• Here's a weird Granny playing GTA because it "keeps her mentally active"
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[QUOTE=Vasili;39373542]this is what I've always thought, retirement for us isn't going to be nearly as boring with new technology like internet and video games and online interaction with other users.[/QUOTE] Hopefully soon enough less people will be just waiting to die alone on their house... We have a man who lives across the street like that, and it is unbearable how empty his house feels. He now lives in the living room and kitchen of his house, with no furniture in the rest since he can't get around to clean well enough. The other doors are roped shut, I presume to save him the recurring shock of walking into the empty rooms of his home.
[QUOTE=Paul McCartney;39374166]Oh man. Early 90s nintendo mascots. Bowser looks like a fucking boss, Donkey kong looks stoned out of his mind, and I love the early 90's Yoshi. He had sentience instead of just being this utility vehicle.[/QUOTE] dude that's donkey kong jr you must not be a "real" gamer for not knowing about a character nobody cares about. [editline]27th January 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=yawmwen;39373981]coincidentally more fun than any forumula 1 racing game i'v played.[/QUOTE] this is also true
I remember seeing a video about some old guy who plays Bad Company 2.
[QUOTE=Vasili;39373542]this is what I've always thought, retirement for us isn't going to be nearly as boring with new technology like internet and video games and online interaction with other users.[/QUOTE] Man when I'll be 70 I can just open gmod and roleplay I'm still young
I don't expect roleplaying to exist past the year 2020.
[quote]It is predicted that by the end of this year, female gamers will outnumber men for the first time.[/quote] Playing angry birds does not make you a gamer
[QUOTE=Paul McCartney;39374166]Oh man. Early 90s nintendo mascots. Bowser looks like a fucking boss, Donkey kong looks stoned out of his mind, and I love the early 90's Yoshi. He had sentience instead of just being this utility vehicle.[/QUOTE] Yoshi was at his very worst in Yoshi's Story. I still have nightmares about that running animation.
[QUOTE=Zephyrs;39375157]These stats do nothing to break apart the data into subcategories, and as such, I feel they do not provide a very accurate representation of the picture. I have no doubt that women make up somewhere in the general ballpark of half the gaming population. However, the simple fact remains that they are the overwhelming minority in games like DOTA, fps games like counter strike/tf2, and even MMOs that I've played. I've found that they are also vastly outnumbered by men who play single player fantasy/scifi RPGs along the lines of Dragon Age/Mass effect, Skyrim, and the like. So... what demographics are they becoming the dominant factors in? Or do they just not play anywhere near as much? Or do they play at different interest/skill levels/time zones? Seriously. Where the hell are these 40-55% figures I always see, because it sure isn't the case in my corner of the gaming universe.[/QUOTE] hey man how many girls do you see lining up to see the latest and greatest fighting/action movies? girls are attracted to different styles of games generally. violent themes are considered "masculine" from a cultural perspective, so men are more attracted to violent media. games like portal, katamari damacy and sims are way more successful with women because they don't have that overtly masculine theme. so the problem is not that the data is wrong, or the data is misleading, only that you play games that women are less likely to enjoy.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;39373562]and why does it matter if the video game is on facebook or a mobile device? a video game is a video game.[/QUOTE] it matters from the point of view of the industry. a person who buys a $700 phone and one or two $1 games a month is hardly as relevant as a person who buys one or two mainstream consoles per generation and one $60 game per month.
i buy an average of 0$ worth of games a month but play games for several hours a day. does that make me not a gamer?
