What is your gamer stereotype breaking hobby?

[GonzoGamer]

Damn... So cool...

Okay yeah, that was pretty cool..

I myself a musician as well. Play the Piano and the Viola.

I am an artist but I guess it draws me back to gaming if I say I'm aspiring to be a game artist..

I love improv. It's one of the things that has brought close to a lot of the good friends I have today.

I was thinking something similar. I like to paint but half the time I'm painting, it's a space ork for 40K. Even other arts I'm into like glassblowing involve a lot of the skills (and hand muscles) developed from video gaming. It wont make you a pro but it helps. Martial arts, basketball, cars are also very gamery.
But I have a lot of hobbies and there have got to be a couple that few other gamers are into.
I guess my most stereotype breaking ones would be hair & makeup.

I tend to be a nerd through and through, what with my infatuation with all sorts of nerdy/cult media and my chosen profession/realm of study being computer science...

Does martial arts count? Because I love sparring the hell out of other people.

I was wondering that too. I consider martial arts (or any sport really) to be a "gamer" activity. It's the most playful way to stay in shape. But I guess staying in shape at all goes against certain gamer stereotypes.
I have to find another good fight club. Mines been overrun with hipsters and I think they're just masochistic. I consider it a bad fight if I have to yell "why wont you block!" to my partner.

 

[Juan Regular]

Do you mean bowhunting? That's actually not a thing we do here in the UK (it's illegal as well). I know archery's sort of a solo thing but I feel that a range, beginner courses and a club should be a part of every archer's career, for safety reasons if nothing else.

God no, I'm an animal lover. I have a hard enough time shooting animals in games.
No, I live in a small town with many fields and forests around so I just set up my target in one of those and shoot to my heart's content for a few hours. Believe me, there is no way anyone ever comes through where I shoot. There aren't any clubs around here at all so that's really the only way I can do it. I'm not a competitive sort anyway and you can learn a lot from just watching the pros on youtube.

 

[Master_of_Oldskool]

I wouldn't call it a "hobby," but my job involves a lot of fairly intense physical labor, mostly hauling tools and chunks of scrap metal from place to place. I'm also not well-acquainted with the technical aspects of gaming and computers, which seems to be an anomaly based on some of the discussion's I've seen on this forum.

 

[Byte2222]

Do you mean bowhunting? That's actually not a thing we do here in the UK (it's illegal as well). I know archery's sort of a solo thing but I feel that a range, beginner courses and a club should be a part of every archer's career, for safety reasons if nothing else.

God no, I'm an animal lover. I have a hard enough time shooting animals in games.
No, I live in a small town with many fields and forests around so I just set up my target in one of those and shoot to my heart's content for a few hours. Believe me, there is no way anyone ever comes through where I shoot. There aren't any clubs around here at all so that's really the only way I can do it. I'm not a competitive sort anyway and you can learn a lot from just watching the pros on youtube.

Cool. Like I said, I have reduced respect for hunters too, why do people still feel the need to kill stuff? Watching good archers is amazing (I've watched and shot with several who've shot for GB) but don't forget that you can't watch/coach yourself. I know quite a few archers who'd be horrified to see a video of themselves! I'm glad you've got a sense of perspective as well, nothing's more troublesome and dangerous than a complete novice who thinks they know what they're doing. Oh, by the way, on the subject of safety, the rules (at least over here) for maximum safe distance for full competitive bows are at least 110 yards from where you shoot (160y if you use a mechanical release aid). I don't know if you care but I do care about safety. A lot.

 

[Colour Scientist]

Well if people consider gamers shy/unsocial/awkward/whatever I'm a stand up comedian although honestly we're some of the nerdiest people alive.

You're a stand up comedian?
That's really cool, how did you get into that?

OP: I enjoy following fashion and celebrity gossip, that's not really common among gamers or people of a nerdy persuasion. Disappointingly.
I don't have many people I can talk to about Fable or the Game of Thrones books that also care about the new Kimye baby.
I have separate outlets for each though so it's not so bad.

