Gaming = Childish?

[asmondaus]

Video games do the same thing that sports do...except to a different crowd and you don't have to pump your body with steroids to be good, also video games are still about the fun and not the competition for the most part so in my opinion video games are better than sports and people who get all worked up over sports are the childish ones for gettin mad at people cuz they dont like the same stuff they do

 

[Jurassic Rob]

I will concede that there are childish games out there such as pokemon, mario etc

 

[scotth266]

My parents realize that games are not just kiddie toys.

Hence, I couldn't play M-rated ones till I was 16 in our house.

 

[a stranger]

r u talking about hethins

 

[Avatar Roku]

everyone assumes that we are still playing pokemon games. nothing wrong with that though. But because of that series many believe it is childish to play games. Personally i would like to sit these people down and play Mad world or God Of war 3 in front of them and then ask if gaming is childish

Odd that you say that, as those games (more Mad world, but a bit GoW), what with the shock-gore and such, are the most childish. Cursing + gratuitous blood/gore + shallow sex appeal(not specifically these games, just in general) =/= mature.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Just wait. Another generation or two from now, and gaming won't be considered childish. Because we'll be the same age as the people who generally frown on our "hobby"

 

[iggyus]

Whenever I hear someone calling me childish for playing games I just go berserk

 

[Mrsoupcup]

Because in the early day of games, they were seen more as toys than being more than that. That stigma still holds.

But are games not toys?

The Wii is a toy, A game like Falout, gears and Resistance are not toys, they are a form of media not just a electronic devices. Its far more than that. Games nowadays not just party games and simple thigs like brawl but games that are an experience.

 

[Avatar Roku]

This thread gave me an idea [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFywW99Uvwc]. Enjoy.

 

[K_Dub]

It is a bit of a misconception that games are meant for just kids. Games have never really been commercialized for just children. Except maybe the Nickelodeon and Movie-to-Game adaptation, but I don't think those actually count as games.

 

[AeroZeppelinSevenfold]

Games are just really expensive toys. They are childish, and they are completely useless besides entertainment. They are my favorite form of entertainment, but my parents think they cost to much. They are a little pricy, but it is a great form of entertainment.

But I will admit that some games are not meant for kids, and no, those are not made to be childish, but still playing games is childish. Thats just how it is.

Don't flame me.

edit: Forget that. What I just said was stupid. I wasn't really thinking. And I read the other replies.

 

[Jurassic Rob]

Games are not childish. Is playing soccer or other sports childish?

 

[Erana]

everyone assumes that we are still playing pokemon games. nothing wrong with that though. But because of that series many believe it is childish to play games. Personally i would like to sit these people down and play Mad world or God Of war 3 in front of them and then ask if gaming is childish

No, its not pokemon's fault. That is another misconception of society that assumes that a kid-friendly anything is actually meant only for kids.

 

[Meado]

Hey, we've come up with a way to keep ourselves entertained using a small amount of space, little physical effort, and is in a form that's very easy to move. While playing you will get to compete with people on the other side of the planet and talk to people you'd never normally meet. If you eventually get bored you can simply change discs and within five minutes you're doing something completely different.

Childish, or smart?

 

[Deleric]

Anything that involves imagination and fun is deemed childish by people who just don't like imagination and fun.

 

[cherimoya]

someone's been cherry picking george f. will's column...

 

[teisjm]

Many fun things are seen as childish, which doesn't really matter, because you/we should just not give a fuck about whether people look down on us for doing something fun (unless it's criminal, i swear she said she was over 15 officer!)