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[Kthulhu]

Is that Steve Burns from VideoGamerTV undercover at MineCon?

OMG it does look a lot like him.

 

[EightBitNate]

The teen who tried to goof on the kid who asked about dedicated ram from the last video bombed so hard.

I thought that was hilarious

 

[What A Time To Be Alive]

Had to cut off the video when I saw that kid dabbin in the corner of the screen.

Next generation is fucked worse than my life.

 

[Laughing Banana]

What scares me most is that majority of those kids are my age.

Lol, you're not going back to this thread, are you kid?

 

[chaobreaker]

Why would you have a question period

for a bunch of 10 year olds?

Why

 

[Yukinari]

The original Minecon videos showing stuff like the awkward Yogscast interview or the demos for Mojang's other games was pretty bad already.

 

[Squire]

Eh, I think her heart was int he right place, using real facts to go, "No but look, you're not alone, there are so many other girls playing games now!", but it did kinda ring hollow because it doesn't answer the question and didn't instill faith the question asker was looking for. The woman after that beating the "all games make you a gamer" didn't help things as that shit will never resonate with people at a fucking minecraft con, those within what are the most hardcore of hardcore.

Sure. I mean I feel like the question was about the industry and wiring in it specifically - that's the perspective of the person being asked. So when she Anders with a very valid stat about the audience, I mean, OK. Fine. it's obviously true, but it feels like a bit of a deflection at best.

I think you're projecting, because in context, it comes across as fine. I don't see the dismissiveness.

How do you know it didn't lead to discussion? You're watching an edited soundbite. The question was about competing with others in a male dominated world, and then she counters that women aren't quite as rare since it's not as male-dominated as the player demographics show that almost half are women, anyway.

Here's the actual video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z27f6WkDWwk#t=9h22m35s

You'll see that it's not the only answer the young girl gets.

"I've been gaming a long time and honestly I haven't run into any problems playing with male friends or random male people that I meet online. It's never been an issue for me."

There's mention of that perception being born out of the 90s due to advertising.

Not sure what you're getting at with "projecting", but I appreciate you found the full conversation for context.

 

[PtM]

That wasn't so bad.

 

[AcademicSaucer]

I fear for the future of this planet

 

[jayu26]

One minute in and I had to stop. So much cringe.

 

[hwy_61]

Why would you have a question period

for a bunch of 10 year olds?

Why

idk whats worse, this or giant bomb panel q&a's

 

[chillybright]

Jesus fucking Christ.

Literally "muh console exclusive!" in real life.

I wonder how these kids will look back at these videos when they grow up.

 

[CertifiedFP]

Any Dedotated Wam moments in the video for me to anticipate when I get home to watch this?

 

[Cuburt]

Lol'd at the gaffers asking questions @ 00:32-1:05.

Nah that's not GAF, that's like some console wars trickle down, like Gamefaqs or YouTube comments sections.

GAF is 8:23

or maybe the guy at 1:52

 

[breadtruck]

Was expecting more cringe. Was kinda disappointed.

But these dang kids at their stupid jokes/memes. And that kid asking to add console exclusives... wtf?

 

[Poyunch]

Oh kids love the console exclusives.

 

[Valjean Lafitte]

There was nothing cringy about that video.

#DabforHarambe

This post is far cringier than anything in that video.

 

[hwy_61]

I don't know, man. I don't see any of this as cringey. These kids are young. Like, they're shit heads. We were all shit heads at that age. You kinda just have to let them have their fun and move on.

 

[Disxo]

THIS IS SOOOO CUUUUUUTE

 

[DrSlek]

I wonder if Microsoft knew what they were getting themselves into when they bought Mojang?

 

[qa_engineer]

I couldn't watch it all. Crowbcat has no chill.

 

[Taco_Human]

Is Harambe a type of game?

A GAME?

 

[SwiftDeath]

I honestly don't know what I expected

Thread and video title are apt

 

[butman]

Well. The future of gaming is deep dark.

 

[Trojan]

This video is brilliant editing, but I could only make it 10 minutes before running to the bathroom to puke.

I don't know, man. I don't see any of this as cringey. These kids are young. Like, they're shit heads. We were all shit heads at that age. You kinda just have to let them have their fun and move on.

It's not the kids, it's the adults that make me shake my head. They're either totally off the reservation or they look like they're about to start crying.

 

[BlackBuzzard]

They say children are our future right?

 

[FlyinJ]

Are we mocking 10 year old children? Wtf.

 

[tintin1029]

I don't know, man. I don't see any of this as cringey. These kids are young. Like, they're shit heads. We were all shit heads at that age. You kinda just have to let them have their fun and move on.

