How have games impacted you...

[MetaKnight19]

I think the title is self-explanitory. Basically the way they have impacted me is by really changing my taste in music, thanks Guitar Hero/Rock Band. Also I have become much more of a nerd.

 

[grimsprice]

Basically, games gave me my career. Game and simulation programmer. FTW

 

[Blindrooster]

They made me have less drive to do homework at home during highschool. curse all the hours on halo 2! i could have gone to lawschool!!!

 

[HardRockSamurai]

Well, I can't open a car without breaking the glass with my elbow...

[small]...thanks a lot ROCKSTAR...[/small]

 

[Simalacrum]

well they've wasted a hell of a lot of my time and money for little satisfaction... I'm getting away from the whole thing now.

 

[Sir Neox]

I don't think they have really impacted me apart from being things to play on when i am board
Oh and being able to talk to my friends easier, that has helped a lot

 

[hazabaza1]

I've learned that the ultimate soloution is to shoot everyone.

Other than that, I've learnt that if you have to choose, choose wisely. See Mass Effect in Saren's facility. (Forgot the planet's name)

 

[Aqualung]

Praise the Invisible Pink Unicorn for video games! Without them, not only would I still be an idiot- I'd be an idiot who likes pink, and shopping, and girly things, and... JONAS BROTHERS?!

No no no no, I am much better off being a dork than an impressionable teenager.

 

[Aqualung]

I've learned that the ultimate soloution is to shoot everyone.

Other than that, I've learnt that if you have to choose, choose wisely. See Mass Effect in Saren's facility. (Forgot the planet's name)

Ilos?

 

[SamuelT]

My brother threw the case of Prototype at my head, that was quite an impact.

(Yes, a lame joke.)

Possibly Age of Empires II, who instilled my love for RTS, and Beyond Good and Evil in combination with Half Life 2, who brought me love for the narrative games.

 

[APPCRASH]

Online voice chat in games made me hate kids.

 

[The Great Zegrool]

It made me like PILLZ.

Yeah....

 

[hazabaza1]

I've learned that the ultimate soloution is to shoot everyone.

Other than that, I've learnt that if you have to choose, choose wisely. See Mass Effect in Saren's facility. (Forgot the planet's name)

Ilos?

That's it. I believe everyone who's played the game knows the (at first) difficult choice you have to make.

 

[KingPiccolOwned]

Beyond Good and Evil in combination with Half Life 2, who brought me love for the narrative games.

I liked, Assassin's Creed for this reason. Yes the cutscenes were wordy and unskippable, but I feel that's justified due to the amount of points they had to go over. Besides it still isn't as bad (in terms of lengthyness anyways) as MGS4.

 

[Merteg]

Games have affected my life by taking it over.

I spend probably 8 hours on the computer/X-Box, and 4 hours playing my DS in bed before I go to sleep.

 

[Nargleblarg]

The impact speaks for itself...just take a look.

Me Before Gaming

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Me After Gaming

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...my parents can't even look at me anymore

 

[Nincompoop]

They has learnt me to english.

The most obvious faculty they have 'impacted' on, is my English grammar.

Also, my eyes are darn well trained to spot details, compared to if I weren't a gamer. New studies have shown that you increase your ability to differentiate contrast, by playing games. Of course, this also applies to movies, but you are more concentrated when you play games.