Doing a Speech for my speech class tomorrow about videogames

[Scofield94941]

And more importantly me being a gamer. Give me some ideas what to say and do

has to be 4 minutes long

 

[maxxpower]

Be sure to wear a fedora.

 

[Apath]

How can you not come up with a four minute speech on video games when you're a member of a video game enthusiast forum?

 

[Resilient]

Advice?

Don't do it.

 

[meltingparappa]

Watch Extra Credits, find a topic you have personal insight on and can add to, and probably end up boring your audience regardless.

 

[BinaryPork2737]

Good luck. And don't let the spaghetti show no matter what.

Make us proud.

 

[Cheesecakebobby]

"Videogames. If you don't play them, what's wrong with you?"

 

[docbon]

Talk about social issues in gaming.

That'll be a riot.

 

[Des0lar]

Nintendo am doomed

Everyone is troll

Vidyagaem jurnaliszm

Xbone peasants vs PS4 overlords (feel of 60fps vs 60fps)

Pixaletd mess against glorious crisp clear image

cboat and assstorms

Valve best company

Vaporware (Last Guardian, Half Life 3)

 

[Frolow]

Do a speech about the preservation of games. Seems like an interesting topic that you don't see covered a lot.

 

[Zebra]

Just do a 4 minute commentated play-through of Superman 64.

 

[Mashin Haters]

video games is a broad topic. u havent even planned anything out yet??

first pick a specific topic and just broaden it. make ur audience understand the issue and be able to give good examples.

 

[jaxword]

YOU MUST RECORD THIS AND POST THIS.

SERIOUSLY.

 

[meltingparappa]

Do a speech about the preservation of games. Seems like an interesting topic that you don't see covered a lot.

Archiving defunct MMO's including what happens in their final hours is a pretty fascinating topic that I think someone who doesn't really care about games can find a grain of interest in.

 

[PaulExcellent]

Talk about game theory and design based on a retro game of your choosing.

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

Are you sure you want to do it about gaming when you don't know what to talk about? 4 minutes is deceptively long.

 

[Vermillion]

Talk about aspects that people don't think about - music, immersion, versatility, etc.

 

[docbon]

Do a speech about the preservation of games. Seems like an interesting topic that you don't see covered a lot.

Emulators in the context of software preservation rather than lol free gaimz would be interesting possibly maybe. Mention bsnes for sure if you do this.

 

[freenudemacusers]

do a presentation on censorship of art in japanese games, and how this ties into the puritanical origin of this country and the slow erosion of personal liberty.

 

[KiwiLannister]

Just find one of those 4 year long $300,000 worth E.V.E. stories where 6 people backstab each other and then get someone to stalk their opponents and cut their electricity mid fight.

 

[Nose Master]

In my last speech class, I gave a speech about the ethics of piracy (with a focus on video games.) I was being an asshole and arguing for it.

 

[docbon]

do a presentation on censorship of art in japanese games

or a history of adult visual novels and their impact on japan's birth rate

 

[Speedy Blue Dude]

Just pretend you were debating on GAF about something you care about, and let loose, lol.

Or if you want to be extremely personal/corny, talk about your history as a gamer, and what it means to you, and maybe your opinions on people not taking it as a serious art-from or still considering it as something for nerds.

 

[Jitters]

Video games haven't really been cool since '05.



Good luck on your speech.

 

[DanteFox]

Read a NeoGAF console war thread for 4 minutes.

 

[meltingparappa]

Memorize and read a transcript of NPR's TL;DR episode about Vile Rat, the popular Eve Online player who was killed in the attack on the American embassy in Benghazi.

If you do it right, there won't be a dry eye in the class and it'll make everyone think of the legacy they'll leave in a digital space filled with people who knew your name.

 

[Vermillion]

Video games haven't really been cool since '05.



Good luck on your speech.

What world do you live in?

 

[Gentle Rodriguez]

Read a NeoGAF console war thread for 4 minutes.

Even better: do a dramatic reading of a Gamefaqs console war thread.

 

[BinaryPork2737]

Even better: do a dramatic reading of a Gamefaqs console war thread.

This will net the OP an A+ for sure. Do it OP, and don't forget to film it.

 

[McBryBry]

I did a speech in high school speech class on how video games don't cause violence. Go with that.

 

[Scofield94941]

very good suggestions , may go with the talk about how gaming is a part of my life and things like that. She films it so maybe i'll upload it for the GAF to see

 

[FluxWaveZ]

very good suggestions , may go with the talk about how gaming is a part of my life and things like that. She films it so maybe i'll upload it for the GAF to see

Er... Is this real? You sure about this?

 

[toxicgonzo]

Talk about social issues in gaming.

That'll be a riot.

Give a talk about " Anita's Tropes vs. Women in Video Games"

 

[jaxword]

very good suggestions , may go with the talk about how gaming is a part of my life and things like that. She films it so maybe i'll upload it for the GAF to see

Thanks. Ignore the haters, this sounds interesting.

 

[Cheese Sandwich]

Just talk about video games in our social life--how it affects us, when it does, the consequences.

Or else, might need to run a presentation about how gamig affects you.

 

[docbon]

very good suggestions , may go with the talk about how gaming is a part of my life and things like that. She films it so maybe i'll upload it for the GAF to see

on some real tawk, please don't be offended

that's awful.

I swear every single speech class has one of those and it's never interesting.

 

[Dai101]

Read a NeoGAF console war thread for 4 minutes.

Even better: do a dramatic reading of a Gamefaqs console war thread.

I don't see the difference.

 

[Grakl]

What class?

 

[terrisus]

Talk about how you put off planning for your speech until the night before, because you were too busy playing video games/posting on a video game message board...
But it's alright, because the nice people on the video game message board helped you come up with this speech!

 

[youngwerther]

Just do a 4 minute commentated play-through of Superman 64.

lololololol

 

[B33]

Why not go a bit deeper?

Talk about the effect of video games from their communal aspects in multiplayer games to the affectation of their storytelling in single player and cooperative experiences. Discuss how a game can impart so much on just its mechanics alone. Go into the psychology of what compels us to play and why the medium has grown.

Then delve into your own experiences as examples.

 

[toxicgonzo]

Just do a 4 minute commentated play-through of Superman 64.

Haha, op should do his best angry video game nerd impression.

Or better yet since it's only 4 minutes, do a yahtzee like review

 

[Cameron122]

You will record this

You want a tag do you not

 

[docbon]

You will record this

You want a tag do you not

I want to hear every stutter and weird inflection of this "i love bideogames" speech.

 

[super-famicom]

Explain the plot of MGS4 or talk about the social commentary in MGS2.

 

[East Lake]

I would delve deep into the psychology of the people that worship their corporate gaming masters. It's excitement, the sales, the reviews, anticipation, marketing, the experience. Then disappointment and the new the object that Kaz or Steve and co designed for me to slurp up. I'm so excited I forgot to shower.

 

[SummitAve]

Your audience is probably not going to give a fuck. I'd talk about something more interesting...

 

[NotMyRealName]

Talk about the outdated notion of videogames as a boys only style hobby.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Just do it about Syria or some other boring shit in the news so that everyone in the class ignores you and you dont' get nervous.

 

[LaNaranja]

Er... Is this real? You sure about this?

I'm with Flux on this. I can't imagine this not coming off incredibly cringeworthy and awkward, especially if you are preparing this the night before.