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People get bored with a computer game as soon as a new one comes out with slightly better graphics. Chess has captivated us for centuries.
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People have played counter strike for decades. We have no idea how long people will be doing that for. No good reference
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In chess, "graphics" only get in the way. I've seen sets where you couldn't tell the pieces apart. What a headache.
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It provides structure to express creativity. MT“: People get bored with a computer game. Chess has captivated us for centuries.”
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Lots of gamers play a game all the way through more than once. That's an old fashioned view you have, Mr. K.
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This speaks to Attention Span Wars. #ASW Children ought to try chess earlier, but video games, too, can impart skills.
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. not entirely true, some computer games also seem to go on forever (sims series, for example)
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@mrmikedude100 Condescension is a very poor form of argument. I am not ignorant or dismissive of video games.
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if that is true, how can you explain the popularity of emulators to play retro games? *Check*
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I estimate a single computer game captivated more people in the last year than chess has since it was invented…
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..but I don’t think that suggests Chess is worse than that computer game, they can both be good for different reasons.
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I am not convinced; when I ask people what their favourite videogame is, many people seem to answer with games from the 90s.
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Depends on the game really. If an updated version of your fav comes around, why not? But for some classics, no.
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Wait a minute. Chess has photorealistic graphics.. Check mate Gaz!! Boo-yah!!! :D
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something of a broad generalization. plus you're using phrases from the 1980s.
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