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That’s like gluing wheels onto the side of a horse to call it a horse car. Horses are still thriving to this day as a hobby but that doesn’t change the fact tha
by the_lonely_road 4y ago
That’s like gluing wheels onto the side of a horse to call it a horse car. Horses are still thriving to this day as a hobby but that doesn’t change the fact that cars ate their lunch. Board games are much the same but if you are going to add a digital component, meaning you have already embraced the cons of the digital format, why not just go all the way and play the vastly superior video games to get all of the benefits of the format?
- adammarples 4y agoComputer games still don't have the shared experience of gathering around the table with a few beers. Board games still have their place.
- kibwen 4y agoThe problem is finding a way to inject a digital experience without completely obliterating that feeling of analog togetherness. VR headsets, even with AR passthrough modes, are still too clunky, uncomfortable, and expensive. Meanwhile, the most popular way of achieving AR in practice is to use one's phone, but having everyone stare at their phone during a whole event feels almost as alienating as being physically isolated in the first place, because we're primed to think of our phones as tools for physical isolation.
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- ilaksh 4y agoHave you tried TiltFive with other people remote, or tried Demeo on a VR headset?
- morelisp 4y agoTiltFive has some very nice demos but it's still several years away from being on par with Tabletop Simulator in terms of remote presence and fluidity of play in any boardgame not specifically designed for it.
- drewcoo 4y ago> That’s like gluing wheels onto the side of a horse to call it a horse car. A postmodern understanding of horse carts. To your point, though, consider all the things that are superior about friends sitting around a table interacting in real life playing a board game. That's why we don't all just play video games.