If you're thinking about the Facebook social game application Farmville, then we're on the same page. Launched only in June this year, the cute - even educational? - game has since attracted 21 million users daily and over 60 million monthly worldwide.
Many players say the game is addictive. Some players have even admitted to reorganizing their lives around Farmville harvest times. And such an addiction takes away time from work, school and family. They say that the game's interactivity, and instant gratifications that you won't get in real-life farming, are major draw-ins.
Mark Skaggs, Zynga's vice president believes the popularity could be due to the wide appeal. ""I think there's something fundamentally human about planting and growing, especially food," he said. "Maybe it's in our DNA and social consciousness, for some reason. It just feels good."
What do you think about Farmville? Do you play Farmville, or other games on Facebook (e.g. Mafia Wars, Restaurant City etc.)? As always, we encourage you to leave your comments below this post!
7 comments:
Admit I was pretty addicted to this farming app called Farm Frenzy, but maybe fortunately, it goes by levels and once you attain the highest, you're done, unlike what I think Farmville is about (and also why I think I should stay away from that). :)
Yes, virtual life is a busy one. Besides taking care of my farm in Farmville daily, I am also running a cafe in CafeWorld and at the same time, also managing a modelling agency in GlamourAge. :)
Come on guys, get a life!
I don't play Restaurant City but I was once addicted to Diner Dash :)
...I generally am not too keen on all these, but understand the addiction to online games since I used to play MMORPG. Albeit Chinese. I do think though that once your RL becomes more interesting, these things fade. (Or at least I hope they do)
my colleagues are addicted to it; here them talking about their statuses all the time. during work. shrug.
I've no interest in being glued to the computer screen, unless it's an interesting anime, or catching up on interesting blogs. I notice quite a number of friends are playing Farmville but not curious to find out more about it. Better not, in case I get addicted to it too :)
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