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Showing posts with label internet. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Are Virtual Pet Sites Dying?

Neopets: A Virtual Pet Community
The introduction of Neopets in the late 1990's brought on a new era of the web: pet sites. Soon, Neopets copies began popping up everywhere, including Marapets and Power Pets, both competitors in the industry. I've been a long time player of Neopets and the latter, and have always enjoyed both, probably more than I should.

Over the years, the hype seems to have faded, but Neopets remains as the top in the niche, most likely for it's wide selection of flash games, and nostalgic tone. However, new ones are created all the time, which spawned an entire community for developers and players alike.

It seems like the sites' productivity is on a decline; users are becoming more fast-paced, and can recognize the unoriginal content on most pet sites. Even so, it remains a large factor in the [mostly] younger audiences for the stellar art and addictive properties.

However, it seems that the pet sites are changing their focus. While (like in Neopets) they used to be about the caring, feeding, and raising of your pets, they seems to take three different paths for the focus.

The first (that seems the most common) is to be a Human Avatar site. This basically means that they have pets, but have grown to the point of focusing on buying, selling, and trading clothes (which is a prestige sort of thing) for your 'human avatar'. This leads to an entire economy being created over this. This is generally looked down upon by Virtual Pet List, the virtual pet community.

The second is battling, in which your pets, much like Pokemon, battle each other and pre-made characters. This is an interesting take, but still ultimately much like the Neopets' battle dome.

The third, most likely original, is the breeding site, in which you have pets that can breed and create genetic differences in your pets.

All three of these sites have been done before, in great detail. I believe that any pet sites are generally on a downhill slope. While they were fun at the start of internet gaming, I think technology has outgrown that slow-paced kind of gaming. Unless you have an original idea, I wouldn't start one.

What do you think? Are pet sites dying? What's your favorite virtual pet site, and what keeps you coming back? Disagree with anything I've said? Tell us in the comments, and as always, have a so super faboo day!

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Will deviantART be a Social Media?

deviantART: where ART meets
application!
There has been a recent influx of updates on the popular art-sharing site deviantART, ranging from looks to features. One of the most prominent is the Activity Feed, or Watch Feed, which shows everything the people you watch are up to in list form, similar to Twitter, as well as status updates. There has also been a number of selfies posted, some groups even dedicated solely to selfies. What does this mean for deviantART's future? Will things change too much for those of us who have been here for years?

Many years ago, deviantART made a major update from the old style, which did not quite capture the hearts of the current users of the time. This lead to a huge debate, which lasted until the next major updates, occurring just a few months ago. Now, people who have avoided Facebook, Twitter, and other means of networking, have this question on their mind: Will I have to leave deviantART?

Of course, deviantART is generally responsive towards their user base, and has taken this debate into their minds. However, the functions of users cannot easily be controlled, and deviantART can turn social-media with the new users joining.

Recently, more deviantART like sites have been popping up, aiming to retain the original purpose of deviantART: art sharing. Sites like Weasyl seem to be the most popular, however are being taken over by furries, similarly to Furaffinity, and most other non-deviantART art sharing sites.

This could lead to the growth of deviantART as well though, as furries are not everyone's cup of tea. Really, it's a matter of which happens first: artists, or networkers joining first.

What do you think of deviantART? Do you like the changes? Will you be continuing to use it, even if it changes to be more social-media focused and less art-focused? Tell us in the comments, and as always, have a so super faboo day!

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

5 Time Wasting Games

Alternatively, look at a picture of my cat.


Waiting on something? Life getting you down and you just wanna get it over with? Or do you simply
want to play stupid games? (Or maybe if you're anything like me, you just google 'how to waste time' on a regular basis) Well look no further! Here is a list of the top 5 online games that actually waste time.






That we are, Garfield. That we are.

5. Garfield Fun & Games

That's right; the games on the Garfield the cat website are great time wasters. Especially my favorite, Scary Scavenger Hunt! Don't take for granted the rest of the list based on this, though! The next ones are actually good!



Pure Awesome.

4. Super Monkey 2

Bloons has been common in the flash game time waster category for many years now, but none so much as Super Monkey! With tons of levels, upgrades, and powers, Super Monkey 2 wastes even more time than the original!






You know you want it!

3. BoohBah Zone

If you want to be freaked out, this is for you.
This website consists of the freaky creatures from the children's show BoohBah doing creepy things. In one, infinite of them are created by the mouse as you move it across the screen trying to escape. It's up to you to find out which bubble links to it.









This is what you came here to see.

2. Feedthehead.net

A surprising addition to the list, this game might not waste too long, it still is incredibly entertaining for a few-minute excursion.








Everyone is a winner.

1. QWOP

QWOP is one of the most addictive, time-wasting flash games of all time. Plus, you can entertain whoever's nearby with your antics. And there will be antics.








What's your favorite online game, for when you are bored? Have you played any of these before? Have you done QWOP without cheating? Tell me more in the comments, subscribe for more game, digital art, and pop culture news, and as always, I hope your day is so super faboo!
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