 

[The Funslinger]

Well if people consider gamers shy/unsocial/awkward/whatever I'm a stand up comedian although honestly we're some of the nerdiest people alive.

You're a stand up comedian?
That's really cool, how did you get into that?

OP: I enjoy following fashion and celebrity gossip, that's not really common among gamers or people of a nerdy persuasion. Disappointingly.
I don't have many people I can talk to about Fable or the Game of Thrones books that also care about the new Kimye baby.
I have separate outlets for each though so it's not so bad.

I have a similar problem, but one that (to me, at least) is more of a stumbling block. There's no overlap between my friends who like to discuss games, anime, sci fi, Marvel, etc and my friends with whom I can get drunk and go on shenanigans with.

Such a shame, because drunken conversations about those topics would be so wonderful. All my 'nerdy' friends are stereotypically socially awkward.

 

[Colour Scientist]

Well if people consider gamers shy/unsocial/awkward/whatever I'm a stand up comedian although honestly we're some of the nerdiest people alive.

You're a stand up comedian?
That's really cool, how did you get into that?

OP: I enjoy following fashion and celebrity gossip, that's not really common among gamers or people of a nerdy persuasion. Disappointingly.
I don't have many people I can talk to about Fable or the Game of Thrones books that also care about the new Kimye baby.
I have separate outlets for each though so it's not so bad.

I have a similar problem, but one that (to me, at least) is more of a stumbling block. There's no overlap between my friends who like to discuss games, anime, sci fi, Marvel, etc and my friends with whom I can get drunk and go on shenanigans with.

Such a shame, because drunken conversations about those topics would be so wonderful. All my 'nerdy' friends are stereotypically socially awkward.

You got my hopes up there, I thought I had someone to have vapid conversations about unimportant celebrities with!
Boo-urns.

That sucks. All of my friends who are into gaming and whatnot are well up for drunken shenanigans. There's nothing better than going to a pub with a few people and talking about Doctor Who, Game of Thrones and the Internet in general, over many pints.

Try to get your non-nerdy friends into some of the things that interest you? Alternatively, encourage the socially awkward people to leave the house? Or is that just totally not an option?

 

[aba1]

I'm fairly artistic. Although, I don't know if this constitutes as a stereotype breaking hobby or not.

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My first attempt at pointillism:

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Wish I could get better at digital art, though. I mainly just doodle when I'm using my tablet.

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Other than that? Nothin'.

I am kinda the same way I have been animating and drawing since I was 16 (23 now) and in a lot of ways those skills directly translate into my gaming hobby. Mostly because I am making a game I am going to get published hahaha. I guess I might as well post some game art

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http://www.blackenthesun.com

I also teach Judo and have been doing that since I was 5 and play paintball. I am a huge animation and comics buff too.

 

[The Funslinger]

That sucks. All of my friends who are into gaming and whatnot are well up for drunken shenanigans. There's nothing better than going to a pub with a few people and talking about Doctor Who, Game of Thrones and the Internet in general, over many pints.

Try to get your non-nerdy friends into some of the things that interest you? Alternatively, encourage the socially awkward people to leave the house? Or is that just totally not an option?

Well, I would, but nothing sucks harder than being the guy that relentlessly talks about stuff that nobody's interested in.

As for my socially awkward friends, I have tried. They're very stubborn though. One being literally a person I could not convince to eat and walk at the same time when we were standing outside in the dead of winter, and I didn't have gloves, and he'd just opened a packet of fucking mini cheddars. And I pride myself on being fairly persuasive.

 

[ShiningAmber]

I'm not sure what my stereotype would be P I guess it would be a girl who games? I don't know. That seems to be a thing. Gamer girls seem to have a negative stereotype, but I don't know what I qualify as, so we'll go with that.

I actually work out 5 days a week. (Abs finally showing, w00t). I speak three languages fluently? I drive a kickass 2011 camaro? I don't know what to say.

