Poll: At what age does liking video games become sad?
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My 64 year-old chemistry professor used to be late for class because he said that he was up till 5 am playing Age of Empires. So no, I don't think it's a matter of age so much as an affinity for the medium. I know people who rarely, if ever, go to movies. It just comes down to what an individual finds entertaining.
I'll be playing videogames on my death bed and be proud of it. One day we'll look back at the time when videogames were frowned upon and laugh.
I'm loving the poll results. I've seen some landslide votes on one answer before, but this thread beats all.
OT: Never, like everyone else said.
You're never to sad to like anything, because 'sad', or abnormal, is defined by cultural terms, and is never, and can never be, factual. If our cultures had grown differently, we might revere Thomas The Tank Engine as something only people of older age and who had experienced much in the world were 'permitted' to like.
OT: Never, like everyone else said.
You're never to sad to like anything, because 'sad', or abnormal, is defined by cultural terms, and is never, and can never be, factual. If our cultures had grown differently, we might revere Thomas The Tank Engine as something only people of older age and who had experienced much in the world were 'permitted' to like.
It becomes sad when you stop living to just play one more game, you'd rather play a computer game for a week than go outside for an hour, when you cease to exist as a person and exist just to play games.
Games are a tool to learn how to be better at something. When your already good at it, the next step is to apply it to real life. If your just repeating the same exercise for no sense, then its sad.
Games are a tool to learn how to be better at something. When your already good at it, the next step is to apply it to real life. If your just repeating the same exercise for no sense, then its sad.
there is nothing wrong with liking video games. in moderation they are a great thing. but if you spend all of your spare time on them, or if you obsess over them, it is very lame. most of my freinds play SOME video games (most about an hour a week max, a couple about 5 hours a week) and i enjoy hanging out with them because of this. when im with freinds i dont wanna do video games, i wanna run around, go biking, go for a walk, watch a movie, or go bowling or something that would be boring by myself.
um... being seventy in 1945? Then you're liking something that hasn't been invented.
Seriously, though
Seriously, though
Who has the same opinion as me? This guuuuyyyyyy!BreakfastMan said:
Sorry, Bout to turn 36 I still play games. Hell I was part of the video game generation.
What is sad is when I meet my buds who grew up in the 80's acting like their parents did not having fun unless its beer and football. I play DDO time to time and one of the women who plays a cleric is 80 years old, has the mouth of a sailor and is one of the best players on the server.
Long as it doesn't dominate your life, play games and have fun.
There is no special reward for pretending to be your parents and denying yourself some fun in your spare time outside building ships in a bottle. No job is monitoring your real life and will bump you up to VP of the company cause you swore off gaming.
Just of course run, play with yer kids, pay the spouse attention...you know do things other than games and your fine. Same can be said about any hobby that one becomes to fanatical about.
Besides, what fun is it having money and not buying what ya always wanted once the bills are paid?
What is sad is when I meet my buds who grew up in the 80's acting like their parents did not having fun unless its beer and football. I play DDO time to time and one of the women who plays a cleric is 80 years old, has the mouth of a sailor and is one of the best players on the server.
Long as it doesn't dominate your life, play games and have fun.
There is no special reward for pretending to be your parents and denying yourself some fun in your spare time outside building ships in a bottle. No job is monitoring your real life and will bump you up to VP of the company cause you swore off gaming.
Just of course run, play with yer kids, pay the spouse attention...you know do things other than games and your fine. Same can be said about any hobby that one becomes to fanatical about.
Besides, what fun is it having money and not buying what ya always wanted once the bills are paid?
No games are a form of entertainment.There's no difference between games and any other form of entertainment.Why is it sad that people are doing something they enjoy doing?Bane_Star said:
OT:No it's never sad to enjoy games no matter what age you are
It never gets sad to play video games, if people look at you and go WTF is wrong with that person? Fuck them let them believe what they want the human opinion will never matter.
For the current generation (Ages 18-30 right now) it will never be sad to like video games. They're a big part of who we are. For older generations... I'd say 50 is the cutoff point. I've met some older guys on Xbox Live, and it was rather scary.
NintendHo said:
33 here and i love playing video games (that and animation , boardgames , D&D etc) been playing games for as long as i remember and will keep on gaming until the day I die I bet.SturmDolch said:You are 23. Average age of video game players is 34.
I fail to see the problem.
Now what i want to change is the idea that playing with lego is childish after you hit 16 (i mean the real stuff, love a lot of the lego games as well).
You can never get to old for games, and to prove this: my 70 year old granddad plays World of Warcraft XD