cool_breeze wrote:I am not interested in classifying one particular game, I am interested in a better understanding of the term genre in digital games.
To understand the concept of genre (not the TERM 'genre', the CONCEPT), you have to understand how it arises. And it arises from individual games. Like I said, stop posting random things and wait for the fuckin' article.
cool_breeze wrote:Hollywood studios have become rich by understanding exactly what is a film genre; and, marketing and fulfilling the expectations of that genre eg. romantic comedy.
And so do game publishers. In fact the only people who don't understand genre are gamers and game journalists; the designers understand genre just fine (at least on a subconscious level).
cool_breeze wrote:My favorite musicians either create a new genre or produce something that manipulates one or more genres ie. they manipulate your intellect and feeling by manipulating your expectations.
Phrases like "manipulate your intellect" come from either a) Kids, b) people whose native language is not English, or c) artfags. Only the second kind of people are allowed to post in this forum -- if you are a kid or an artfag you should not be posting here. Try Select Button or gamefaqs instead.
cool_breeze wrote:postmodern artists
ARTFAG ALERT! ARTFAG ALERT!
Kid, the term "postmodern artist" is an oxymoron. The term postmoderism, as it is widely used, signals
the death of art. Read these two essays if you want to know more:
http://insomnia.ac/essays/the_conspiracy_of_art/http://insomnia.ac/essays/the_piracy_of_art/cool_breeze wrote:As an art consumer
This is a hideous phrase. Not wrong, just ugly.
cool_breeze wrote:my enjoyment in fields other than digital games is enhanced by an understanding of genres as an agent of manipulation.
That's it. One more retarded post like this and you are banned. You have been warned.
cool_breeze wrote:I am interested in exploring the idea of videogame genre to increase my enjoyment of games.
Then just stop spewing your moronic, uneducated rubbish views and wait for the fucking article.