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Even so, society still stereotype video games and video gamers as juvenile and waste of time. This is apparent especially in dating circles, where more often than not, listing video games as hobby for a males is a negative signal to the opposite sex.
Even so, society still stereotype video games and video gamers as juvenile and waste of time. This is apparent especially in dating circles, where more often than not, listing video games as hobby for a males is a negative signal to the opposite sex.
It is quite ridiculous since scrolling through social media and texting endlessly, spending hours on youtube or netflix, gossiping for hours, or playing the dating game (notice I said dating game, not dating) are an equal waste of time. There's a point where any activity becomes an obsession and that's when it becomes a problem. If you aren't obsessing and are otherwise stable (no debt, bills are paid, job, housing),…
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My 75 years old mother plays bubble shooters, dots & other games of that sort probably as much or more than I play any games - and I'm a game developer.
So out of curiosity, given the above discussion, would she consider herself a gamer? Would you consider her a gamer?
I think the greatest video game to be played is life. Unfortunately not many people can afford to play it the fun way and things start to get boring and time start to fly by and people get drawn into simulations of some subset of it, which begs the question, shouldn’t life simply be a “simulation” of some subset of something? What is interesting is that an affirmative to this question often makes life more “game-like…
I am trying to be less serious as well. It's easy to fall into the trap of be highly critical, highly methodical and just overall taking everything at serious face value, but where is the joy in that?
I think more will play if quickly trying out games was easy. E.g. I wanted to try out Doom Eternal yesterday without having to buy it first in case I didn't like it; couldn't find how to do that and gave up after 20 mins.
Xbox Game Pass is like Netflix for games, you pay a small subscription each month and get to essentially rent hundreds of games. Sounds like it might be what you're after.
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Really personal opinion that one I feel. Last of us 2 is quite a different game with very different feel and gameplay.
TLOU > TLOU2 although TLOU2 is powerful in an interesting way.
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So out of curiosity, given the above discussion, would she consider herself a gamer? Would you consider her a gamer?
She is clearly a gamer if words have meaning.
To most people the term gamer does not precisely mean "one who plays games." The type of games and immersion in gaming culture are factors that people consider when labeling themselves and others "gamers."
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My 75 years old mother plays bubble shooters, dots & other games of that sort probably as much or more than I play any games - and I'm a game developer.
So out of curiosity, given the above discussion, would she consider herself a gamer? Would you consider her a gamer?
Like she wouldn't buy a "gaming chair" or any other gamer-branded/oriented merch nor are the games something she talks about much.
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Maybe the real world is so out of control, the virtual world is one of the few places you feel in control.
The same can be said about drugs or any kind of addiction...At the end of the day you have to wonder if the "fix" helps you or puts you in a worse situation. Usually is the latter.
It is about as innocent of an addiction as you can have and is likely better than tv or alcohol, which are the other go-to options for making the time go by. Remember, when USA tried a prohibition on alcohol, it did not go over well. People have a strong need to make the time go by and unwind - video games are likely the least destructive form of doing so.
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The same can be said about drugs or any kind of addiction...At the end of the day you have to wonder if the "fix" helps you or puts you in a worse situation. Usually is the latter.
I don't know if it's helpful to think of people playing video games as trying to fix anything besides boredom. It is about as innocent of an addiction as you can have and is likely better than tv or alcohol, which are the other go-to options for making the time go by. Remember, when USA tried a prohibition on alcohol, it did not go over well. People have a strong need to make the time go by and unwind - video games a…