How Has Gaming Ruined Your Life or How Has It Saved Your Life
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Gaming has neither ruined nor saved my life, though Fallout 3 did completely change my sleeping patterns for a while.
I would be bored out of my mind and succumb to depression if I wasn't actively involved in designing the tools that I think I will require to construct my own videogames based on what I have analyzed works best in those games I have played over the years. Phew...
When WoW first came out it ruined a bunch of my friends. So I still have never played it (nor do I plan on it).
If anything gaming has given me common ground with people and interesting talking points. I think it has actually made me MORE social, except for maybe Fallout 3, which was NOT a good game to get right before the semester ends.
If anything gaming has given me common ground with people and interesting talking points. I think it has actually made me MORE social, except for maybe Fallout 3, which was NOT a good game to get right before the semester ends.
Gaming has both had a negative and positive impact on my life. When I played WoW I obsessed over the game and spent far too much time on it.
Since I gave it up, I've played overall much less than I used to, but gaming has gotten me in touch with friends around the world that otherwise I wouldn't know at all.
I enjoy gaming, but at this point I can't spend more than an hour or two a day gaming :O
-Cym
Since I gave it up, I've played overall much less than I used to, but gaming has gotten me in touch with friends around the world that otherwise I wouldn't know at all.
I enjoy gaming, but at this point I can't spend more than an hour or two a day gaming :O
-Cym
i havent decided whether its ruined or saved my life yet, im gonna wait and see what happens XD
although i think ive made a few more friends because of it
although i think ive made a few more friends because of it
I have enough problems in life that a game would have to burst out of my screen kick me in the nuts repeatedly and insult me to be a burden. Its a fun passtime, I find inspiration and creativity from it and I have met a few people through it cant complain.
It's made me better at math. No, I'm serious. You see, much of math is just problem solving. Figuring out how to use what I know to figure out what I don't know. Gaming helps me sharpen those skills. Every game on the planet irrespective of genre or style is about problem solving. You're constantly asking yourself "How do I get from here to there? How do I take down this boss, and then where do I go?" That helps critical thinking which is necessary to do well in math.
What's the big deal with WoW?
I played the 10 day trial and got to level 20 by day 10. Bought 1 month, played it for a week, got bored, quit and un subscribed lol.
But i personally feel it's more of a pass time. I hate the junk on tv, (other than 'The apprentice' and 'Ash's to ash's, lol) i do all my school work, i don't live any of the friends i like so i don't go outside much as of that reason, so other than the night where those 2 shows are on, i am either working, on the internet or playing xbox. I haven't lost anything from playing games, but if anything i have gained. Some friends which i would of likely never met and also being more of a team player, as i always put people before me. If someone isn't that good at a game, i let them win, as we all like the feeling of feeling victorious and the right to gloat, and lets face it, no one likes losing. I feel that i can carry this into reality and so i become a better person. So thanks games
I played the 10 day trial and got to level 20 by day 10. Bought 1 month, played it for a week, got bored, quit and un subscribed lol.
But i personally feel it's more of a pass time. I hate the junk on tv, (other than 'The apprentice' and 'Ash's to ash's, lol) i do all my school work, i don't live any of the friends i like so i don't go outside much as of that reason, so other than the night where those 2 shows are on, i am either working, on the internet or playing xbox. I haven't lost anything from playing games, but if anything i have gained. Some friends which i would of likely never met and also being more of a team player, as i always put people before me. If someone isn't that good at a game, i let them win, as we all like the feeling of feeling victorious and the right to gloat, and lets face it, no one likes losing. I feel that i can carry this into reality and so i become a better person. So thanks games
Ineed, there really isn't anything special or extraordinary about WoW, in fact most people I know who've become addicted to it (myself included) were sucked into it by the notion of kicking ass and taking names with a self sufficient party of friends. I.E. they all got together and picked rolls for their 5 man group that would tear through content like it was wet toilet paper.Zombie Turtle said:
Inevitably though one by one the friends quit, leaving that one person who was just a little to enthusiatic to continue playing.
There are, of course, other ways people become addicted to it but they almost all involve playing with someone else during their start up period.
I would not say that video games have ruined my life, simply made it more stressful. When it reaches crunch time in the semester I find myself looking for every opportunity to shoe horn in some quality play time with a game. My grades have suffered some, but the damage done is nothing I can't fix by simply mustering up the will power to sit down and study.
Well, If I had spent all those years accumulating wealth I would likely have put a lot more on my house and would have a bigger house which would mean my loss from shrinking home values.
Also I would likely have put a lot of money in the stock market LOL glad I didnt waste all that effort being productive on that one!
On the other hand my joints in my arm would probly hurt less, we need some technology more sophisticated than the mouse.
Also I would likely have put a lot of money in the stock market LOL glad I didnt waste all that effort being productive on that one!
On the other hand my joints in my arm would probly hurt less, we need some technology more sophisticated than the mouse.
