Electronic Games and guys

Originally posted by Bardock42
Depends what you read or play I guess. Playing is usually easier at the moment, but that's because it is an artform that has been around for less than 30 years, who knows what's going to happen with it in the future.

Of course you can read informative non-fiction, but I'd say that entertainment/artistic fiction is very similar to gaming.

Yeah, and there are extremes to everything, but I think gamers, and I'm talking the super hardcore ones who literally camp out at BestBuy, pick fights and shoot eachother over getting first dibs on the newst PS3, are a bit more socially inept than your average Harry Potter fan.

Originally posted by Bardock42
You don't know anything about Computer Games, do you? Shooter or Fighting Games are not the only forms of Video Gaming.

however, few games are not competitive in some way

Originally posted by =Tired Hiker=
Yeah, and there are extremes to everything, but I think gamers, and I'm talking the super hardcore ones who literally camp out at BestBuy, pick fights and shoot eachother over getting first dibs on the newst PS3, are a bit more socially inept than your average Harry Potter fan.

studies indicate less social skills in kids who do not play games

not for the reasons you allude to, but because games are so ubiquitous, not playing them is a reason for social ostracism

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
😕 I, I, I don't know where you are going with this debate.

Originally posted by Deja~vu
Well, I just don't get the fascination with it. It seems boring to me. Why do guys find it so exiting? It's not real, nor has any real communication and stuff.

The main reason is the fact that it is not real. We can do things that we would love to do in real life without the consequences.

Originally posted by inimalist
however, few games are not competitive in some way

But I guess you could say it's that you'd like to win or at least do good in some way.

Originally posted by =Tired Hiker=
Yeah, and there are extremes to everything, but I think gamers, and I'm talking the super hardcore ones who literally camp out at BestBuy, pick fights and shoot eachother over getting first dibs on the newst PS3, are a bit more socially inept than your average Harry Potter fan.

Originally posted by Bardock42
Depends what you read or play I guess. Playing is usually easier at the moment, but that's because it is an artform that has been around for less than 30 years, who knows what's going to happen with it in the future.

Of course you can read informative non-fiction, but I'd say that entertainment/artistic fiction is very similar to gaming.

Well your active in the computer game but passive in reading books...

Does that not have some sort of implication?

Originally posted by Bardock42
I don't know, the typical Harry Potter fan is 12, after all 😐

So is the typical gang banger these days.

Touche

Originally posted by inimalist
studies indicate less social skills in kids who do not play games

not for the reasons you allude to, but because games are so ubiquitous, not playing them is a reason for social ostracism

Originally posted by Deja~vu
I've read the same thing and seen it too..........yep, I'm a reader. 😱

Originally posted by =Tired Hiker=
I think it's quite different. Both are a means to escape, which is fine, but I think excessive gaming is far worse than excessive reading.

You obviously have no idea what you're talking about. Have you ever read the shit out of a book?

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Originally posted by inimalist
studies indicate less social skills in kids who do not play games

not for the reasons you allude to, but because games are so ubiquitous, not playing them is a reason for social ostracism

that....is.....AWESOME!

Hooray for awesome science!

Originally posted by dadudemon
You obviously have no idea what you're talking about. Have you ever read the shit out of a book?

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games are a way to excercise the parts of our brain that co-ordinate high intensity observation and motor function. The parts we would use in hunting or battle to defend our home from animal predators.

Thus a man would only be truly happy when he could protect his wiife and children from the creatures of the Night as well as provide them with protein for lunch.

Now we continue using those parts to maintain a positive attitude Some men play tennis or squash or basketball or football or whatever regularly and watch and talk about sport and games regularly, where they are actively evaluating every piece of audio-visual imput. Watching a game and playing a game can keep a man on a high for a looonnnnnng Time. [and its no coincidence a fat deer can feed a family for an equally loooooonnng period of time.] Every time A guy remembers the positive outcomes of the past his brain will release feelgood chemicals. Same goes for Video Game enthusiasts Chess enthusiasts Retired Soldiers etcetera.

Women love reading for the drama and opportunity to expand their knowledge base. Pretty useful back in the day when you needed to know which mushroom to pick and which to stomp on. And which type of wild chocolate causes acne. lol.

Why does one watch films? Why does one read a novel? For escape, gaming is no different. Gaming can have the same artistic and intellectual merits of any novel or film, and anyone who says different simply hasn't played enough video games to have a worth while opinion on the subject.

And the presentation that it's only guys who like it is very wrong. More and more females are getting into games these days, it's a new medium that is growing at an incredible rate, already rivaling film in revenue. As it grows its scope and attraction will grow with it and more diverse people will engage themselves in the format of gaming.

Which means more idiots playing Halo 3 online facepalm

And more people playing games that aren't Halo related.

Originally posted by shiv
games are a way to excercise the parts of our brain that co-ordinate high intensity observation and motor function. The parts we would use in hunting or battle to defend our home from animal predators.

Thus a man would only be truly happy when he could protect his wiife and children from the creatures of the Night as well as provide them with protein for lunch.

Now we continue using those parts to maintain a positive attitude Some men play tennis or squash or basketball or football or whatever regularly and watch and talk about sport and games regularly, where they are actively evaluating every piece of audio-visual imput. Watching a game and playing a game can keep a man on a high for a looonnnnnng Time. [and its no coincidence a fat deer can feed a family for an equally loooooonnng period of time.] Every time A guy remembers the positive outcomes of the past his brain will release feelgood chemicals. Same goes for Video Game enthusiasts Chess enthusiasts Retired Soldiers etcetera.

Women love reading for the drama and opportunity to expand their knowledge base. Pretty useful back in the day when you needed to know which mushroom to pick and which to stomp on. And which type of wild chocolate causes acne. lol.

While you play video games a loooooonnng time, I'll keep your wife occupied a loooooonng time. Your kids can **** themselves because I like women. 😐

Originally posted by =Tired Hiker=
I think it's quite different. Both are a means to escape, which is fine, but I think excessive gaming is far worse than excessive reading.

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Reading leads to higher intelligence.