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[asmadeous]

Games, this topic and all related can be found in every thread of this site. Often we just want to post something brief just for the sake of it (i.e. What game are you currently playing?) but its rare that conversations ever spark from this topic.

Society likes to say that video games cause violence and desensitizes our thoughts towards violence. Well, yes and no. Children do get ideas from it, but what are they doing playing it anyways? The parents are the ones who are responsible. Our sensitivity towards violence is degrading from the mass media alone, yet often in court cases or questioning it is easy to blame video games. They feel that video games are simulations that breed serial killers and instigate school shootings. Often times people fail to realize the upbringing of the convict, the mass media, the social environment, etc.

Now, before this turns into a whole social psychology thread, lets bring it back.

Video games are great past times, we can do the impossible and improve (or worsen) our mood. Do you guys feel that it may change how someone may view life? Given that, even if we do not apply what we learn in video games to life, will it change how we take on certain tasks?

Let the discussion begin.

[TokyoTapez]

Stepmania just because I'm a piano nerd. I sometimes leech off peoples consoles to play horror (dead space) or adventure (Alice: madness returns) games though. Other than that, I don't play much at all. :F

Edit: wouldn't this go better in general discussion? Would get more attention.

[DarkMatter]

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Simulation (Sims; Black & White; Need For Speed)

[peregrin]

That first option needs to be multi-select or something. I have several favorite genres, after all. I tend to divide time evenly between RPGs, shooters, action games, and strategy games.

[asmadeous]

TokyoTapez, on 19 October 2011 - 07:39 AM, said:

Edit: wouldn't this go better in general discussion? Would get more attention.

> It would be for more views and typical responses. But there is a reason I posted here, its to keep it in all seriousness and not a debate on which game is better, rather than, how games have been affecting our lives and social standpoints.

DarkMatter, on 19 October 2011 - 07:59 AM, said:

> I felt the same when I put racing in the same category as simulation, but as simulations go, it is entirely against yourself rather than against another.

peregrin, on 19 October 2011 - 10:09 AM, said:

That first option needs to be multi-select or something. I have several favorite genres, after all. I tend to divide time evenly between RPGs, shooters, action games, and strategy games.

> Had multi-select highlighted when I created this list, but that would be no fun and shows no dedication to one style. I do understand that there are those who play various games at a time and able to actually manage and complete each title within a certain time frame. As for myself, I would go down the list checking all of them off. Its just to see what is more favored these days, rather than what we want others to see.

I know, I know, this topic is a bit.. vague. So allow me to shed some light.

Video games are so common that they have found their ways in many of our lives, we've categorized ourselves as casual or hardcore. Some of us spend a quarter or half of our day. When we could be doing something labeled more productive, we resort to these. There is a reason for everything, so what is yours?

[simsam114]

Shooter games, thanks to TF2 and Touhou (fine, it's a shoot 'em up but I don't see many differences between dodging colorful bullets and dodging rockets).

Probably 1-4 hours a day. There's some days where I don't actually play video games, I just sit on MSN, merely TALKING about video games. Which I seem to like more than actually playing them.

I suppose the third question means "could you go on without multiplayer games?". I'd say I could.

[peregrin]

WELP

Went with adventure because the Zelda franchise is one of my favorites and SotC is perhaps the best game I've ever played. I honestly spend less time on this genre because other games (like Fallout) take a lot longer to beat, but I definitely think and daydream the most about adventure titles.

[Kirei]

I just play games for fun, really. They don't affect my life much.

That may be influenced by the fact that I play them faaaar less now than I did, say, five years ago.

[TokyoTapez]

I'm more influenced by the internet then games then. I spend a lot more time on the computer not playing games at all, but just reading or watching videos. It might seem boring to some but that's how I get through the day when I don't have much to do.

[Yukarasaki]

I play all the genres and I only play single-player.