 

[LostintheWick]

Stereotype breaking?
I practice yoga, take spin class and strength training. I also love most outdoor sports (like kayaking, hiking, etc).

I think gamer stereo-types start to fall away with the older(22+) gamers. Perhaps it comes from years of gaming planting a seed of curiosity and love for life and adventure.

How can you play these games and not want to try some of the fun irl??? (Except for killing droves and droves of people/living things)

 

[Aesir23]

I like to go on camping trips and do some hiking when I'm able. Sadly, I only get to do so for one week a year since we don't have the best hiking country around here and those camping trips (father-children trips) can only happen when my father gets time off work.

 

[Something Amyss]

Yeah, that's how it is for me. I do it because it's fun, not because I'm actually talented.

I've been accused of "faking it" in the ER before because I'd sing. It keeps me calm. My doctor even refers to it as "self-soothing." I'd bring a guitar in if I could.

They'd probably pull the plug on me, though.

And admittedly I fall into the stereotypical section of primarily enjoying metal, though I like to think that what I actually play is something more of a combination of blues and metal.

I mostly play folk and rock, this being primarily based on my skill set. That and I hate setting up and tearing down, so I play acoustic guitar mostly. I leave my keyboard running more than I should so I can just walk over and bang on it.

Escapist posts are quite easy to write, aren't they?

I'd say they practically write themselves, but I think sometimes they DO. I swear, some days I don't remember writing these things.

I haven't finished anything solidly enough to consider being published, but writing has always been one of my strong points. I was (possibly stereotypically) never all that social growing up, even though I made friends very easily in school, so I spent most of my free time either playing games, reading, or writing, and that's pretty much shaped what my talents are today.

I spent a lot of time daydreaming. I've been trying to write something since I was fourteen, and I finally got there. I've written a couple things I don't like and a couple I do. I'm trying to do an Urban Fantasy series set in Boston, with one book completed and a second in edit. There's a third, but I don't know what to do with it because certaine vents are a little too close to actual recent events there for my tastes.

I mostly need to get my ass in gear, but I've had back problems for the last couple of years and they take more out of you than you'd think. Sitting and writing can be a pain if I do it for more than a few minutes, which means I have the threshold to surf the web but not to seriously write. A couple years ago, I was really prolific. Not necessarily GOOD, but prolific.

'Course, it probably helps that there's fuck-all to do in Vermont if you don't like hunting.

There's cow tipping. And gay marriage. Of course, I've married all the gays and tipped most of the cows, so I'm kind of tapped.

 

[Rub3z]

RUNNER, BABY!

I do long distance. 4:28 mile, baby! I'm training to break the 4 minute barrier, because my father did so.

Who said gamers are unfit? I resent that, man. In fact, most of the guys on my team, or any cross-country team for that matter, are total nerds. We love gaming. We play Super Smash Bros. for hours every year we go up to Mammoth for elevation training. It's a riot.

 

[Tamashikiri]

I practice martial arts, in particular karate, kenjutsu and bojutsu, and I'm just learning to use sais.

 

[Baron von Blitztank]

Most of the time I do typical gamer/nerdy stuff so play videogames, read comic books/manga, watch anime/cartoons, etc.
But recently I've been trying my hand at baking, with some success. Aslong as I have clear-cut instructions to follow then I'm fine and it gives me things to nom while I play videogames! And I have a girlfriend too, so I suppose that goes against the stereotype as well.

 

[FrozenCones]

I enjoy origami and papercraft in my downtime. I do suffer from a bit of gamer's rage so it helps detox my mind and practice mindfulness.

 

[FancyNick]

Hmm, not much. I am a big anime/manga fan, I like to cook, and... that's about it I guess if that even counts. Games are definitely a huge part of my life but I do other things just not against the stereotype sort of things.

 

[searron]

I dunno if this is contrary to gamerism, but I teach myself foreign languages, brew beer, and play the banjo.