Do you feel like a Non-player Character?
I could not resist showing you this great t-shirt, but I’m sure that a lot of you will have no idea what I am talking about when you hear NPC (Non-Player Character). Let me briefly explain:
A non-player character (sometimes “non-playable character” or “non-player class”), often shortened to NPC is used in console and computer role-playing games to describe entities not under the direct control of players. Nearly always the connotation is that an NPC is allied with, or at least neutral toward, the player, rather than being an enemy. NPC behavior in computer games is usually scripted and automatic, triggered by certain actions or dialogue with the player character(s).
Still don’t get it? Well, allow me to explain further. I am a fan of WoW. What is WoW? World of Warcraft (commonly known as WoW) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). As with other MMORPGs, people control a character avatar within a persistent game world, exploring the landscape, fighting monsters, performing quests, building skills, and interacting with NPCs, as well as other players. The game rewards success with in-game money, items, experience and reputation, all of which in turn allow players to improve their skill and power. I love the level of detail in the content making for a rich environment of Graphics, Sounds, Story lines and immersive play action.
So, for a computer geek like me, this t-shirt with “NPC non-player character (Pay no attention to me) is both an inside joke and an interesting philosophical outlook for geeks who most people shun and ignore.
Just for the record, The word geek is a slang term, noting individuals as “a peculiar or otherwise odd person, especially one who is perceived to be overly obsessed with one or more things including those of intellectuality, electronics, gaming, etc.” That’s me all day long! Lol…
Geek Joke of the Day
Two computer programmers (geeks) are driving on a Highway. They switch on the radio and there is a warning: Please note that a car is driving on highway 75 against the traffic. The programmer near the driver looks at him and says: One? There are hundreds of them.
Tags: Computer Geek, Geek, NPC
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