KIDS gets excited over PICTOCHAT

MuGen · 12-21-2004, 12:25 PM

I was in the mall and some kids were chatting with each other side by side with the DS.... it made no sense, whilst I was speaking to a friend on my cell.

This is very funny to me!!!

(Do not mistake this post as a rebuttle to the IGN over MP3's)

Heh...

Swan · 12-21-2004, 12:31 PM

Yeah...it kind of takes the purpose out of using PICTOCHAT if you're right next to the person that you are conversing with. If they were on oppisite sides of say the food court and direct conversation is impossible, then it is acceptable. But this is an outrage!

Captain Obvious away!
*flies off*

*well, hops off*

Jonbo298 · 12-21-2004, 01:18 PM

Damn kids today and their new fangled gadgets.

I doubt I'll use pictochat and giggle like a little kid. Although its nifty, games are more priority for me. Damn you Nintendo!

Xantar · 12-21-2004, 01:57 PM

You think that's weird? Back when my high school first got wired with e-mail for every student (in my freshman year eight years ago), students would sit in the lab and type e-mails to each other. Some of them would have "Hi, how are you?" "I'm fine" type chats over e-mail while sitting right next to each other.

And some of them would send these e-mails to the whole school even though they were really just talking to each other. Made me want to whip out my knife and take a few fingers (yes, fingersman does inspire me from time to time).

Anyway, newfangled communication fascinates kids. I'll bet that when cell phones started showing up in high schools, bunches of them would SMS while standing next to each other.

But at least PictoChat allows you (theoretically) to convey something that you can't do very well in voice. That is to say sometimes it's easier to just draw rather than describe it in words.

GameMaster · 12-21-2004, 02:41 PM

I haven't PictoChatted with anyone yet. My ideal use for it though would be in a classroom with a friend or just in a public venue with a stranger. When it goes online, I'll PictoChat with my friends who are all at different colleges.

Perfect Stu · 12-21-2004, 03:54 PM

if they utilize Pictochat with online functunality, I can see it now:

"good game guys"

"yeah, that was sick"

"OMG I WANT TO SEX YUO UP!" *crappy sketch of b00bies*

fingersman · 12-25-2004, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xantar

You think that's weird? Back when my high school first got wired with e-mail for every student (in my freshman year eight years ago), students would sit in the lab and type e-mails to each other. Some of them would have "Hi, how are you?" "I'm fine" type chats over e-mail while sitting right next to each other.

And some of them would send these e-mails to the whole school even though they were really just talking to each other. Made me want to whip out my knife and take a few fingers (yes, fingersman does inspire me from time to time).
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*sniff* I feel so honoured

MuGen · 12-25-2004, 01:26 PM

you are misunderstanding me xantar... someone said,
"mp3 playback is cool but I can see Pictochat being more useful for online gaming ...etc"

I simply asked why he would compare the usefulness of mp3 playback to online gaming to pictochat? Of course of you compared the two Pictochat would be more useful in online gaming. But mp3 playback shouldn't be compared... cuz it has NOTHING to do with online gaming. Pictochat should be compared to PSP's online gaming communication abilities... not mp3 playback....

bah! lol