lately. I guess life might be pretty much the same, but I might go outside more.

 

[Spygon]

to be honest i suddenly stopped gaming dont ask me why just got bored suddenly that is weird so i wouldnt be to bothered.

But to be able to be the inventer of gaming and the money i would make would be awesome also i do assume somewhen i will return to my gaming legacy.

 

[Rakkana]

Try to invent it. Get bored. Somebody else like Bill Gates would rip me off. Get drunk. Die young in a drunken car accident.

 

[manythings]

You posed an interesting question. I must now memorize how to program Pong should this ever happen.

To destroy Uwe Boll's career before video games even exist so he can't screw any of them up?

Although this is an upside I might not be able to resist.

Here's me thinking people would have more to say.

Well, it isn't so much that we would love to introduce gaming to a new world (which a lot of us legitimately want to do), you basically gave us a "become a billionaire free" ticket. I personally would invent Pong and Tetris and retire to my condo and sail on my yacht made of money.

Well my thinking was there isn't necessarily going to be a desire for gaming. Just because pong and tetris brought people in doesn't mean it is sure fire in that world. Admittedly I didn't think of the "Free ride to insane wealth" angle... I shouldn't have put in that option... Oh well, it's there now so screw it.

 

[Zakarath]

Well, I happen to be a game designer, so... (invent it)
(well, I'm not a game designer yet, but its what I'm majoring in in college, so, close enough.)

 

[Midnight Crossroads]

It would suck for a while, but I would move on and spend more time outside.