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Do you consider playing video games as an adult to be "childish?"
Posted on 3/19/19 at 5:07 pm
Posted on 3/19/19 at 5:07 pm
Spin-off from an OT thread where many people posted video games as the most childish thing they still do.
I don't consider gaming to be childish at all, just like how I don't consider playing recreational sports as an adult to be childish.
I don't consider gaming to be childish at all, just like how I don't consider playing recreational sports as an adult to be childish.
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Posted on 3/19/19 at 5:16 pm to Parmen
Only if you shirk your adult responsibilities to play them. Which I do. So yes, I'm childish.
This post was edited on 3/19/19 at 5:17 pm
Posted on 3/19/19 at 5:22 pm to Parmen
Isn't the average gamer in his early 30s now?
Posted on 3/19/19 at 5:25 pm to Parmen
If you were born like me in the early 80s then we are a new generation.
It's akin to grown men playing shuffle board, darts, bean bag tossing with custome made boards, rec softball, basketball, etc
We just have better games
It's akin to grown men playing shuffle board, darts, bean bag tossing with custome made boards, rec softball, basketball, etc
We just have better games
This post was edited on 3/19/19 at 5:26 pm
Posted on 3/19/19 at 5:25 pm to Brosef Stalin
The average console gamer is probably 13
Posted on 3/19/19 at 5:26 pm to AUCE05
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The average console gamer is probably 13
Fake news, I bet it's in the 30s
Posted on 3/19/19 at 5:28 pm to Parmen
Depends on what you're playing.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 5:30 pm to Parmen
Answers here won't be skewed at all
Posted on 3/19/19 at 5:36 pm to AUCE05
Even for the Switch I think its mostly older guys playing Zelda and Mario for nostalgia than it is younger kids. Teens and kids aren't playing stuff like Dark Souls and RDR2.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 5:38 pm to Brosef Stalin
The best part of the video game industry right now is the developers are the same age as the demographic they are creating video games for. They know what we want out of our video game experiences, and it’s showing in the product put out in the current generation games.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 5:58 pm to Bonkers119
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The best part of the video game industry right now is the developers are the same age as the demographic they are creating video games for. They know what we want out of our video game experiences, and it’s showing in the product put out in the current generation games.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 6:06 pm to Parmen
I'm 34 and I love video games.
I work 45-50 hrs per week and don't see anything wrong with having a few drinks while playing online with friends at night.
Hell, you'll do the same thing in a bar, just without the video game for entertainment.
I work 45-50 hrs per week and don't see anything wrong with having a few drinks while playing online with friends at night.
Hell, you'll do the same thing in a bar, just without the video game for entertainment.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 6:12 pm to Parmen
I don’t think it’s childish but I miss how much I enjoyed them as a child/young adult. The magic disappears as you get older. I feel less compelled to play now compared to 5-10 years ago. Probably a blessing in disguise. Doesn’t help my cause that most of my IRL friends are not into gaming in any capacity.
It’s no different than being obsessed with film, sports, or any other passive media based hobby imo.
It’s no different than being obsessed with film, sports, or any other passive media based hobby imo.
This post was edited on 3/19/19 at 7:13 pm
Posted on 3/19/19 at 6:32 pm to Parmen
I work as an engineer for Halliburton frac. I play Pokémon emulators on location.
Better than staring at a graph of straight lines for 2.5 hours.
Better than staring at a graph of straight lines for 2.5 hours.
This post was edited on 3/19/19 at 6:37 pm
Posted on 3/19/19 at 7:06 pm to Parmen
Drinking beer is childish imo
Posted on 3/19/19 at 7:27 pm to Parmen
I wouldn't say childish, but it can be an addicting behavior that lets you neglect important things. Same as drugs, alcohol, sex, or most other vices / activities.
The big issues are when someone lets it take over their life to the point where they schedule everything around events within the game. MMOs, especially the World of Warcraft type MMORPGs, are extremely bad about this.
If your life could be represented by an episode of The Guild, you've got issues.
The big issues are when someone lets it take over their life to the point where they schedule everything around events within the game. MMOs, especially the World of Warcraft type MMORPGs, are extremely bad about this.
If your life could be represented by an episode of The Guild, you've got issues.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 7:44 pm to Parmen
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Spin-off from an OT thread where many people posted video games as the most childish thing they still do.
Reading that thread makes me sick. BR is such an ignorant fckking town.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 7:47 pm to LSU Coyote
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Reading that thread makes me sick. BR is such an ignorant fckking town.
I figured mainly because the average OT falls into two camps: older Millennial or ancient Gen X/baby boomer type, no significant in-between.
Posted on 3/19/19 at 8:18 pm to Parmen
The only people who still think video games are for children are old people, like 40+. Because their only experience with video games throughout their life was watching kids play them. In the 1980's and even into the 90's, video gamers on average skewed MUCH younger than they do today. However almost all those kids who grew up playing and are still playing today. And the new generations are playing as well. Pretty much every male under the age of 35-40 either plays video games or has a lot of friends that do.
That age will just continue to go up as well. People who like video games never really stop playing them. They may play less as they get older and have less free time. In another 20 years pretty much everyone under 60 will be playing video games to some degree.
Great analogy. Playing backgammon or chess is no more "mature" than video games inherently.
Video games are a very broad medium. Trying to paint them with the same definition is impossible. I mean, the people who say "video games are for kids" seem to not be aware there are M rated games that are not legally allowed to be sold to people under 17. People seem to grasp this concept with movies and TV but don't with video games and think of all video games like they are Kirby or something.
That age will just continue to go up as well. People who like video games never really stop playing them. They may play less as they get older and have less free time. In another 20 years pretty much everyone under 60 will be playing video games to some degree.
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It's akin to grown men playing shuffle board, darts, bean bag tossing with custome made boards, rec softball, basketball, etc We just have better games
Great analogy. Playing backgammon or chess is no more "mature" than video games inherently.
Video games are a very broad medium. Trying to paint them with the same definition is impossible. I mean, the people who say "video games are for kids" seem to not be aware there are M rated games that are not legally allowed to be sold to people under 17. People seem to grasp this concept with movies and TV but don't with video games and think of all video games like they are Kirby or something.
This post was edited on 3/20/19 at 9:03 am
Posted on 3/19/19 at 8:44 pm to Parmen
Is playing the Witcher 3 childish? Doesn't strike me as something a child would do.
This post was edited on 3/19/19 at 8:45 pm
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