Ding photos from a portable WoW
by Mike Schramm 
Dec 20th 2006 at 12:27PM
So Lasdran over on Gorgonnash (known only as "Jim" in real life) got an ultraportable PC (a Sony UX), and he had a pretty good idea about how to use it. He's playing WoW (that's usually a terrific idea, no matter what), only he's playing it as he wanders around the real world. And to document his travels (both in Azeroth and in real life), he's taking snapshots every time he levels.Note that I said snapshots, not screenshots-- he's actually holding up the camera and shooting the UMPC in his current environment every time he dings. He hit level 3 in line at the mall. And when he hit level 5, he happened to be in the waiting room of a hospital. There are still a few kinks in the system (it looks like he could use a better camera, and he's already missed a few shots-- level 7 happened while he was in the bathroom-- but if he keeps it up, it could turn into an interesting photoblog about how his character's life happened to interact with his own.
Not to mention that playing WoW anytime, anywhere, is a pretty interesting prospect, too. I'm heading home for the holidays, as I'm sure a lot of you are, which means I'll be away from the game for a little while, and this would definitely be a welcome addition to a long cartrip. In the meantime, keep up the photos, Jim-- if I were you, I'd make a quick blog and start posting photos pronto. Good stuff.
Filed under: Fan stuff, Virtual selves, Odds and ends, Screenshots
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Kahja Dec 20th 2006 12:38PM
You'd play WoW while driving home?
Awkward.
chillis Dec 21st 2006 10:35AM
I would get fired from work the very first day... ...then crash my car on the way home... ...then annoy all the doctors in the ambulance.
Dave Dec 20th 2006 1:09PM
I bet somebody drives the dude around so he can play is portable WoW.
skeez Dec 20th 2006 1:19PM
He might as well strap himself to a Rascal™ and slug his way through life, laptop suspended over his atrophied legs and a digital camera over his shoulder recording nonstop to a hard drive under the seat in the compartment normally reserved for colostomy bags or spare Depends undergarments.
I mean, if he's willing to go this far, why take it all the way? What he's got going now is a weak attempt at something truly artful if you ask me.
Remil Dec 21st 2006 7:37AM
I think its a cool idea.
Rich Dec 20th 2006 2:29PM
When he his 60 he should be balls deep in his girlfriend... but lets be honest, if hes really doing this then what are the odds that he actually has one....
OwlBoy Dec 20th 2006 4:23PM
What the fuck is with all you people who always comment here bashing people and saying there is no possible way they have girlfriends?
Fuck off.
-Owl
Guernia Dec 20th 2006 5:34PM
@6: Uh oh, someone needs a girlfriend!
His biggest problem would be network connection. Even in a heavily wirelessly networked area, you'd get a ton of disconnects. Not exactly conducive to great gameplay.
Socrates Dec 20th 2006 8:36PM
Classy reply there Owlboy. As for the concept, it's certainly interesting and will be good to see at the end, especially to see what happens in certain situations such as would he be leveling while having Xmas dinner? :)
Ryan Dec 21st 2006 9:19AM
...there are just some things we will never understand.
Ryan Dec 21st 2006 9:22AM
@4: As if having a girlfriend really matters or determines how cool you are. Grow up. I'm married but I don't look down on people that aren't married. Enjoy being single while can.
bk0 Dec 21st 2006 3:29PM
I think everyone is jealous cause he can afford to buy one of those and then can still afford to go out shopping while he plays with it.
I highly doubt he is going to go through the rest of his life attached to the thing he is probably just having a hell of a lot of fun with a new toy like anyone else would.
LOL HE MUS NOT HAV A GRLFREIND LOLZ comments make you look like you don't have a girlfriend...