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I hate to say this, but this for Hacker News? Really?

by est 17y ago

philk 17y ago
A lot of us are likely to have enjoyed games for long enough to find some of their modern developments annoying.
- est 17y ago
  > A lot of us are likely to have enjoyed games for long enough If you enjoyed a game which requires a Facebook login, you are doing it wrong.
  - _delirium 17y ago
    The point is that we enjoyed games from before Facebook existed, and this is a parody of some of the ways some elements of game design have gotten worse. If you don't like games, why not just comment in other threads? I don't shit all over threads about a Twitter app I don't care about with "lol web 2.0 another twitter app gj guys". I will admit I was tempted when there was a rash of weight-loss posts, though. ;-)
  - philk 17y ago
    I think those screens were more a remark on the way that every new game seems to sign you up to a shitty social network that nobody cares about.
OoTheNigerian 17y ago
Yes.
demallien 17y ago
I'm not really sure what you find objectionable in this post? It deals with tech, and it's a critique of trends in user-interface design (specifically in games), even if it dos so in a rather 'fun' format. And not just any part of the interface, but the all-critical "first impression". I rather suspect that many of us here have had to think long and hard about conveying the rules of the systems we are creating to the users in an unobtrusive yet effective manner. How wouldn't it be considered Hacker News?
- est 17y ago
  > It deals with tech, and it's a critique of trends in user-interface design (specifically in games), even if it dos so in a rather 'fun' format. Yeah, the next submission should really about the Design Trends of Spam Sites in 2010 or How to Design a Online Streaming Porn Site using H.264 and HTML5
  - unwind 17y ago
    Because ... what? Games are on the same level of "seriousity" as spam sites?
    - NickPollard 17y ago
      He was being sarcastic. His point was that people should stop being so narrow-minded as to exactly what they expect to see on HN and get away from the sometimes formulaic waves of articles about whatever the buzzword of the day is. Rather than backseat moderating against topics people think are uninteresting, they should just focus on submitting good quality, interesting articles about whatever could pique the curiosity of the readership.
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I hate to say this, but this for Hacker News? Really?

by est 17y ago

I hate to say this, but this for Hacker News? Really?

philk 17y ago

A lot of us are likely to have enjoyed games for long enough to find some of their modern developments annoying.

est 17y ago
> A lot of us are likely to have enjoyed games for long enough If you enjoyed a game which requires a Facebook login, you are doing it wrong.
- _delirium 17y ago
  The point is that we enjoyed games from before Facebook existed, and this is a parody of some of the ways some elements of game design have gotten worse. If you don't like games, why not just comment in other threads? I don't shit all over threads about a Twitter app I don't care about with "lol web 2.0 another twitter app gj guys". I will admit I was tempted when there was a rash of weight-loss posts, though. ;-)
- philk 17y ago
  I think those screens were more a remark on the way that every new game seems to sign you up to a shitty social network that nobody cares about.

OoTheNigerian 17y ago

Yes.

demallien 17y ago

I'm not really sure what you find objectionable in this post? It deals with tech, and it's a critique of trends in user-interface design (specifically in games), even if it dos so in a rather 'fun' format. And not just any part of the interface, but the all-critical "first impression". I rather suspect that many of us here have had to think long and hard about conveying the rules of the systems we are creating to the users in an unobtrusive yet effective manner. How wouldn't it be considered Hacker News?

est 17y ago
> It deals with tech, and it's a critique of trends in user-interface design (specifically in games), even if it dos so in a rather 'fun' format. Yeah, the next submission should really about the Design Trends of Spam Sites in 2010 or How to Design a Online Streaming Porn Site using H.264 and HTML5
- unwind 17y ago
  Because ... what? Games are on the same level of "seriousity" as spam sites?
  - NickPollard 17y ago
    He was being sarcastic. His point was that people should stop being so narrow-minded as to exactly what they expect to see on HN and get away from the sometimes formulaic waves of articles about whatever the buzzword of the day is. Rather than backseat moderating against topics people think are uninteresting, they should just focus on submitting good quality, interesting articles about whatever could pique the curiosity of the readership.
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