Ndifumene Uthando kuMdlalo Okwi-Intanethi

Umxholo

• Olona lonwabo lukhulu
• Imidlalo njengebhulorho phakathi kweenkcubeko
• Imfihlelo yothando lokwenene?

Kwiminyaka eliqela eyadlulayo, ndandisebenza kwisebe lokulungisa amagama elingena emphefumlweni kwinkampani enkulu, isebe elalikhe lagxeka nelalichazwe njengelingelilo ziikhompyuter zale mihla. IOfisi kaMicrosoft yayithetha ukuba malunga nabani na kwinkampani angenza imisebenzi yethu. Intloko yesebe lam kuye kwafuneka ithathe iklasi ukuze ifunde ukusebenzisa imouse, kodwa yayingumntu osebenza ixesha elide kufutshane kakhulu nomhlala phantsi, ngenxa yoko wayengafuni ukuba nabani na aqaphele indlela elingeyomfuneko ngayo isebe lethu.

Yonke imihla, mna nomlingane wam silinda ileta ngamanye amaxesha ukuba siphinde sivavanye okanye senze ingxelo kwifomathi, ihlala ililize. Kwaye ngelixa sasilindile, asivunyelwanga ukuba sifunde iincwadi okanye sikhangele kwi-intanethi, kuba umntu wayenokudlula kwaye abone ukuba asisebenzi. Sasivunyelwe kuphela ukwenza izinto ezisekwe kwisicatshulwa kwikhompyuter. Intloko yesebe lam ayikhathalelanga ntoni, ukuba nje akukho mntu odlulayo oqhelekileyo obonayo ukuba asikho nzima emsebenzini.

Mhlawumbi bekufanele ukuba ndisebenzise ixesha ukusombulula iimfihlakalo zendalo iphela, njengoko u-Einstein wayesebenza kwi-patent office. Kodwa endaweni yoko, ndajika ndathanda ubomi bam bokudlala.

Nkqu nasemva kweminyaka yee-90s, bekungekho midlalo mininzi ikhoyo eyonwabisayo ngokwaneleyo ukuba indenze ndifike kumhla wokusebenza weeyure ezisibhozo, bengenayo imifanekiso, kwaye bekwazi ukudlula kwi-firewall yenkampani. Kodwa kungekudala ndafumanisa umdlalo olingana nazo zonke iikhrayitheriya eziyimfuneko. Yayiyi-Multi-User Dimension (MUD) -i-intanethi, esekwe kwisicatshulwa, edlala indima yabadlali abaninzi edlalwa yiyunivesithi yasePaderborn, eJamani.

Ndihlala ndiyithanda imidlalo yevidiyo, ndiqala ngoNks Pac-Man kunye nezinye ezakudala ze-arcade, kunye nemidlalo elula ekhoyo kwiVic yam yokuqala 20. Kodwa akukho mdlalo oya kuze ubuchaphazele ubomi bam ngendlela yokujoyina eyenziweyo yi-MUD.

Njengoko bendingena yonke imihla, ndiye ndazi kungekuphela umdlalo ngokwawo, kodwa nabanye abadlali. Ndiqale ukwenza ubuhlobo obuhamba ngaphaya komdlalo. Kungekudala, benditshintshisana ngeenombolo zefowuni, iipakeji zokhathalelo, kunye neengxoxo ezinde ezazingaphantsi malunga neengcebiso zomdlalo kunye nokunye ngobomi, indalo, nayo yonke into ye-IRL.

Olona lonwabo lukhulu

Ngokuhamba kwexesha, umntu othile kuye waba sithandwa kum. Wayephumile kubudlelwane kwaye nam ngokunjalo. Sachitha ixesha elininzi sincokola ngento uthando olwaluthetha yona kuthi, kunye nendlela ubudlelwane obumele busebenze ngayo. Sasingabahlobo abalungileyo-abahlobo abalungileyo, mhlawumbi abanokubanakho okungakumbi. Kodwa kwabakho ingxaki enkulu: wayehlala kumgama oziikhilomitha ezingama-4,210, kwilizwe apho ndandingakwazi ukuthetha ulwimi.

Ekugqibeleni i-MUD yadibana nomntu, kwaye ndandiwela ulwandle ukuze ndibekho. Ndadibana nomhlobo wam osenyongweni, saza sathandana.

Ngokungafaniyo nabaninzi endibaziyo, andizange ndikulangazelele ukushiya ikhaya lam laseMaryland. Andizange ndinqwenele ukufudukela kwisixeko esikhulu okanye ilizwe elivulekileyo. Bendonwabile apho ndikhoyo. Kodwa xa ufumana umntu onezimvo zakhe kwimidlalo nothando ehambelana ngokugqibeleleyo neyakho, kusisidenge ukumyeka loo mntu ahambe. Kwiinyanga ezili-10 kamva, ndafudukela eJamani.

