And while the rest of the world moves forward with Technology and E-games - some others prefer to stay back and watch the time pass by, contemplating.
It's a little like good ole' sports.
No one thought about a SPORTS SCHOOL, until we stopped winning medals at international meets. No one gave a wink until we found ourselves OUT of the distribution pot of medals.
Even before all this dust can settle, along came GAMING - computer gaming.
Singapore HAD good gamers for the MOBA game LOL and FPS - CS as well. BUT we can't even squeeze on that stage now....coz we didn't strike while the iron was hot.
We HAD good gamers who made it to international gaming standards, but they either could not get time out of their National Service or Work or whatever they have committed to which required permission.
The boat has sailed. Correction, several boats have sailed.
So while the Koreans are making a name for themselves behind the screens and the Chinese from Mainland China are the top game hackers who are known for their DDOS skills, we just have the best communication networks to boast, with nothing to show for it, except in the 'business world'?...oh wait, the world's business climate isn't all that rosy, hasn't been for years now...and with Brexit and the multiple threats of mindless terrorism....who knows right? Huge companies are either closing, relocating or just going for broke.
I know of a boy, who is now a young adult - made it to the WOW world ranking board, below 50. But he could never make it to the US to give his skill a shot in live streams. We don't have gaming houses here...nor do gamers here get the opportunity to really build on their skill or showcase their skill, because of the absence of nation support.
Warfare in the very near tomorrows, will be similar to what the gamers currently see on their screen.
As it is, drones are being used in war zones.
I don't think the view is Schizophrenic actually - it's more when I need to shit then I'll look for a toilet. By then, we would be at the starting point, very much alone, in a market, already saturated with gamers from 3rd world countries. Sheeish.
This is more the unnatural fear of the unknown.
How does one cultivate creativity, when the opportunity is not given in full? We tend to still do things in halves. By the time this island realises that E-games is a game like all other activity, the group of people left who can game, would be the ones, who's been told, gaming is bad.
It's a little like good ole' sports.
No one thought about a SPORTS SCHOOL, until we stopped winning medals at international meets. No one gave a wink until we found ourselves OUT of the distribution pot of medals.
Even before all this dust can settle, along came GAMING - computer gaming.
Singapore HAD good gamers for the MOBA game LOL and FPS - CS as well. BUT we can't even squeeze on that stage now....coz we didn't strike while the iron was hot.
We HAD good gamers who made it to international gaming standards, but they either could not get time out of their National Service or Work or whatever they have committed to which required permission.
The boat has sailed. Correction, several boats have sailed.
So while the Koreans are making a name for themselves behind the screens and the Chinese from Mainland China are the top game hackers who are known for their DDOS skills, we just have the best communication networks to boast, with nothing to show for it, except in the 'business world'?...oh wait, the world's business climate isn't all that rosy, hasn't been for years now...and with Brexit and the multiple threats of mindless terrorism....who knows right? Huge companies are either closing, relocating or just going for broke.
I know of a boy, who is now a young adult - made it to the WOW world ranking board, below 50. But he could never make it to the US to give his skill a shot in live streams. We don't have gaming houses here...nor do gamers here get the opportunity to really build on their skill or showcase their skill, because of the absence of nation support.
Warfare in the very near tomorrows, will be similar to what the gamers currently see on their screen.
As it is, drones are being used in war zones.
I don't think the view is Schizophrenic actually - it's more when I need to shit then I'll look for a toilet. By then, we would be at the starting point, very much alone, in a market, already saturated with gamers from 3rd world countries. Sheeish.
This is more the unnatural fear of the unknown.
How does one cultivate creativity, when the opportunity is not given in full? We tend to still do things in halves. By the time this island realises that E-games is a game like all other activity, the group of people left who can game, would be the ones, who's been told, gaming is bad.
Good luck in reversing that mindset of 'gaming is bad'.
Is it so difficult to classify GAMING like golf?
Is it because GAMING appeals generally to the 'younger' and not the Seniors (who are the policy makers)? I guess, if you're in your 40s and have never played a PVP game, you wouldn't and couldn't like to be 'owned' by a teenage gamer - and that probably hurts your ego so bad, you wouldn't and couldn't support a change in legislation/stance/societal mores/laws to groom potential world-class GAMERS for the world stage.
In every arena, there are playing field rules. Not all rules are looked upon as positive.
Likewise, the trolling in games, are not all positive. For the ignorant, there is positive trolling.
So until we keep Schizophrenia in remission, we will always find ourselves having to work harder to get to the world stage, when we actually could have got there donkey years ago.
It's hard to let go.....as a parent to this 'secluded' society, it's hard. BUT better do it now, when the parents have all that family support than later, when the dynamics, beyond our control, change.
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