I somehow understood some of the technicalities but I am not really the techie nerd. I wonder who were in the audience of the event? Are those system architects or developers to? Or are they plain gamers? I actually wonder who is the target audience of the games. Are those for adults and something is at stake as prize when someone wins?
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The attendence at Roguelike Celebration is heavily slanted towards game developers, and many of the talks are oriented that way. But there is a healthy number of people like me who are just fans of roguelike games, and a few people who were just invited by their friends.
The games do not typically have any prize associated with them (though one of the developers did run a small tournament during the conference!) Roguelikes are still something of a niche market, but some developers are able to make a living from it, and many mainstream games have incorporated roguelike elements.
Many computer shops here in our country are operating just for those Roguelike games. Many children, including students, got addicted to the games up to the point that they cut classes in school just to play. That lead to authorities warning the computer shops not to allow students to play during school days and those who are still wearing their school uniforms.
I never played these games so I wonder what is so addictive with it?