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That's interesting. After getting into game modding, I lost most interest in single player games other than modding them/playing with mods. Multi-player FPS was
by jmccree 12y ago
That's interesting. After getting into game modding, I lost most interest in single player games other than modding them/playing with mods. Multi-player FPS was still fun, but playing Crysis after tweaking some LUA files so you were invincible and could punch trucks into the air was way more fun to me.
Two other similar things ring similar to me. I was big into haunted houses when I was younger, volunteered at them and hung out around the online "haunting" community every season, and to this day visiting haunted houses is more about admiring what is being done than being scared. I recognize the animitronics from the catalog, know to expect that panel to drop, and know how that illusion is done, but I still enjoy visiting a good haunted house.
The other really sad thing, is that living in downtown Atlanta where there is a moving/tv show being filmed within a block of my place every other week it seems, I've seen the sausage being made. Knowing how long it takes to setup and shoot a scene that may only be 30 seconds in the movie, it's "ruined" watching TV shows/movies, as I can't help but think about the filming process. I was blissfully unaware how much work went into filming a simple shot of two people walking down a city street.
- xorcist 12y agoDoesn't it make you appreciate movies in another way though? Knowing how it's done and how difficult it is, don't you start looking at things such as lightning, cut techniques etc. in a more informed manner? It's not usually the same movies (or music, or games) that gets popular with the professionals in the industry is popular with regular folks, for this very reason.
- jmccree 12y agoYep. I think that applies to most things in life. It's like a separate category of emotion opens up of appreciation instead of things being pure enjoyment/entertainment after you know the work that goes into something.