Drug subculture and gaming subculture
- Cory Doctorow
- Uncategorized
- Nov 06, 2001
Drug subculture and gaming subculture intersect at stoner LAN Parties.
Quake II On Drugs: The Guided Tour. An enterprising German duo played Quake II under the influence of every drug known to man or woman and posted the results of each experiment. The Web site rates drugs on fun factor and effects on fragging capacity. Cocaine scores 3 out of 4 for fun, and 4 out of 4 for ability distortion: “Who doesn’t know the superior feeling to come with invulnerability, quad damage, and a BFG [Big Fucking Gun]? On cocaine one feels always this way, even if one has only a blaster [i.e., Small Fucking Gun].”