No

I don't know why, but most of the time I'm fine with dumb kid stuff. Sometimes I'll even find it cute. But when it's about minecraft, I just can't

 

[Abilidebob]

No

If it's hurting nobody what's the problem with kids having fun like in that Minecon?

 

[Ibuki]

The kid at 2:16 is the funniest thing in the whole video... my hero.

 

[hwy_61]

If it's hurting nobody what's the problem with kids having fun like in that Minecon?

He's joking.

EDIT:

Now I'm not sure anymore. He's gone and edited his post, and it seems like he's actually serious.

 

[Izuna]

Are we mocking 10 year old children? Wtf.

are we?

a bunch of these jokes are FROM the 10 year olds

 

[tintin1029]

He's joking.

EDIT:

Now I'm not sure anymore. He's gone and edited his post, and it seems like he's actually serious.

I was joking with my original post, but it doesn't change the fact that I slowly die inside whenever I see shit like this

The hate's all really coming from the implication that if the kids are a fan of that, they're probably a fan of this too.

It's a generalization I don't make with anything else, but for some reason with Minecraft, I do. Probably because of how big it is.

 

[MetalGearZed]

10-14 year olds (middle schoolers) are always cringy. Its just a matter of how much. the kids in this vid are clearly on the high sided. puberty is a bitch idk. especially now with the aggressive meme spouting and edge-lording

 

[Dynamite Shikoku]

So good

 

[lucebuce12]

The kid cosplaying as Notch was legit funny.

Everything else though......

"I'm a shy extrovert".

 

[hwy_61]

The kid cosplaying as Notch was legit funny.

Everything else though......

"I'm a shy extrovert".

That had me cracking up

 

[Ozigizo]

You're telling me that wasn't Kaitlin Olson?

 

[M_A_C]

Now I know why Cam Newton quit Dabbing.

 

[Codeblue]

Well, if Minecon can bury Harambee and dabbing then it will have all been worth it. Damn was that hard to get through.

 

[doop_]

Jesus Christ I am 15 lol.

 

[Dmax3901]

Holy shiiiiiiiiit the pain.

 

[blackflag]

Terrible video. It's mostly making fun of little kids, people with foreign accents, and female gamers from the 2 or 3 minutes I watched it.

 

[Maxinas]

I wonder if that keemstar kid only went to minecon to cause all sorts of debauchery and mischief. Looks like he was enjoying himself the most.

 

[Forever Changes]

Terrible video. It's mostly making fun of little kids, people with foreign accents, and female gamers from the 2 or 3 minutes I watched it.

Lighten up.

Is that Steve Burns from VideoGamerTV undercover at MineCon?

Burns disguised as Ali G.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Not as good as the previous ones

 

[Methamatics101]

I've yet to watch this one but having seen previous videos, Notch made the right decision to cash out and never ever having to go to one again.

 

[Cday]

That final, majestic dab.

 

[Messofanego]

I need to see the receipts on that statistic.

Honestly I think that girl had an important question to bring up and instead of it being discussed well, she got a "hey, don't worry about it" answer which is borderline insulting. I'm banking pretty hard on that lady being full of shit and that poor girl being handed that instead of actually sparking meaningful discussion.

Yes, absolutely. If a little girl has this view, if everything in the goddamn world points to the hobby as being toxic to women, I'd be shocked out of my gourd if it's split down the middle. That girl should absolutely be worried about what it's like to be a female gamer the way things are now. Handwaving isn't doing anybody any favors.

Playing sudoku on your phone isn't what that girl was talking about. Nobody is worried about what it's like being a woman who plays puzzle games on your phone. that's tangential to the discussion.

Social gaming.

We've had a few threads about the statistic. It's from an ESA survey of woman players in the USA, in 2014.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_and_video_games#Demographics_of_female_players

How is she full of shit?

Also, the question is answered later on, about whether these female gamers have had any trouble playing with male gamers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z27f6WkDWwk#t=9h22m35s

"I've been gaming a long time and honestly I haven't run into any problems playing with male friends or random male people that I meet online. It's never been an issue for me."

It doesn't discount the reality that in online chat, male gamers can be quite misogynistic. It can still be split down the middle, but as answered, many women might not want to label themselves as gamers unlike men or advertise their gender in fear of harassment. But the question was asking for anecdotes from these female gamers about whether they had any issues and they seem to have not.

Moving away from your focus on online, IRL if you go to social events where videogames are played (i.e. any videogame convention like PAX/EGX/etc or tournaments), you'll find plenty of women playing alongside men (co-operatively or competitively) and there's little toxicity.

 

[LordCiego]

Not so cringy, just kids being kids in a enviroment that they can feel uninhibited.

If you are older be thankfull that you are not recorded on video an on youtube, be very thankfull.

The worst part are the adults, but thats what happens when you put them in an enviroment when they have to interact with kids.

"Shy extrovert" got a laugh out of me.