Recent content by Icyshadow

This is for an ethnographic research project for college, which addresses the issues of the stereotyping of Gamers and the idea of violent videogames creating more violence in the real world. If you would be so kind as to take part one and part two of my poll, it would be greatly appreciated...

Subculture defined: an ethnic, regional, economic, or social group exhibiting characteristic patterns of behavior sufficient to distinguish it from others within an embracing culture or society Of course, there are subcultures within subcultures, naturally that makes sense. With books, there...

There's really no reason to get snarky... However, there is a certain amount of dedication involved. I'm not for trying to push on softcore gamers that they aren't real gamers. But there is something more to being a member of the gaming subculture that has evolved around our beloved hobby. My...

I would almost argue hobby gets just as convoluted, due to the fact that it is then utterly based off of how you view yourself. Two people could play exactly the same games, log the same amount of hours and have the exact same involvement in gaming, but one could say that they just play games to...

I was more or less asking, What does it mean to be a 'gamer'? Just because you play angry birds on your phone 4 hours a week, does that make you a gamer? I think there is a distinction to be made here. It takes more than participating in aspects of a subculture to be a part of it. Just because...

Two Questions Gamers: What makes a gamer a gamer or a member of the gamer subculture? And... What are the stereotypes associated with gamers? DO you think they're true?

Thanks to everyone for all of your responses! This will be extremely helpful for my 'look into the depths of gaming subculture.' Sorry that I have responded at all since I posted this, I didn't have internet for over a week, so that was fun. The point of this study for my essay is to debunk a...

I'm a college student and for one of my classes I have to study a subculture. Naturally, I picked the "Gamer" subculture. So for any of you who are interested in answer some questions, that would be awesome. Please include your age and gender if you feel comfortable doing so. 1. Do you...