Documentary Photography: Online Gamers

[Adaptive1234]

Hi

This message is for those of you living in the UK, in or around Suffolk, Norfolk or Essex.

I'm a photography student based in Ipswich and in the new year I wish to do a documentary project, recording a number of players in their gaming environment, be it your lounge, bedroom, hole under the stairs, basement, attic, where ever!

The reason I wish to do this is that I am a fellow gamer (MMORPG's for over 4 years, plenty of other on and offline games), and I am interested in seeing and showing the world a variety of images relating to the gaming community within their own environments. I know plenty of you will be like me, with a giant desk cluttered with gaming bits and bobs and your PC... but I know there are plenty of variations on this theme, and some completely different set ups entirely.

The worry was that when computer gaming really took off we would end up isolated in our own little worlds, not interacting with the world around us. Now it's proven to be totally the opposite, with many of us creating new friendships and relationships in both realities and we are generally the better for it.

I would be looking to shoot the images between feb and may of 2007. I would visit you, chat with you and take a couple of images to showcase you within your environment. With this particular subject it's going to be likely that I shoot a lot of images from the side or from behind, rather then a front facial shots. I would like to have interest from people from all walks of life. If you would be interested in helping me with the project please drop me a message here, containing your email address, and I'll get back to you.

Kind regards

Matt Staples (Also known as Adaptive on some servers of DAOC, EQ2 and WOW)
www.adaptives-asylum.net

 

[Doomy]

Hi

This message is for those of you living in the UK, in or around Suffolk, Norfolk or Essex.

I'm a photography student based in Ipswich and in the new year I wish to do a documentary project, recording a number of players in their gaming environment, be it your lounge, bedroom, hole under the stairs, basement, attic, where ever!

The reason I wish to do this is that I am a fellow gamer (MMORPG's for over 4 years, plenty of other on and offline games), and I am interested in seeing and showing the world a variety of images relating to the gaming community within their own environments. I know plenty of you will be like me, with a giant desk cluttered with gaming bits and bobs and your PC... but I know there are plenty of variations on this theme, and some completely different set ups entirely.

The worry was that when computer gaming really took off we would end up isolated in our own little worlds, not interacting with the world around us. Now it's proven to be totally the opposite, with many of us creating new friendships and relationships in both realities and we are generally the better for it.

I would be looking to shoot the images between feb and may of 2007. I would visit you, chat with you and take a couple of images to showcase you within your environment. With this particular subject it's going to be likely that I shoot a lot of images from the side or from behind, rather then a front facial shots. I would like to have interest from people from all walks of life. If you would be interested in helping me with the project please drop me a message here, containing your email address, and I'll get back to you.

Kind regards

Matt Staples (Also known as Adaptive on some servers of DAOC, EQ2 and WOW)
www.adaptives-asylum.net

uNFORTUNATELY YOU DONT SPECIFY THAT HIPPPIES ARE INDEED OK SO NO. GO AHEAD PUNK, MAKE MY DAY +TABS LOCK

 

[Paradroid]

I too would like to come round all your houses and take pictures of you for my ... erm ... "project".

All pictures will be taken from behind (no facials). I'll be round just after 3am tomorrow.

 

[Louster]

uNFORTUNATELY YOU DONT SPECIFY THAT HIPPPIES ARE INDEED OK SO NO. GO AHEAD PUNK, MAKE MY DAY +TABS LOCK

If you're Doomy and you're drunken clap your hands.

 

[Louster]

Honestly uh, you'll probably get some serious replies eventually given it sounds reasonably genuine and interesting. It won't be me making them, though, unless this counts.

 

[Adaptive1234]

Cheers Louster, The fingers are crossed, I only need about 20 people, so given that I've got several months to get this completed, I'm not too worried about the speed of which I recruit the subjects, or the weirdness of some of the replies.

 

[mank!]

good luck fella, like the sound of your project. can't help unless you want to come all the way to oxford though.

 

[Tilda]

adaptive you may have had more luck posting this in the daoc/wow/ or general mmorpg board.

 

[Adaptive1234]

Thanks Tilda, I'll do that.

Mank - I might take you up on that if I don't get any nearer response, especially as I go to Oxford and reading every now and then.

 

[Chilly]

get out of my city, mank.

 

[mank!]

i wish i could

 

[Adaptive1234]

Mank, I'll drop you a PM, I just checked out some advanced train and coach bookings and can travel quite far for very little as long as I pre-book

So this edit to the post: I will consider people from all over the country, drop me a mail if interested.

 

[Kari]

taken from behind (no facials)

Think I saw that advert

 

[old.Tohtori]

I'm rather disappointed in the amount of non-serious answers to this...gaming community has gone downhill it seems

Bet it's WoW or some other game like that that's dulled the flaming senses of our fine community...

 

[Fweddy]

If carlisle isn't too far for you I'll help

 

[Adaptive1234]

Hi Fweddy

Sadly I think Carlisle is a smidgeon too far for me on this occasion, but I appreciate the offer

 

[Chilly]

WoW has dulled the minds of so many

 

[tris-]

i live in boro but its probs too far :/

 

[Adaptive1234]

Tris, if you mean peterborough, thats a easily doable distance

I'll drop you a pm.

 

[JingleBells]

Nah, he means middlesbrough

 

[Adaptive1234]

Ah. Curses!

 

[Doomy]

If you're Doomy and you're drunken clap your hands.

clap clap

 

[Adaptive1234]

Any more for any more? I have voulanteers from Southampton, Oxford and surrounding areas and London, all of whom I'm likely to shoot pics of.. could do with a few more though

 

[old.user4556]

Just be wary if you photograph Trem or TdC; if you get to their abodes and the floors, walls and ceilings are covered in black bin liners, you know you're in for more than a photo and a chat.

 

[Wij]

You can't beat custard-fisting tbh.

 

[TdC]

Just be wary if you photograph Trem or TdC; if you get to their abodes and the floors, walls and ceilings are covered in black bin liners, you know you're in for more than a photo and a chat.

it's all lies! and I don't have a pigfarm! I deny everything

 

[Yaka]

i have tip for you


say hello to mystig g after he transforms into a uber fattness rockstar wanabe

 

[oPless]

Hi

This message is for those of you living in the UK, in or around Suffolk, Norfolk or Essex.

I'm in Norfolk, people around here barely know how to drive, let alone operate computers! I'd lend a had, tho I'm afraid I retired from gaming around the beta of Q3 - sorry.

I hope you find some willing vict... subjects though, it sounds an interesting project. Will you be putting your work online?

 

[old.user4556]

it's all lies! and I don't have a pigfarm! I deny everything

I'VE SEEN YOUR MYSPACE!

 

[TdC]

lies. though you may have read my blog condoning peeing on small children that I did lately