[BGB] Ultra-modern gaming.

[GORDON BLISS]

I would also say that it is a question of how close or personal it feels which can be compounded if it is controversial. Back in the Cold War days there used to be a lot of contemporary what-if minis, mostly NATO-WarPac and nobody seemed to have a problem with them. What-ifs, or conflicts that don't involve the US don't seem to get the same reaction - people have been doing Arab-Israeli games for a long time, both what-ifs and actual, and I haven't noticed a reaction against them.

I'm not sure if it just the audience or if minis just evoke more of a reaction - back in the 70's when it was considered bad form to do Vietnam minis, there were a number of Vietnam board wargames that did not get the same reaction - and I would say that the board wargame audience has the same general demographics as minis.

Gordon
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  From: tballou at comcast.net<mailto:tballou at comcast.net> 
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  Subject: Re: [BGB] Ultra-modern gaming.


  Hi Norbert

  I think there is a degree of audience.  Computer games, and first person shooters, appeal to a younger (read teenage/twenty something) audience.  Maybe I'm being a bit elitist here, but maybe tabletop gamers, have a little more perspective, and react more viscerally to current conflicts.  Honestly, I think there is a bit of detachment, of younger gamers, that you can just reset someone being killed.  

  Once, something moves into the past, your 15 year value, I think the its not real mentality gets easier for older gamers.

  I put myself into the not really liking current conflicts crowd.

  But thats just my opinion.  

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   -------------- Original message ----------------------
  From: vbrunhuber at comcast.net<mailto:vbrunhuber at comcast.net>
  > Hey all,
  > 
  >   In the past, I have heard several historical miniature gamers express distaste 
  > for gaming very modern gamers saying that doing so is insensitive.  In fact I've 
  > heard of a "15 year" rule.  It hit me the other day though that computer gamers 
  > thrive on ultra-modern gaming simulations.  Why should miniature wargaming be 
  > any different?
  > 
  --Norbert

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