GEEX social Gamers
They were college students with pierced eyebrows and tattoos. There were gray-haired business executives in polo shirts. And then there were the stereotypical gamers: young men in baggy jeans and T-shirts emblazoned with smart-aleck slogans. Games such as "Guitar Hero" and "Fight Night Round Three" were projected onto massive video screens as players waited and watched in line.
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Having been active on the internet for over 10 years there are some cyber friends I know better than a lot of real life folk. However I do have a real life. I have met online friends before while travelling. We usually will meet for dinner or whatever. I sometimes have planned my itinerary so I can pass through a town and have dinner with a cyber- friend.
Something like this seems a bit much for me. Reminds me of the Trekkie & StarWars conventions. A bit over the top. I would rather get together on a more intimate level with those I have made a connection with. I do not care much for large crowds and long lines. Besides, I would rather play Guitar Hero in the privacy of my own home.
I am not so good with crowds myself unless I knew everyone in the crowd I would have to leave or sneak off to a quiet corner.
I go to a games club with about 8 people and thats quite enough for me and the majority of the time we just sit and chill, I would rather do that than stand in a crowd of 20 people talking about how many notes they hit on the Through the fire and the flames on Expert or how Mega they are with a plastic guitar.