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Post by ommadawnyawn2 on Feb 7, 2018 10:11:09 GMT -5
Why are they called graphics whores and not shallow or vain for example? Besides it not sounding as polite, it doesn't make sense to me.
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Post by ZenithianHero on Feb 7, 2018 10:47:49 GMT -5
Because on the internet calling people shallow or vain isn't insulting enough. Have to put the image into your mind of somebody who "gets off" from high quality textures and bloom and well, that's likely why the term exists.
I was once taunted as "having low standards" because I like the graphics of Wii or DS at the time. It's all console war nonsense.
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Post by ommadawnyawn2 on Feb 7, 2018 12:24:53 GMT -5
Yeah, but I'm wondering about the reasoning behind "whore" (if there is one). Wouldn't the developer be the whore and the gamer the john/whoremonger? Or are the graphics the whore and the "graphics whore" the john? That's still confusing but better than nothing I guess.
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Post by Snake on Feb 7, 2018 12:29:56 GMT -5
Because "graphics whore" is a fun and colorful term. It manages to describe a lot in 2 words.
At least for me, I can take it to mean as someone "someone who writhes on the level of sexual ecstasy for graphics."
On the level of "insult," it's about as offensive as jive turkey or man slut. As in, it's really not much of an insult at all. It's more like playful shit-talking between friends.
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Post by 🧀Son of Suzy Creamcheese🧀 on Feb 7, 2018 12:36:09 GMT -5
The word whore can also mean someone who craves something, like in attention whore.
As for how it originated, probably just like any random internet slang originates. It's also a more recognizable term than just using vain or something.
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Post by Arale on Feb 7, 2018 14:40:35 GMT -5
You know why.
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Post by Bumpyroad on Feb 7, 2018 15:00:06 GMT -5
You have an intercourse with a lot of graphics.
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Post by ommadawnyawn2 on Feb 7, 2018 15:03:49 GMT -5
The word whore can also mean someone who craves something, like in attention whore. Ok and maybe something they shouldn't be craving or at least not at the detriment of others things? Then it does make more sense, guess I was just hung up on the other meaning and english isn't my first language. No this wasn't actually a joke topic, lol. |
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Post by tokenflipguy on Feb 8, 2018 10:38:12 GMT -5
There's an artistry in graphics or getting something to run at a smooth frame rate with quality visuals. I think design is the first thing to get right first.
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Post by ommadawnyawn2 on Feb 8, 2018 10:50:57 GMT -5
Sure, and in the end result the various aspects of a game are all interweaving to make the experience what it is, with the graphics also affecting playability. But there certainly seems to be an abundance of people prejudging games based on the visuals alone compared to, say, the mechanics or storytelling. Which is also encouraged by most of the industry itself.
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Post by moran on Feb 8, 2018 11:50:19 GMT -5
Its just what some people do. It happens with lots of different media. There are people out there who judge music because of how something may be recorded or released rather than on the music itself, same for movies.
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Post by toei on Feb 8, 2018 13:33:06 GMT -5
Sure, and in the end result the various aspects of a game are all interweaving to make the experience what it is, with the graphics also affecting playability. But there certainly seems to be an abundance of people prejudging games based on the visuals alone compared to, say, the mechanics or storytelling. Which is also encouraged by most of the industry itself. Well, you can see the graphics right away. Getting a feel for the mechanics and storytelling takes more time and effort. Also, anglophones just like adding "whore" after terms to create insults. It's almost a suffix. If people wanted to diss other people who eat cake all the time, they'd probably just call them cake whores. |
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Post by GamerL on Feb 9, 2018 4:25:53 GMT -5
There's an artistry in graphics or getting something to run at a smooth frame rate with quality visuals. I think design is the first thing to get right first. Yup, it's more artistry than it is just pure technology. Silent Hill 2 and 3 are perfect examples of this, both games still look great, because the devs decided on an artistic design and designed a graphics engine to fulfill that design to it's fullest rather than focus on "cutting edge" which are usually the games that age the worse over time. This is why I don't think complaining about "bad graphics" is always shallow, bad graphics are as much a failure of imagination than it is just a technical thing, there's no excuse for not making a game that is in some way pleasing to the eye. Obviously there are limits to that, like PS1 and N64 games certainly look dated, if sometimes charming in their own way. |
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Post by Jerry Orbach on Feb 9, 2018 4:49:31 GMT -5
Because "graphics whore" is a fun and colorful term. It manages to describe a lot in 2 words. At least for me, I can take it to mean as someone "someone who writhes on the level of sexual ecstasy for graphics." On the level of "insult," it's about as offensive as jive turkey or man slut. As in, it's really not much of an insult at all. It's more like playful shit-talking between friends. Whores don't prostitute themselves for sexual fulfillment, they do it for money. Or crack. The ones who do it for crack are called crack whores. |
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Post by nerdybat on Feb 11, 2018 21:00:19 GMT -5
Its just what some people do. It happens with lots of different media. There are people out there who judge music because of how something may be recorded or released rather than on the music itself, same for movies. It's more logical for music, though - there are genres where the whole appeal lies in the way something is recorded (lo-fi or drone music, for mild examples). |
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