As every computer geek, I decided to put together a series of reports on the information I posted during October. Mostly I wanted to know three things for myself: Which countries were the most influential on me, What type of media was most influential and what years had the greatest influence.
A few trends appeared that I did not expect.
Medium
If you'd ask me what would be the medium that most influenced me for gaming, I would've answered "Books and Music", with those two far ahead of the pack.
| Medium Type | Number |
|---|---|
| Book | 8 |
| Trip | 6 |
| Person | 5 |
| Movie | 4 |
| Music | 4 |
But that is not the case. Books + Music total 12 while trips and people total 13! That the many trips I was lucky to make throughout my life have influenced me make a lot of sense. But they would not have been my first answer!
By Country
Here, the answer would've been Canada and France. And well... They are the top 2!
| Country | Number |
|---|---|
| France | 8 |
| Canada | 7 |
| USA | 6 |
| UK | 3 |
| Japan | 2 |
By Year
To make things simple here are the top 4 5-year block that were the most influential to me. The 1989-93 period is no surprise as it corresponds to my late teen years.
I am a little surprised to find the 79-83 period to rate that high - the same as the 1999-2003 period... I did not expect that.
| Start | End | Number |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1993 | 10 |
| 1979 | 1983 | 5 |
| 1999 | 2003 | 5 |
| 1984 | 1988 | 4 |
Interest
October of 2013 was the biggest month ever on this blog for viewership. Literally, the number of views doubled my usual average. This tells me that there is a demand and an interest in these types of posts, so I will have to think of more series. That said I may to for "Top 10" rather than 31. That was quite an undertaking!
I really enjoyed focusing on a given topic for a while. It was fun and different.
So there might be more series coming to the blog in the future!
Finally
This whole exercise was fun. It forced me to think back on a number of things and figure out what made me the gamer I am today. I got to re-watch some animes I hadn't watched since the 80s - only to remind myself how great they were. Compared to the crap kids have today...
Funny how I sound like the cranky old man I am...
I also re-watched (or building myself up to re-watch) movies and shows on that list (thank you, Youtube). Song from the albums mentioned never left my playlist and a few of the books are on my re-read list. Similarly the people on the list are still in my Facebook and regurlar "people I keep in touch with" list.
I have been blessed by so many great people and influences in my life.
JP
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