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Yet such feelings would invaiably give way to his will to continue. Indeed the very title he felt fundamentally at odds with, and ashamed to give voice to, World of Warcraft. It certainly wasn’t the sophistication of the storytelling (or what he considered a lack thereof), the general chat, the aesthetic of the world, or the various forms of social interaction that kept him coming back. An incomprehension with regard to his own behavior and what may have motivated it. In fact, he refused to recognize them as such.įor Alvin, his time spent in Azeroth was as tangible and consequential as time spent anywhere else.Īlvin occasionally manifest what could only be characterized as a form of self loathing. Alvin resented his activity being categorized in these terms. There remained considerable stigma associated with one of Alvin’s age and occupation devoting the energy he did to what commonly was perceived as escapist and frivolous behavior.
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Alvin or those he was physically and emotionally bound to. Typically those struggles were in response to what many of those aware of his activities considered a counterproductive engagement in an immaterial world. Alvin struggled with his time spent as an avatar. All things considered, he believed the financial outlay to be quite reasonable, especially when compared to costs borne by his colleagues when traveling to conduct research in distant lands.ĭuring the temporal span covered by this text Alvin had held two stable jobs and been in two committed relationships. The devices he used, his required net connections, and his recurring subscription costs had largely been subsidized. The cost of Alvin’s travel was borne primarily by the states of California, and to a lesser extent New York, largely unbeknownst to either, while he was employed as an academic. Azeroth had arguably become the most lucrative digital destination point in history. The financial outlay was a proverbial drop in the 10+ billion dollar bucket Blizzard’s game had grossed by 2012, when over 100 million player accounts were claimed. His total did not include miscellany costs associated with purchasing in game merchandise, attending Blizzard related events, internet provision, or equipment upgrades. This included the monthly fee of $15, the $50 paid for the original game, six expansions that averaged $50 each, three character transfers at $25 per, one race change and one faction change, also $25 each, and one appearance change for a mere $15. A willing receptacle, behaviorally well conditioned through an array of sociocultural, biological, and commercial processes.īy summer of 2018 Blizzard had received some $2680 for Alvin and his avatars’ play.
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His experiences therein, and the meaning he ascribed to them, were sensorially structured via touch, taste, sight, sound, smell, speech, and memory. His expeditions were mediated through a variety of electronic devices: computers, smart phones, and tablets. As fate would have it, Blizzard was physically located in a research park owned and operated by the university where Alvin was employed as a professor of art and informatics. roughly the amount of time humans are believed to have been walking upright.Īlvin’s travel was conducted at the solicitation of a large and continually morphing corporate entity known as Activision Blizzard.
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Some two years and eleven days all told.Īlvin calculated that in the span of a dozen rotations of the earth around the sun over 6 million years had been collectively /played. The 557 days Alvin had spent in and around Azeroth could be conceived as the equivalent of some 741 days spent in and around California and New York, assuming an average sleeping time of eight hours. It was, for the most part, mindful, conscious, and reflective. The name was also commonly used to refer to an ever expanding collection of kingdoms, continents, and navigable worlds.Īzerothian time, when measured as time /played, could most accurately be thought of as active time, since it did not equate to conventional notions of a 24 hour daily cycle. Azeroth was the first inhabitable planet in the World of Warcraft universe. Since the summer of 2006, in various capacities, Alvin had /played a total of 557 days 17 hours and 48 minutes in Azeroth. Far more easily than It’s just a fucking job! or It’s just a fucking relationship! Why? For Alvin, it had become a metaphysical concern. It’s just a fucking game! came all too easily. 12 Years in Azeroth ceci n’est pas une page.