Journalist seeks hockey fans

I'm working on a story about an effort to use a video game to simulate
the stalled National Hockey League season. A cable TV network for
computer gamers is doing this. I'm wondering how serious hockey fans
are reacting to the effort. Have you paid any attention to the digital
NHL? Can a computer simulation of hockey provide any of the pleasure
you derive from watching the real games? Or is it all a waste of time?

I want to include your comments in my story, along with your name, age,
occupation and the community where you live.

This is for real; please click the links below for examples of my work.

Interested? Please contact me ASAP. Thanks.

Hiawatha Bray
Technology Reporter
Boston Globe
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<watha@monitortan.com> wrote in message
news:1106870276.427560.121420@c13g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> I'm working on a story about an effort to use a video game to simulate
> the stalled National Hockey League season. A cable TV network for
> computer gamers is doing this. I'm wondering how serious hockey fans
> are reacting to the effort. Have you paid any attention to the digital
> NHL? Can a computer simulation of hockey provide any of the pleasure
> you derive from watching the real games? Or is it all a waste of time?
>
> I want to include your comments in my story, along with your name, age,
> occupation and the community where you live.
>
> This is for real; please click the links below for examples of my work.
>

I think anyone who watches or follows a computer simulation of hockey to
provide any of the pleasure of watching the game is pretty pathetic.

--
"This morning...there's a calm I can't explain" - John Mayer
Thank you 2004 Red Sox

"smacdo3347" <fake@nospam.com> wrote:
> <watha@monitortan.com> wrote:
>> I'm working on a story about an effort to use a video game to simulate
>> the stalled National Hockey League season. A cable TV network for
>> computer gamers is doing this. I'm wondering how serious hockey fans
>> are reacting to the effort. Have you paid any attention to the digital
>> NHL? Can a computer simulation of hockey provide any of the pleasure
>> you derive from watching the real games? Or is it all a waste of time?
>>
>> I want to include your comments in my story, along with your name, age,
>> occupation and the community where you live.
>>
>> This is for real; please click the links below for examples of my work.
>>
>
> I think anyone who watches or follows a computer simulation of hockey to
> provide any of the pleasure of watching the game is pretty pathetic.

Ha ha, he quoted me not you.

http://www.boston.com/ae/games/artic...____digitally/

You are the perfect fit for him - you work for the Evil (software)
Empire and are a hockey fanatic AND you are a writer/publisher just
like he is. You could probably write his column! No wonder he picked
you.

On the flipside, I had no idea what the heck he was talking about and
no reason to even check it out. Simulated hockey? It's kinda like "I
can't believe it's not butter" - if it isn't the real thing, why bother?

"Bitter Beezy" <conley_rich@comcast.net> wrote:
> You are the perfect fit for him - you work for the Evil (software)
> Empire and are a hockey fanatic AND you are a writer/publisher just
> like he is. You could probably write his column! No wonder he picked
> you.

True enough, Rich. Hey, do you have a spare copy of Saturday's Globe? I
didn't get mine - I think someone stole it out of my driveway or they don't
deliver it to Long Island or something.

Not interested at all. But then again, I'm lucky. I happen to live near
Reading, PA which gives me the opportunity to follow the ECHL's Reading
Royals.

Dan-O