Generations are interesting conceptions. Gen X is apparently a 16 year window, with Gen Y being 20 years (arguably too long). I don't see how my experience as a child of the 80s and early 90s relates me that much to someone born in 1990, much less 2000. Home PCs/car phones/cell phones were starting to be seen in more homes when I was young (our family was lucky to have an early PC--20 mb hard drive space is all you'll ever need!), but while Oregon Trail (see below) and Nintendo partly defined my early childhood (and slightly more advanced computer games the latter part), it was nothing like someone might have had in 2005-2010 (5-10 year old) with constant cell phone communication becoming common. I still was able to run free as a kid.
And when I was in high school, some people may have had ICQ and AIM (or cell phones for calls), but there was no constant texting, social media etc. (I graduated at least 3 years before Facebook was even launched). Someone born in 1997 would be turning 18 in 2015--that is 10 years of pretty defining years of ones life where social media becomes dominant.
Certainly there are other defining characteristics, but by the 90s many of the Gen Ys were being born to Gen Xers, not Baby Boomers (who would have been the parents of most 70s to 80s children).
"You like ships. You don't seem to be lookin' at the destinations. What you care about is the ships, and mine's the nicest." ~ Firefly ~
Just read that Oregon Trail Generation thing and it fits me pretty much exactly. I remember when the Nintendo Entertainment System first hit the shelves and it's apparent how much that has driven society
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Just read that Oregon Trail Generation thing and it fits me pretty much exactly. I remember when the Nintendo Entertainment System first hit the shelves and it's apparent how much that has driven society
wow...yeah, that Gen Oregon Trail definition is about dead-on.
Generations are interesting conceptions. Gen X is apparently a 16 year window, with Gen Y being 20 years (arguably too long). I don't see how my experience as a child of the 80s and early 90s relates me that much to someone born in 1990, much less 2000. Home PCs/car phones/cell phones were starting to be seen in more homes when I was young (our family was lucky to have an early PC--20 mb hard drive space is all you'll ever need!), but while Oregon Trail (see below) and Nintendo partly defined my early childhood (and slightly more advanced computer games the latter part), it was nothing like someone might have had in 2005-2010 (5-10 year old) with constant cell phone communication becoming common. I still was able to run free as a kid.
And when I was in high school, some people may have had ICQ and AIM (or cell phones for calls), but there was no constant texting, social media etc. (I graduated at least 3 years before Facebook was even launched). Someone born in 1997 would be turning 18 in 2015--that is 10 years of pretty defining years of ones life where social media becomes dominant.
Certainly there are other defining characteristics, but by the 90s many of the Gen Ys were being born to Gen Xers, not Baby Boomers (who would have been the parents of most 70s to 80s children).
I do believe the Baby Boomers and Generation Y are split in two groups; if you get deep into it; i just posted rule of thumb basically because each group by that standard has a close population percentage. What ever generation you feel your part of, you did take the time to post your views in some detail; which says allot about you. Personally I feel not only technology, but Music, what you see on TV, Read or are taught in school helps separate the Generations. Just talking about WW2 my generation compered to Generation Z has had first hand knowledge of events to turn to; My Mother, Father, Uncles and civilian French Father in law living though it. While Generation Z ers can run circles around me with the use of todays Technology. I tend to approach the game more on a historical basis; meaning not a big fan of Red vs Blue or to much fantasy;; i do realize Fantasy is great for balancing and what if play; just don't like to see it over done. Have to say surprised by the number of Baby Boomers.
was4, I feel like this game really hits the niche market of the boomers. I doubt that those who were adults in WWII would so much want to relive what they experienced first-hand, whereas those who came after can't help but admire the Greatest Generation and what they went through.
was4, I feel like this game really hits the niche market of the boomers. I doubt that those who were adults in WWII would so much want to relive what they experienced first-hand, whereas those who came after can't help but admire the Greatest Generation and what they went through.
I would have loved to present the game to the grandfather who gave me the initial curiosity into this period (and in aircrafts, which strongly conditionned my professional life).
I'm a 74er, both my grandparents were PoW and the area where I was born (Normandy) still wears scars of this period.
I'm at a weird breakpoint. Born in '79, but I've never felt like one of the Gen-Xers. And definitely too old to be a millenial. Those of us born in that little window can remember a bit of an era before technology became omnipresent. We're the last of our kind - people who didn't have to worry about every stupid thing we did as kids winding up on the internet.
Its interesting how the age range here is tending to the upper end. Think its because kids these days are all about their video games while premillenials are from a time of board and tabletop games?
Post by Solomiranthius on Jun 21, 2017 14:36:51 GMT
Subject matter and forum format I'd say. Plenty of young kids and families playing tabletop board games, but probably fewer with an interest in WW2. Further removed.
"You like ships. You don't seem to be lookin' at the destinations. What you care about is the ships, and mine's the nicest." ~ Firefly ~
The reason us "Older" people really enjoy these games is because it is what we were used to as kids, the 100 two inch tall green plastic army men for a dollar, the plastic vehicles, dirt clods & Daisy BB guns.....set 'em up.....mow 'em down......repeat as desired......
The only difference now is the plastic costs more & we take better care of our toys now.