Gaming = Childish?
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I wouldn't call that childish. Just very, very sad. Gaming is, or should be a hobby. Something to help you unwind after work etc, but 14 straight hrs is a bit much.Gamine said:
When did I change the subject? Sorry, I just pointed out how dumb your post sounded.Haxordude said:
Actually you may notice that I wrote the word "play" after the word (well number really) "360".
When someone does not specify which word they are referring to they are generally talking about the last one (as opposed to a random one which would make it sound funny).
Back on topic, if games aren't toys then what are they?
When someone does not specify which word they are referring to they are generally talking about the last one (as opposed to a random one which would make it sound funny).
Back on topic, if games aren't toys then what are they?
2 reasons
1) People think anything animated, or looks animated is targeting kids. This comes from a century of people only experience with animation being things like bugs bunny, micky mouse and superman.
It took a long time for most people to understand that southpark wasn't for kids, and some still think it is targeting them
2) People thinking that any activity that doesn't revolve around sports or getting laid is meant for kids. Don't really see this much anymore except around hardcore jock types
1) People think anything animated, or looks animated is targeting kids. This comes from a century of people only experience with animation being things like bugs bunny, micky mouse and superman.
It took a long time for most people to understand that southpark wasn't for kids, and some still think it is targeting them
2) People thinking that any activity that doesn't revolve around sports or getting laid is meant for kids. Don't really see this much anymore except around hardcore jock types
That does make sense. Those non-gamers are for the most part going to be exposed to the casual and, as you say, frat house gamers. We are not those types but because the non-gamers experience is with man-children who happen to play the odd round of Gears of War shouting "FAG" into their mics on Xbox Live. So twithin their personal context it's understandable. Now, they really SHOULDN'T pass judgement, but they're going to anyway.antipunt said:
People assume its childish because today's generation of gamers started when they were children, and have continued, while older generations were adults when gaming started...
Also, as a teenage gamer, (and I'd like to think I'm a rather mature one) I find it irritating when people assume I'm not a gamer, however, I am, I don't have a PS3 just to play Madden or NBA Live, I have it to play Flower and Resistance, and I find it hard to be viewed as a gamer, instead of a stereotypical 13 year old on XBox live, despite the fact that I'm actually contributing to the team with my high pitched voice...
Also, as a teenage gamer, (and I'd like to think I'm a rather mature one) I find it irritating when people assume I'm not a gamer, however, I am, I don't have a PS3 just to play Madden or NBA Live, I have it to play Flower and Resistance, and I find it hard to be viewed as a gamer, instead of a stereotypical 13 year old on XBox live, despite the fact that I'm actually contributing to the team with my high pitched voice...
The early video game industry was marketed to kids, just look at the difference of the old nintendo powers to the new ones, this notion that video games are just a childish hobby that will be outgrown has stuck. What most people fail to realize is that video games have developed into a much more mature form of media with complex stories and themes being told and explored such as in Mass Effect, Alan's wake, Heavy Rain, or even man hunt. I think most serious video games scripts are on par or even better than some movie scripts and people have just failed to realize that it is much more mature form of media than the earlier days, i mean, sure, you have stuff like the wii which is just a fun, casual toy for the most part, but, there is other types of video games out there made for a much more mature audience than the past. This is also the reason why sex and drugs and all socially taboo things are seen as a shock in video games but not in movies or television or other forms of media, because people have not adjusted to a developing market with much more complex themes.
Gaming, or anything for that matter, is childish if you approach it without restraint or standards.
Nothing is inherently childish, even playing with building blocks is an "adult" activity if those blocks create a sculpture, or become a wall. The same applies to games, if you approach games (video or not) the same way a child would, IE: without limiting the time you spend, or using it for a purpose such as a stress outlet, social tool, exercise, or for relaxation, and instead are playing for the sake of playing to waste time, or "because you have nothing better to do", then one might say that you, are indeed, childish.
I know it sounds dumb to say "gaming is serious stuff" but it has its uses and purposes just like any activity, and just like any activity it can become "childish" in the wrong hands.
Nothing is inherently childish, even playing with building blocks is an "adult" activity if those blocks create a sculpture, or become a wall. The same applies to games, if you approach games (video or not) the same way a child would, IE: without limiting the time you spend, or using it for a purpose such as a stress outlet, social tool, exercise, or for relaxation, and instead are playing for the sake of playing to waste time, or "because you have nothing better to do", then one might say that you, are indeed, childish.
I know it sounds dumb to say "gaming is serious stuff" but it has its uses and purposes just like any activity, and just like any activity it can become "childish" in the wrong hands.
Dunno...gears is pretty childish in it's need to be gory and in it's low level of competence in the story department.
Though not all games are like it, tell someone to play something like persona 4 and then they'll soon change their mind.
Though not all games are like it, tell someone to play something like persona 4 and then they'll soon change their mind.
Well...
We are a young medium.
We don't have our Citizen Kane.
We don't have our Gone With the Wind.
We're just recently starting to break into the kind of medium for art that film and literature is with games like Bioshock.
Time can destroy even the mightiest barricades.
We are a young medium.
We don't have our Citizen Kane.
We don't have our Gone With the Wind.
We're just recently starting to break into the kind of medium for art that film and literature is with games like Bioshock.
Time can destroy even the mightiest barricades.