Ukufudukela kwilizwe elitsha ngamava angaqhelekanga kwaye amangalisayo, kodwa kunzima ngokunjalo-ngakumbi xa izakhono zakho zolwimi zinqongophele. Yaziva ikodwa ukuzabalaza ukunxibelelana ubuso ngobuso, kunye nokuthotywa ukukhubeka kwisivakalisi xa ungawakhumbuli onke amagama. Kodwa ukuba kukho into enye enokwenza utshintsho olunje ngokulula, kukudlala.

Imidlalo njengebhulorho phakathi kweenkcubeko

Imidlalo yayiyeyona ndlela yam yokuphila kwezi nyanga zokuqala. Ndidlale imidlalo yamakhadi kwii-pubs, kwimidlalo yebhodi kumatheko, kwimidlalo ye-LAN kunye neqela elikhulu labahlobo bemidlalo abanomdla rhoqo ngokuhlwa ngoLwesihlanu, kunye nemidlalo yevidiyo nomyeni wam ekhaya. Naxa izivakalisi zam zazinzima, abahlobo bam babengenangxaki yokuqonda indawo ebekwe kakuhle kwi-Counterstrike okanye iqhinga elenziwe ngononophelo eCarcassonne.

Andazi ukuba ngendiyincamisile na eJamani ngaphandle kwemidlalo njengolwimi jikelele phakathi kwabahlobo bam. Kodwa ndineminyaka eli-17 ndilapha. Mna nomyeni wam sonwabile emtshatweni, kwaye sisadlala imidlalo emininzi kunye njengangaphambili.

Unyana wethu oneminyaka emihlanu ubudala uqala ukubonisa uthando lokudlala, naye. Ngelixa umdlalo awuthandayo usafihliweyo kwaye ixesha lakhe lesikrini lilinganiselwe ngokufanelekileyo, angakuxelela ukuba yonke into yePokémon Go iguqukele phi, kwaye ngovuyo uya kuthatha uhambo olude kumnqweno wakhe wokubamba konke. Akakaqali ukufunda okwangoku, kodwa ufundile ukuqonda amagama aluncedo kwimidlalo yevidiyo ayidlalayo, kwaye wenza izakhono ezifanelekileyo zemoto ngemidlalo yebhodi yabantwana.

Rhoqo, amajelo eendaba anika ingxelo kuphela ngezinto ezingalunganga malunga nokudlala. Imidlalo yevidiyo ityholwa ngokuba yingcambu yeziyobisi, ukungahoywa kobudlelwane, ukungasebenzi kakuhle ebantwaneni, kwanokoyikeka njengokudubula kukaColumbine. Kodwa ngokumodareyitha, imidlalo inokuba sisixhobo sokufunda, ukuphumla nokwenza abahlobo.

Ukudlala yimisonto ebopha usapho kunye nabahlobo kunye. Indinike indlela yokunxibelelana xa igama elithethiweyo lisilele kum. Uthando lwam lwemidlalo lwalunamandla ngokwaneleyo okwenza uqhagamshelo kwiikhilomitha ezininzi kunye nokubopha ulwandle.

Bajika owona msebenzi wam udinisayo waba yeyona nto ibalulekileyo kum, ndathandana ndaye ndafudukela kwelinye ilizwe. Kwaye badibanise iqela elimnandi labahlobo eliye lahlala amashumi eminyaka.

Imfihlelo yothando lokwenene?

Asisodwa, nokuba. Namhlanje, abantu abaninzi bafumana ulwalamano kunye nokwakha ubudlelwane ngokudlala. Nangona ividiyo yokudlala ithathwa njengesiqhelo sendoda, uphando lubonise ukuba phantse uninzi lwabasetyhini ngabadlali abaqhelekileyo, mhlawumbi nangaphezulu kwamadoda. Uphononongo olwenziwe ngo-2015 liZiko loPhando lwePew lufumanise ukuba uninzi lwabasetyhini kunamadoda anezinto zokudlala. Ngabantu abaninzi abadlala isini, kukho ithuba elininzi lokuthandana.

Ngokungafaniyo nabantu abadibana ngokuthandana kwiisayithi, abantu abadlala umdlalo kunye bayazi ukuba banomdla ngokufanayo kanye kwilulwane. Kwaye abo badlali banethuba lokwazana ngokuhamba kwexesha, bathathe isigqibo sokuba ngaba bayimidlalo elungileyo ngaphandle koxinzelelo kunye nobunzima bokuthandana.

Isiziba sabagqatswa abanokubakho sothando sikhulu, naso. Ngelixa indawo ethandanayo yokuthandana inokuba nesigidi okanye amalungu asebenzayo, iMMORPG enye enje ngeWorld Warcraft yayigqithile kubhalisi abayi-10 yezigidi ngo-2014.

Ke, ukuba udiniwe kukukhangela uthando kuzo zonke iindawo ezingalunganga, mhlawumbi impendulo inokuba ilele kwimidlalo osele uyidlalile. Kum nakwabanye abaninzi, ukuthanda ukudlala yayiyeyona nto iphambili kuthando lwenene.

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