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maca2kx: Vox Pop Winner December 2012

Posted on Monday, January 7 @ 14:51:27 Eastern by Nicholas Tan

December's month of Vox Pop articles represents the past and the future. xDUMPWEEDx explored the history of the CD-ROM and the radical format shift away from cartridge-based systems. I still miss those gray blocks. Though dust had to be blown out every now and then, they had very little loading time and they were sturdy. I'm sure you could stop a mugging with one of them. However, the new format of downloadable content to a hard drive or the advent of cloud gaming may well soon replace the CD-ROM in distribution.

On the horizon are two trends: free streaming as presented by UrbanMasque and Game Companions as presented by maca2kx. Streaming isn't a new thing, but now it's becoming more feasible for more people. During the next generation of consoles, we're likely see even more live streams available. But game companions are definitely items I would love to see packaged in more Collector's Editions. The creation of story worlds are more important than ever and game companions can help immerse the player in those worlds as powerfully as the gameplay.

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Winner: maca2kx
Title: Why 'Game Companions' Would Be Totally Bitchin' And Way Better Than Strategy Guides

Excerpt: "I want a report on the game’s hidden story. I want material reflecting the stories of characters the protagonist mentions in passing. I want information about the technology we use to accomplish missions in game."

Runner-Up: xDUMPWEEDx
Title: CD-Rom Technology and the Video Game Industry

Excerpt: "The difference was clear to not only software developers, but to the consumer as well. CD-ROM technology was the way of the future.."

Runner-Up: UrbanMasque
Title: Free Streaming

Excerpt: "This guide will most likely be for console gamers, but if you're a PC gamer with a rig that can decipher Alien DNA, I will mention your option a bit at the bottom since your setup will be extremely simple."

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Comments

xDUMPWEEDx
Joined: Jan 2012

Posted: Jan 7th, 2013 at 6:19 pm
Congrats maca2kx!!!

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sliverstorm
Joined: Jun 2007

Posted: Jan 7th, 2013 at 7:12 pm
Totally awesome article--made me feel like a kid again. I really want a game companion for half of my game library.

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maca2kx
Joined: Jul 2002

Posted: Jan 11th, 2013 at 5:20 am
Yay! Well done to the runners-up, both great articles!

I'd like to take this opportunity to mention that the GR system for counting comments is all kinds of messed up. The comments for this very piece started at 2 (when it was actually 0) and increased to 4 (for 2), directly before my comment it was at 5 and I don't want to guess what it'll be after I click Add Comment.

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