tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19166289.post7718445341152289887..comments2024-03-22T00:15:20.699-07:00Comments on Talking Game: VocabularyEric Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08877668655911388079noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19166289.post-4538047339381164102007-07-16T05:46:00.000-07:002007-07-16T05:46:00.000-07:00Speaking of geek movies... what's the consensus on...Speaking of geek movies... what's the consensus on the Transformers movie among the Phoenix regulars?<BR/><BR/>I thought it rocked pretty damn hard...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19166289.post-87890430701858323722007-07-15T22:35:00.000-07:002007-07-15T22:35:00.000-07:00Jim,I don't think that vocabulary is the ONLY barr...Jim,<BR/><BR/>I don't think that vocabulary is the ONLY barrier to non-gamers. But if we're unwilling to translate ourselves when trying to introduce new gamers, we don't make much progress. <BR/><BR/>I'm not a sports guy, but I know what a home run is. Or an RBI. I know how many points a touchdown is worth and why you punt on 4th down.<BR/><BR/>There's no translation necessary. Experienced Eric Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877668655911388079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19166289.post-76237027230065085492007-07-15T22:20:00.000-07:002007-07-15T22:20:00.000-07:00I think you're conflating multiple phenomena.There...I think you're conflating multiple phenomena.<BR/><BR/>There are in-jokes, such as All Your Base, which are really just in-jokes. There are common cultural touchstones that the rest of the world doesn't share (Cthulhu, Hitchhiker's, fnord). And there is terminology ("area control") that is a shorthand.<BR/><BR/>Your description of M:RP is no different from the sort of terminology used by a sportsJames Gelusohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733897616420952986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19166289.post-18519297680827189392007-07-15T22:08:00.000-07:002007-07-15T22:08:00.000-07:00Sammy. We've filled that void. And found a list ...Sammy. We've filled that void. And found a list of other films she is lacking.Eric Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877668655911388079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19166289.post-51012026865754735722007-07-15T22:04:00.000-07:002007-07-15T22:04:00.000-07:00Hasn't seen The Dark Crystal? Who is this infidel?...Hasn't seen The Dark Crystal? Who is this infidel? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19166289.post-30735112164230691192007-07-15T18:14:00.000-07:002007-07-15T18:14:00.000-07:00My day job - CarDomain has its own vocabulary that...My day job - <A HREF="http://www.cardomain.com/shop" REL="nofollow">CarDomain</A> has its own vocabulary that I get to deal with daily. It sometimes sounds like electrical engineering (We discuss impedance, wattage and ohms), and sometimes is completely different (SPL, SQL, dB, sensitivity).Eric Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877668655911388079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19166289.post-86287708462694831962007-07-15T17:46:00.000-07:002007-07-15T17:46:00.000-07:00Try teaching mathematics for a living. You will fi...Try teaching mathematics for a living. You will find it surprisingly similar, only with more of your audience complaining about how they suck at math (largely because they never really tried and/or had ONE bad math teacher).Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04707446502383204223noreply@blogger.com