As I post this my iPhone is currently downloading 215 megs of sheer awesomeness: Final Fantasy I and Final Fantasy II for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
… Ok, ready for some real thoughts?
Learning from Video Games
The Church can learn a thing or two about engaging an online world simply by observing the success of a number of video game franchises.
We’ve written more than a few times about video games and how we could learn a thing or two from them. In fact, I once wrote about how “Everything I Learned About Discipline Came from Super Street Fighter“!
Online engagement is rich and the narratives that are created are powerful; no wonder it’s a billion-dollar a year industry!
Compelling challenges, quests, story, characters, and community are all a part of the experience, and now we get to carry around it in our pockets.
Amazing.
So, all that to say, video games are awesome, and we can learn a lot from them.
Do you agree?
Chris says
I agree that there is only so much I can do to control you and your posting compulsions. That… and I probably would have published this post myself if you hadn’t beat me to the punch. Or lightning bolt. Or what-have-you.
peace | dewde
John Saddington says
puahahaha.
dannyjbixby says
“So, all that to say, video games are awesome, and we can learn a lot from them.
Do you agree?”
lol, nice
John Saddington says
i know, comprehensive, right? i got too busy playing the game…
brett barner says
this is why i read 8bit.
“video games are awesome, and we can learn a lot from them.
Do you agree?”
Most definitely – to both video games being awesome and having a lot to learn from them.