I have had Rheumatoid Arthritis since birth and it hasn't impacted how I play games.BarryMcCociner said:Realistically? About the time arthritis sets in.
I have had Rheumatoid Arthritis since birth and it hasn't impacted how I play games.BarryMcCociner said:Realistically? About the time arthritis sets in.
Do you have medication for it that helps or does it mostly just effect your joints(/limbs)? I'm just curious, because to me anything that impedes how I play games would be terrible.Bat Vader said:I have had Rheumatoid Arthritis since birth and it hasn't impacted how I play games.BarryMcCociner said:Realistically? About the time arthritis sets in.
I take my medicine when I actually remember to take it. Once a month I also get an infusion to help with it too. The times I forget it doesn't really hinder me either. I now have Osteoarthritis as well that developed about two years ago. My knees, feet, ankles, elbows, jaw, back, and a couple of fingers on each hand are effected. My left eye is a lazy eye too.Mutant1988 said:Do you have medication for it that helps or does it mostly just effect your joints(/limbs)? I'm just curious, because to me anything that impedes how I play games would be terrible.Bat Vader said:I have had Rheumatoid Arthritis since birth and it hasn't impacted how I play games.BarryMcCociner said:Realistically? About the time arthritis sets in.
But I don't really buy that arthritis alone is enough reason to stop gaming. It's not like all games require massive muscle movements.
To me, the only reliable metric of when it is appropriate or necessary to quit gaming is when you're stone cold dead and not a moment before that. If I'm able to play video games on my death bed, then I would do that.
Glad to hear it. It always makes me sad if someone suffers something that prevents them from doing what they enjoy. So yeah, I'm glad you can play games just fine.Bat Vader said:None of that has ever had a negative effect on how I play games.
Thanks. Honestly though being in and out of hospitals my entire life really put into perspective how small my problems actually are compared to others. I have seen people way worse off than myself and I feel ashamed whenever I complain about the amount of pain I am in. It's like what right do I have to talk when someone else is going through something much worse.Mutant1988 said:Glad to hear it. It always makes me sad if someone suffers something that prevents them from doing what they enjoy. So yeah, I'm glad you can play games just fine.Bat Vader said:None of that has ever had a negative effect on how I play games.
Why not? What's stopping them?"But since you probably won't be able to still play games when you're 60-"
Oh? Who says? I've been playing video games since my dad and I built our first Apple IIe clone in our basement. And I'm 45 now with no plans to stop.Bob_McMillan said:But since you probably won't be able to still play games when you're 60...
There are people living in retirment homes and assisted living facilities that frequently play video games. I remember hearing a story about the Wii, where they got one for a nursing home facility, and the residents played digital bowling leagues, tennis, all kinds of games for fun. And they even had more visits from their family, because the kids could have something to do that was actually fun, and not just sitting in a smelly facility with a lot of really old people. So yeah, I don't think there is any official age that you can't play games beyond. It's all based on your physical health. I mean if you can no longer use your hands effectively on a controller, or your eyes are so bad you can't see the monitor, then yeah you have some problems trying to be a gamer. But those two issues could happen to a young person too, given the right medical circumstances.Bob_McMillan said:This isn't a "yur a grown mahn, ye shu'd git a real jub" thing, but more of how physically old can you be to still be a gamer? For example, football (the REAL football). You can play football in your youth, and still follow teams and games and stuff even when you live in a retirement home. But since you probably won't be able to still play games when you're 60, do you think you could still be interested and keep up with gaming developments, and therefore still be kinda a gamer?
This one I presume xDGamingBlaze said:There was this wonderful story from a year back about this old lady from the UK that plays video games.