I'm one of those who spent more time with video game than with his own parents because his father was a domineering patriarch who felt that talking with your own family members was taking precious time away from homework and job searching.
They saved my life by staving off depression and boredom and teaching me most of what I know about the world.
The ruined my life by giving me the impression that being myself is all I need in order to make friends with my peers.
Now if you'll excuse me, I shall continue on my journey to find a hug.
They saved my life by staving off depression and boredom and teaching me most of what I know about the world.
The ruined my life by giving me the impression that being myself is all I need in order to make friends with my peers.
Now if you'll excuse me, I shall continue on my journey to find a hug.
"Gaming" is not the thing that ruins your life. Your choices are. Heroin itself doesn't ruin peoples lives, it's a person's choice to use it. Obviously some things can "hook" you harder than others, but it all boils down to self control.
It's my belief that if you're the kind of person that gets completely hooked on WoW (to the extent that you neglect your schoolwork/family/girlfriend/whatever and it's having a negative impact on your life) then you're the kind of person that would get hooked on plenty of other things if WoW weren't around (other games, drugs, collectible card games, etc.). People that are like that want something to obsess over... for who knows what reasons. Obviously there's some other issues playing in the background.
If it were all cocaine's fault that people got addicted to it, then everybody (or almost everybody) who ever used it would be coke-heads. Obviously that's not the case, and everybody who's careful should be able to muster up some self-control.
On a sidenote... if you're playing games so much that it's having a negative impact on other things, you need to take a look at what exactly you're trying to escape from, and maybe see a counselor.
It's my belief that if you're the kind of person that gets completely hooked on WoW (to the extent that you neglect your schoolwork/family/girlfriend/whatever and it's having a negative impact on your life) then you're the kind of person that would get hooked on plenty of other things if WoW weren't around (other games, drugs, collectible card games, etc.). People that are like that want something to obsess over... for who knows what reasons. Obviously there's some other issues playing in the background.
If it were all cocaine's fault that people got addicted to it, then everybody (or almost everybody) who ever used it would be coke-heads. Obviously that's not the case, and everybody who's careful should be able to muster up some self-control.
On a sidenote... if you're playing games so much that it's having a negative impact on other things, you need to take a look at what exactly you're trying to escape from, and maybe see a counselor.
This is gaming discussion, pal. I don't know how they do things now but a while ago this would have been moved.
Erm also gaming hasn't really affected my life positively or negatively. I just kinda, y'know, play for fun.
That said sometimes I play when I should be revising.
Erm also gaming hasn't really affected my life positively or negatively. I just kinda, y'know, play for fun.
That said sometimes I play when I should be revising.
Actually I made some very good friends through WoW, although it did cost me a WHOLE lot of sleep. Quite glad to have that monkey off my back now.
In general though, gaming's been positive for me, although I'm sure my parents would disagree. But I'm not quite as obsessive about games now as I used to be, so I've no problem dropping them if I need to work or socialise.
In general though, gaming's been positive for me, although I'm sure my parents would disagree. But I'm not quite as obsessive about games now as I used to be, so I've no problem dropping them if I need to work or socialise.
Well gaming saved me from depression.
6 years ago my dad told us he was leaving for a month on a business trip. 2 weeks after he had left a friend of my mom told her that my dad was actually still in the country, was close by and was with someone else. My mom wanted to confront him, my sis wanted to join and my sis forced me to join them as well. We drove up to where my mom's friend told her he was residing. Sure enough he was there with another woman and her family. This discovery made me sad but it was the events that happened in the following months that really pushed me into depression. My dad said he needed a break and moved out (stating he needed a break). My sis left for her higher studies (she isn't like other siblings, me and her had a very close bond). My mom used became so religious in the following months to literally stop me from doing anything saying that it was a sin. I always had a thing for video games but I only started playing excessively around this time. I guess it was the escapism that games provided that kept me away from chronic depression. I still play a lot of video games but now more because I enjoy them rather than to fight off depression.
In case anyone wants to know what happened with my parents they haven't divorced yet but are still living apart.
6 years ago my dad told us he was leaving for a month on a business trip. 2 weeks after he had left a friend of my mom told her that my dad was actually still in the country, was close by and was with someone else. My mom wanted to confront him, my sis wanted to join and my sis forced me to join them as well. We drove up to where my mom's friend told her he was residing. Sure enough he was there with another woman and her family. This discovery made me sad but it was the events that happened in the following months that really pushed me into depression. My dad said he needed a break and moved out (stating he needed a break). My sis left for her higher studies (she isn't like other siblings, me and her had a very close bond). My mom used became so religious in the following months to literally stop me from doing anything saying that it was a sin. I always had a thing for video games but I only started playing excessively around this time. I guess it was the escapism that games provided that kept me away from chronic depression. I still play a lot of video games but now more because I enjoy them rather than to fight off depression.
In case anyone wants to know what happened with my parents they haven't divorced yet but are still living apart.