Ugh. Why is "Pancake" the term that seems to have caught on?

[Lord360]

I've been in the VR scene since the very beginning, and both "flat" and "pancake" (originally as a joke) caught on to describe non-VR games...which was necessary because people were previously saying "2D" and that was confusing.

...ugh, but here I see (with more newcomers than any other VR game) that "pancake" seems to be the one that's caught on. Why? It was mildly funny as a joke, I guess..but I'd hate to see everyone at large start referring to non-VR games as "pancakes"...whether reasonable or not, it feels more elitist to me. Like needing to be in on a joke. Whereas "flat" just makes sense, accuracy wise and feels less exclusionary. Does anyone else feel that way?

[leppermessiah]

PC gaming has a rich cultural history of elitism.

At least we don't call them vrgins. XD

[Ixixly]

Originally posted by leppermessiah:

PC gaming has a rich cultural history of elitism.

At least we don't call them vrgins. XD

I petition that vrgins becomes the new norm, lol.

it's like the term "noobs" or anything like that, I don't consider it to be elitist just the usual gaming humour.

[SilentCaay]

"Flat" seems to be used more in the greater VR community. It's just that there are only a handful of people posting here and they seem to prefer "pancake". I prefer "flat".

[Momo]

I like "pancake" better because it sounds stupid. If flat catches on, I can see the anti's coining some unironic mantra for it, like "Flat is justice" or something

[branciforte]

I use "flat". flat games. flat-screeners.

It reminds me of the term "flat earther".

[Arrowhead]

Not nearly as rude as some of the slang used against VR. Vomit Goggles anyone?

[Bullett00th]

because people need terms to generalize and demonize a demographic that doesn't coincide with their system of opinions and values

[EvilLord]

Well because the internet is a very funny and cool place but also the most scary horrifying thing you can be on and like everyone is either a Troll Toxic idiot or a very nice innocent man but doesnt want to talk cuz the other majority of the two will eat him for desert.

Over all The internet is not safe !!!

[Kyle]

I don't know why using "pancake" is considered bad, I just use it because it's easier and simpler than writing "flat monitor" or other variants.

[branciforte]

Originally posted by Bullett00th:

because people need terms to generalize and demonize a demographic that doesn't coincide with their system of opinions and values

That's what the joystick people said when the xbox controllers came out.

[hsf_]

Pancake Earth.

[leppermessiah]

the pancake is a lie

[The Maddog]

Originally posted by leppermessiah:

PC gaming has a rich cultural history of elitism.

At least we don't call them vrgins. XD

Cos VRgins and pancake gamers are not always the same thing. A VRgin has never tried VR at all. A pancake gamer may have tried it



At least this is what reddit told me. I dont care.

Originally posted by Bullett00th:

because people need terms to generalize and demonize a demographic that doesn't coincide with their system of opinions and values

And this is a load of crap in this situation. I play as many pancake games as I do VR games. I'm not going to stop playing pancake (or desktop if you prefer) games.

Honestly..it's a game. They;re supposed to be fun and yet, there's always someone trying their very best to suck the fun out of it all.

[teh_inquirerer]

Funnily enough, pancakes have more depth than a flat screen.

[cerdo el grande]

funnily enough, pancake games was a VR-community term long before Half Life: Alyx was announced