Watching gamers play

[Immutable]

I watched an art film called Koyaanisqatsi, and there was a sequence where kids were playing Ms. Pac-Man, Q-Bert, and some racecar game. I found this part of the film dull since I'm way too familiar with this scene, so a question comes to mind: "Is it boring to watch others play videogames?"

In my humble opinion, it does since games are about interaction. Simply watching the visuals for quite a while isn't that fun (even in film). Any thoughts?

[Gamereviewgod]

Barring some (very) rare instances, yes. I don't see the entertainment in wathcing others play.

[DeuZZ]

Some games are fun to watch other people play, like the Metal Gear Solid series because it's just like a big movie, but others are boring as hell.
I'm mainly thinking about RTS- or simulation games.

[Retsudo]

Depends on the game. I dont mind watching people play Socom 2.

[NE146]

Yes. I LOVE watching other people play games.. but pretty much only if they're good. As it's often said, watching a good player play Robotron or Defender is a thing of beauty. :D

[slip81]

Yeah depends entirely on the game. I really like watching others (especially experienced people) play old NES games.

But I've watched a lot of different people play a lot of different types of games, and to me it never gets boring, I guess I just like to see how othr people accomplish the obstacles.

[Ronfar]

Watching other people play games always bores me to death. Except for the first Silent Hill. I never played it but I watched one of my friends play it a lot. Creepy.

[kainemaxwell]

I enjoy playing and watching others. Usually watching others I talk and try to offer advice, etc. Besides sometimes seeing other's joy in playing videogames, yours or theirs, is as rewarding as your own joy playing video games.

[Zilla]

Depends on the game and the situation. I generally enjoy playing more than watching tho.

[Kroogah]

Pretty much the same topic here:

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=58402&highlight=playing+games+audience