Poll: How old are you and why do you play video games?

[Katherine Kerensky]

21, 3-4 times a week and purely because I enjoy it.

it's better for everyone that way. less craniums exploding that way.

1902 (boom!)
If that's genuine I salute you!

meh heh heh. In a manner.
truth is, it doesn't go back beyond 1900, and I didn't want that.
So I shaved off a bit of time.
Being a Shell has it's uses. including the build up of time into a single focussed point.
dammit, this is why I said it was better not to know *Boom*

 

[lockeslylcrit]

29.
My parents were wargamers, and extensively played Zork, so gaming's in my blood.

 

[edinflames]

22 and PC gaming for a decade.

I don't think there's a why anymore...Its just something I do when I have nothing better to do.

 

[Caplix]

17, I started playing at an early age and have just continued on.
I play for the fun it gives me.

 

[Joa_Belgium]

I'm 24, and my gaming is a stress relief valve.

I second this, and I'll be 22 this coming November 15th.

 

[Loves2spooge]

23, and I play because out of all the mediums of electronic entertainment, video games offer the most in-depth and engrossing experience, and they offer more longevity and stimuli than cinema or television.

 

[sudokucrazedman]

A little over a week from 21 and because I grew up playing games. I find them to be and damn good thing from many different reasons.

 

[ChaosTheory3133]

22 and it is something I enjoy that kills time.

 

[David_G]

I'm 13, and I'm playing most of all to have fun, and to pass time, and also gaming has always been sort of a hobby of mine. But my gaming time lowers a lot during the summer, as I'm always either on the beach, playing football, or walking across town with my friends.

So, to sum it up, I play games to pass time and to have fun.

 

[gsf1200]

Wow, I am by far the oldest one to answer. I'm 47. I play games because they are fun. I've played mostly shooters for the last 10 years, now I mostly play rockband. I'm looking forward to Brutal Legend, the soundtrack is great!

 

[Zagzag]

I'm 16
I play games because it's something I enjoy doing with my friends. That's almost the only time I actually play.

 

[Bobzer77]

17 Because I love the fact that games can bring us somewhere we can't go in real life in a more interactive way than movies or books.

I love good stories so am an avid fan of real rpg's (no jrpgs (which disgust me)) but I will play anything that will entertain me for 5 minutes.

I'm a pc gamer and have just given you more information than you could possibly need.

I'm sorry I'll go drown myself...

 

[etherlance]

I'm 20 and I play x box 360 games every day

Reason:
as long as I am killing monsters and cutting creatures I'm not cutting myself....
you could say that video games Saved my life!

 

[Good morning blues]

I'm 21 in a week. Excepting tetris, I probably play games a little less than an average of three times a week. I play to relax when I have downtime and there's no one around to socialize with.

 

[Skeleon]

23 - to relieve stress.

 

[GruntOwner]

15. I still play games. Ironically I found more interesting and better people online on Xbox Live than in my school, which is usually populated by a bunch of fucking idiots.

... I don;t even wanna imagine how bad your school must be to mkae Xbox Live seem good.

17, I play because it's a surefire way to kill time, plus if someone's going to go through all the trouble to make a masterpiece like Phychonaughts, the least I can do is play it. Combined with it being a fairly good conversation piece (In some crowds), and the occasional escapist fantasy.

 

[Quantana]

i'm 16 and just because i enjoy it and to relieve stress

 

[squid5580]

34 and because I can. It is a fun hobby.