{"id":824,"date":"2008-12-06T14:19:56","date_gmt":"2008-12-06T14:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chocobeam.me\/playground\/2008\/12\/elder-rhythm\/"},"modified":"2008-12-06T14:19:56","modified_gmt":"2008-12-06T14:19:56","slug":"elder-rhythm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/har0ld.com\/playground\/2008\/12\/elder-rhythm\/","title":{"rendered":"Elder rhythm"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There’s no point to argue against it: Europe is aging fast<\/a>. Here’s the fact that is really really huge:<\/p>\n

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“Austria’s Social Affairs Minister painted a bleaker picture in 2006, saying the 55 to 64 year old age bracket in the <\/em>European Union<\/em><\/a> will be larger than the 15 to 24 year old bracket by 2010<\/strong>.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In other words while the game industry is totally focused on the hard 15-24 year old bracket, almost nobody’s is thinking about this (full of cash) 55-64 bracket. Instead big publishers focus on.. Fuck-me<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I only saw two projects about the senior market. The first one<\/a> is Dancetown “a PC-based dance game specifically aimed at older players and retirement homes, to give players regular exercise and reduce the risk of falling”<\/em>.<\/p>\n

A DDR game for people born in the 1920s 1930s, I really like the idea. My grandmother has no hard physical problems yet she can’t move without this<\/a> because she did nothing with her muscles for YEARS. Dancetown can be a real good solution for people like her (well, before her state).<\/p>\n

The second attempt to solve people problems with games is the Eldergames project<\/a> funded by the European Commission. The first prototype is pretty cool: a touchscreen table with card games and adaptive AI to maintain player’s cognitive action up while playing with others. Hoping that it’s gonna get somewhere (this is a problem with EU you know).<\/p>\n

Games are for everybody, and not everybody is a male stuck in the early twenties. On the left the original swedish developer design, on the right a korean fanboy design:<\/p>\n


Bigger<\/em><\/a> (not that, the overall pic dude).<\/em><\/p>\n

Developer’s reaction:<\/p>\n

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“We really wanted to get away from the typical portrayal of women in games, that they\u2019re all just kind of tits and ass in a steel bikini. We wanted her to look athletic and fit and strong [enough] that she could do the things that she\u2019s doing.<\/em> <\/p>\n

We wanted her to be attractive, but we didn\u2019t want her to be a supermodel. We wanted her to be approachable and far more real. It was just kind of depressing that someone thinks it would be better if Faith was a 12-year-old with a boob job. That was kind of what that image looked to me.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I agree. The fact is that it doesn’t really matter in a First Person View game. Concept art is so 90s. Play, feel (the Pure Time Trial map pack DLC<\/a> seems neat and totally going this way), don’t be a visual dumb slut. <\/p>\n

About playing, Auditorium is an awesome experience<\/a>. So is The Lake<\/a> minus the music: please indie peeps, slow down on 8bits saw\/square melodies and snare noises, it’s fucking limited. The Lake could have been a much more better experience for me with a good old stereo mp3\/pcm whatever music file. I keep thinking about the experience though. We all should do more 5 minutes games like this. <\/p>\n

Rhythm Tengoku<\/a> is coming to Europe in January. Don’t miss it (Wario Ware meets Ouendan). Audio for the win. <\/p>\n

 
So cutyfunkyfresh.<\/em><\/p>\n

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