|
|
previous | 30 December 2005 | next
Thomas Dolby talks video games:
O: Are you a big game-player yourself?
TDR: Not really. Not since Space Invaders in the pub. I've never really been that big a gamer. Like many people, I was hoping around the beginning of the '90s that games and virtual reality would sort of converge as a means to transport you to some kind of other world. It turned out that wasn't what the mass market really wanted. I'm still a little bit surprised. It's such a huge industry, it surprises me that there isn't a fringe that's more imaginative, more aesthetic. I've seen very few games like that, that really appeal to me. I think back to something like Myst, which is pretty non-violent and imaginative. I had fun with that for a couple of days. But in spite of its success, it never really led to a genre that was non-violent.
O: You think there should be an alternative gaming, like alternative rock?
TDR: Maybe it's out there and I just don't know where to look.
He needs to play Katamari Damacy. In fact, he needs top do the audio for the next KD, which should be new-romantic-themed.
|