I don't like it. As I play maybe a few hours of games a week I get called a gamer? I spend most of my time with friends, listening to music and working. Gaming is just a hobby, rather than a lifestyle. I just don't like how new people I meet always jump to the conclusion that I spend most of my time indoors playing games. I see it as a label, and one that is often commonly placed on the wrong people. Sure I may spend the odd week doing nothing but play games, but thats few and far between. We all over induludge in our hobbies from time to time.
Poll: Do you object to being called a "gamer"?
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I feel gaming is greatest medium for telling a story, so no, of course not. I do feel like it's insulting to other gamers though, as I'm so terrible at games.
Yup me to, its just the standard word now for a computer game enthusiast, nothing really to object to.Wieke said:
I don't mind being called a gamer, but what does irritate me is people who abuse the term. For example the "I'm a real gamer I only play x or y herp derp" crowd. Or the "Casuals/CoD players/fans of a game I don't like aren't really gamers!"
Perfect example in this very thread
Perfect example in this very thread
If I could be a gamer without being lumped in with the above examples I'd have no problem with the term. If I had it my way anyone that says the words "real gamer" without being sarcastic would have nails hammered into their respective genitalia.Mike Laserbeam said:
Oh snap! I agree completely I do enjoy playing CoD series, but it's just one of many games that I play, more for the social experience and less about gaming when it comes to CoD at least for me, but yeah the CoD community is filled with troglodytes and cretins...Mike Laserbeam said:
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Not at all. Too bad all these casual mainstream people are thinking they have the right to call themselves gamers too.
Go back to Call of Duty!
/jk
EDIT: lol@posts above, feul the feud!
Go back to Call of Duty!
/jk
EDIT: lol@posts above, feul the feud!
I don't really care about being referred to as a gamer. It doesn't happen much but if it did, I wouldn't mind. I'm a gaming fan and I'm proud of it. Simple as.
I don't see why you should be so upset. Its not a singular title, its an addition to your collective personality. I like movies, music and various TV shows, but I can proudly say I'm a gamer, because I am that too.
No because i've only ever been called a gamer by people who dont know me, so they dont have any factual basis for their statement.
I'm half and half about it.
If you get labeled: "gamer" it tends to be the only thing people think about you and its all you do.
Which is NOT the case, I'm military, volunteer rescuer, casual drunk, fitness trainer, boatswain and also, a gamer.
Its just something I do, not what or who I am
If you get labeled: "gamer" it tends to be the only thing people think about you and its all you do.
Which is NOT the case, I'm military, volunteer rescuer, casual drunk, fitness trainer, boatswain and also, a gamer.
Its just something I do, not what or who I am
Personally, I do not object to being called a gamer (Not that I have ever been called a gamer by anyone I personally know, whether they play games or not), but I do understand where the OP is coming from.
I would like to bring us back to the issue of whether video games need an alternative name, like comics got "graphic novels", when that was more applicable than simply comics (A word which brings to mind simplistic brightly coloured cartoons, just as the word "games" brings out the image of children's games).
Interactive Experience seems a bit long-winded and technical, but thematically it's the kind of word/phrase I think would suit our hobby best.
I would like to bring us back to the issue of whether video games need an alternative name, like comics got "graphic novels", when that was more applicable than simply comics (A word which brings to mind simplistic brightly coloured cartoons, just as the word "games" brings out the image of children's games).
Interactive Experience seems a bit long-winded and technical, but thematically it's the kind of word/phrase I think would suit our hobby best.
If someone calls me a gamer I wouldn't argue with them, because I clearly am, but I don't identify myself as a gamer for the reason most people have said here - I watch more TV than I play games, I play and watch more footy than I play games and I watch more films than I've played games. God knows I've listened to music for more hours than I've ever played all my games combined. So if I'm a gamer I'm also a TVer, Footy-er, Movie-er and Music-er, and that just sounds ridiculous. EIther way I voted no.
Well, you could be known as a "reader". I understand they're not too fond of those down in Arkansas.creationis apostate said:
And if you listen to music, I think by default you're called a "pirate". Well, it seems that's what RIAA call it, anyway.
People can call me what they will. I won't mind--especially if I don't know them. Gamer, not gamer. Meh.