[Traanth]

To me, video games are strictly leisure. I play mostly RPG's atm, and I feel like they are a nice way to escape the mundane everyday happenings. I also play online from time to time, and to be honest I'm amused by the fact how seriously some people take these games. I've received threats even when I was playing some shooter games (as in fps).

[General_Tobias]

TokyoTapez, on 19 October 2011 - 07:39 AM, said:

Stepmania just because I'm a piano nerd. I sometimes leech off peoples consoles to play horror (dead space) or adventure (Alice: madness returns) games though. Other than that, I don't play much at all. :F

Edit: wouldn't this go better in general discussion? Would get more attention.

Maybe he wants to see a view of adults opinions. Not to say our time is more valuable but we do need to use it to cover more responsibilities.

[asmadeous]

General_Tobias, on 28 October 2011 - 12:32 AM, said:

Maybe he wants to see a view of adults opinions. Not to say our time is more valuable but we do need to use it to cover more responsibilities.

An interesting subject has been brought up: "Time management"; yes, time is indeed valuable and irreplaceable. Though, most would treat it as expendable. Now, it is not up to me or the person next to you to dictate how that this unreliable resource should be spent, however, would you look back and ever have regrets?

Video games are a fine example of a time dump, it is no different from reading a book or watching television.

But look at it this way, if we had no video games or other simulations of such, how would our time be spent? Would we have been more productive? What would have been in-place of that time gap? It is interesting and you can be honest or lie to yourself, but just think about how much time you may have spent on video games.

Remember, there is no such thing as "wasted time". All time spent, even if undesirable, has been used for the advancement of something else.

[zanazans]

Hai thar.

I've been in the Starcraft scene since the Brood War era. Then I came across Touhou EoSD and fell for it. The music is really what got to me though >.>
Yey first post lol.

[General_Tobias]

asmadeous, on 31 October 2011 - 02:18 PM, said:

An interesting subject has been brought up: "Time management"; yes, time is indeed valuable and irreplaceable. Though, most would treat it as expendable. Now, it is not up to me or the person next to you to dictate how that this unreliable resource should be spent, however, would you look back and ever have regrets?

Video games are a fine example of a time dump, it is no different from reading a book or watching television.

But look at it this way, if we had no video games or other simulations of such, how would our time be spent? Would we have been more productive? What would have been in-place of that time gap? It is interesting and you can be honest or lie to yourself, but just think about how much time you may have spent on video games.

Remember, there is no such thing as "wasted time". All time spent, even if undesirable, has been used for the advancement of something else.

Though one could argue that the they spent their time advancing one thing that has little utility to their long term happiness.

For example I like that I have played all the Jak and Daxter games. I had fun with them, fond memories of those games, and good knowledge of the games. Though these things don't serve much purpose right now for me other than that.

on the other hand me being here is also a time dump. I am really bored right now though.

[KNC]

Currently I spend 1-2 hours a day (voted 1-4) but it actually comes close to under an hour. I have other interesting things to do (still things that have to do with my pc though) like drawing or trying less interesting and more important, search for a job and stuff. Not to mention I totally ran out of games I remotely care for, thus when I feel I have to relax a bit I watch something instead of playing. In 2012 a dozen games will be released which definitely will once again take up a lot of my time but for now I barely play anything anymore.

I like to try and use my time I spent with games though, I use them mostly for inspiration or clearing my mind from a problem I can't solve for a moment, so I might try from a different angle at a later time.

[peregrin]

Lishy, on 08 December 2011 - 01:28 AM, said:

RPGs, 1-4 hours, no online.

Then again, we're anime fans. The general population play FPS.

Lolassumptions

Last I checked, most people were playing Skyrim these days. That includes the "general population."

[Shallots]

RPGs and Action games, occasionally shooters.
Typically it's an MMO or at least online co-op but as long as it's on PC I have Skype so I play single-player stuff from time to time.

Although I must say that out of the example RPGs I've only ever played Persona and that isn't really my favorite. Not a huge fan of JRPGs as a whole, not that I particularly dislike them either.

And lastly, why the flying fuck is this in 18+?