Tonight I need to present my research to my class. One of the requirements is that I need to give my audience a symbolic representation of my research project. For example, one young lady researched the importance of art in society. She gave each of her audience members a rose.

What could I give my audience that symbolizes video games, Ironworks (since you are the group I surveyed), or RPG's?

Here are some ideas, but please give me more suggestions:
- a list of quotes from people's signatures
- a sample of posts showing the typical discussion
- pictures of different signatures

This might be stretching it... but... how about a cute little cardboard sword coated in silver spray paint with a brown hilt and a picture of Choc on it somewhere?

[img]tongue.gif[/img]

Um.... a can o' beer ? :D

PS. If you want quotes, here's a few from me:

"The Earth is a Cube! It simply lacks corners!"

"Time is an excellent teacher! Unfortunetly it kills all of its students..."

"Where better to hold armed combat than in a Wal-Mart ?"

"/me's l33t Otaku ^_^ \/\/41 !"

Johnny: No beer. Sorry.

Deathkiller: "Where better to hold armed combat than in a Wal-Mart ?"
Hmmm. No. I want people to think video games are positive influences. The other quotes are cool. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[img]graemlins/choc.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/choc2.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/choc3.gif[/img] and Kaltia.

actually that particular quote has to do with a Manga I was working on [img]tongue.gif[/img] It has a matrix-like fight scene that takes place in a Super Wal-Mart [img]tongue.gif[/img] Why? Isles... Lots of Jars... Shock waves shattering the jars of stuff... It's pretty awesome [img]tongue.gif[/img] But yeah I can see how that would be interperated badly... alright [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Maybe something to make the audience realise all kinds of people play computer games, not just the stereotypical 15-year-old pimply male "nerds". Doesn't necessarily have to be your "gift", you could simply mention it at some point. Say, you list some people's ages, occupations and nationalities to demonstrate how diverse a community we have here. Say, "a thirtysomething parrot-and-scooter-loving archaeologist from London, a Phillipine teenager studying in Sydney, a lawyer from... (?), an Australian vocalist in New York, a (semi?)professional runner from England"... ack, I cannot really think of people's exact fact-files right now, am too tired. But you get what I mean... an assembly of the most wildly different people around here...

18 year old Computer Scientist from Cuba here! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Give them brown. :D yup that cirtainly symbolises ironworks to me :D

i like the idea of a silver spraypainted sword with a picture of choc on it tho :D

How about a URL? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Least that way they can see for themselves...

and i would have posted the same thing if it werent for that meddling larry

Good idea Melusine. Not forgetting the teachers and the doctors, US soldiers overseas. Husband and wives and children. And the high standard of education and communication from our members who actually are spotty 15-year-old boys! Far from being isolationist, they are communicating with and learning about people, politics, religion and life from all over the world.

Great ideas all. I actually did a combination of all of those -- forgot the hammer though.

I took put the Ironworks logo at the top of my handout and then described about 20 different Ironworks members like . . .

34 year old English Teacher from Illinois.

At the bottom I put a picture of Choc [img]smile.gif[/img]

....i was gonna suggest buying them a copy of BG2 to share [img]smile.gif[/img] but sounds like your choice worked [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[ 07-31-2003, 08:47 AM: Message edited by: Bruce The Aussie ]

Erm... I think that particular quote is actually Hector Berlioz's.

*Glares*

*Glares* </font>[/QUOTE]Nice to see you glare Kat! [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/happywave.gif[/img]

Forget quotes. Just make a nice little RSVP invitation card with all the eloquent trimmings and an web address to this site directly to the General Discussion board or to a particular topic. This could also bring in new members.

A 13 year old listening to Pink Floyd who spends his summer playing nothing but computer games, making D&D campaigns, and playing manhunt at 3:00 at night.

So, Father Bronze, how did the paper go over? Did they like it? Critique it? LOL Were we well received? :D

What single thing symbolizes IW the most has to be choc. Even when I was only involved in the BG2 forum word of the one known as choc spread. Mostly in hushed whispers at eh end of threads, but word did still get around. I had no idea of choc's real influence until I started posting in the GD. If a single thing represents IW it would have to be Choc.

Ok now that I read the topic a little more carefully you might just want to give people a copy of one of the threads on here. Just print out a topic and a page full of responses and give them that. I think that will help them get a feel for IW the most, if your asking my opinion, and by the title you are most indeed asking for it.

I'm curious, too, about the response to IW.

I personally receive wary gazes from others when I mention that I surf the Internet and hang around here the most, but it's their loss that they don't get to mingle with such a diversified crowd as we do ;)

Erm... I think that particular quote is actually Hector Berlioz's. </font>[/QUOTE]O_O

I looked up this Hector Berzillo guy... and Omg!

"Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately
it kills all its pupils."

Talk about an odd coincidence! I came up with the quote on my own one day when playing Myth II Soulblighter with some freinds in a timed game . . .

That is just bizarre...

as Melusine said there isnt only 15 year old male nerds...

im a 14! (not 15 [img]tongue.gif[/img] ) Year old Colombian who is far away from being some pc geek