[QUOTE=Zezibesh;39375956]it matters from the point of view of the industry. a person who buys a $700 phone and one or two $1 games a month is hardly as relevant as a person who buys one or two mainstream consoles per generation and one $60 game per month.[/QUOTE] 60 dollars a month? Jesus fucking christ
she's better at playing with a joystick than i am it feels humiliating
she should play on portal 2 would help her mind too
[QUOTE=yawmwen;39373562]and why does it matter if the video game is on facebook or a mobile device? a video game is a video game.[/QUOTE] because we're talking about who we'd define as a 'gamer' it's analogous to someone who plays basketball in a league vs. someone who occasionally shoots a few hoops with friends they're both playing basketball, sure, but they're not both basketballers calling people who play a couple of mini-games on their phones 'gamers' is missing the point imo
[QUOTE=yawmwen;39373562]"According to a survey done in 2004 by the Entertainment Software Association, 25 percent of console players and 39 percent of PC game players are women. Also, 40 percent of online game players are women. According to a report by USA today 60 percent of female gamers play on mobile devices says a survey done by EEDAR. The same survey done by EEDAR also finds 63 percent of these female mobile gamers play online multiplayer mobile games.[25] According to another study conducted by the Entertainment Software Association in 2010, 40% of the game playing population is female, and women 18 or older now comprise 33% of all gamers. Also, the percentage of women now playing online has risen to 42%, up several percent since 2004. The same study shows that 46% of game purchasers are female (Entertainment Software Association).[26] In recognition of the importance of the issues of women and girls as game developers and players, the International Game Developers Association, an association of companies and individuals in the games industry, has formed a Special Interest Group on Women in Game Development.[27] This is an active field of discussion and a topic in many conferences in the video gaming industry" [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_and_video_games#Female_gamers_as_a_demographic[/url] and why does it matter if the video game is on facebook or a mobile device? a video game is a video game.[/QUOTE] B-B-But we can't let casuals take over our games!!
[QUOTE=phygon;39376249]60 dollars a month? Jesus fucking christ[/QUOTE] What?
shes probably a newb
[QUOTE=Stormcharger;39376472]What?[/QUOTE] Well, that's about what I spend on food. I spend about 40 bucks a year on video games. Ones that aren't on sale, I wait a year or two for.
This is the most adorable fucking thing I've seen in my life.
[QUOTE=Faren;39376426]because we're talking about who we'd define as a 'gamer' it's analogous to someone who plays basketball in a league vs. someone who occasionally shoots a few hoops with friends they're both playing basketball, sure, but they're not both basketballers calling people who play a couple of mini-games on their phones 'gamers' is missing the point imo[/QUOTE] how fucking elitist do you have to be to compare yourself to an nba athlete? and this isn't even a good analogy anyways because there actually [i]are[/i] professional gaming leagues. [editline]27th January 2013[/editline] and what separates a "game" from a "mini-game"? i always thought a mini-game was a game within a game(i.e. warioware, playing poker in rdr). and why does this distinction need to be made? so you can feel smug about how you play cod or w/e on xbox while someone else enjoys their little mobile phone games?
Aaah she was on BBC Breakfast a week or so ago, and they did a short zoom up on a stack of her games and you could see Disgaea. The first possible weeaboo granny? (i joke of course) Though this isn't something totally new, my great aunt has a playstation :v:
Surprisingly all the girls in my class are gamers. And we are about 4 guys and 11 girls or something. They just can't stop talking about Black Ops, Assassin's Creed and stuff.
Just watching that old lady wreck stuff in GTA is so awesome and honestly kinda hilarious. It's great to see a truly elder gamer.
It's not like being born in the 1930s means you have to live that way for the rest of your life. My grandma worked in a municipal office from 1960s to 1990s, meaning that she has probably used computers way more than I have. I let her play GTAIII in the early -00s, but she couldn't figure out how to make the car go straight. She's really good at computer solitaire though :v:
[QUOTE=yawmwen;39376880] and what separates a "game" from a "mini-game"? i always thought a mini-game was a game within a game(i.e. warioware, playing poker in rdr). and why does this distinction need to be made? so you can feel smug about how you play cod or w/e on xbox while someone else enjoys their little mobile phone games?[/QUOTE] Mini-games are games you can quickly get into. Angry birds is a mini game because you can just choose a level and play it. The levels are short and can be finished in a minute. These games are most often played to pass the time. When waiting for a bus for example. The distinction needs to be made because both playerbases are different. A "gamer" probably plays mini games as well but a "mini gamer" may not.
A fair few women play MMOs these days as well, or it seemed it in WoW. A greater percentage of them tend to play healers though.
[QUOTE=FreakyMe;39376491]Well, that's about what I spend on food. I spend about 40 bucks a year on video games. Ones that aren't on sale, I wait a year or two for.[/QUOTE] Where the fuck do you live where you can live on food for 60$ a month? How poor is your country?
[QUOTE=Faren;39376426]because we're talking about who we'd define as a 'gamer' it's analogous to someone who plays basketball in a league vs. someone who occasionally shoots a few hoops with friends they're both playing basketball, sure, but they're not both basketballers calling people who play a couple of mini-games on their phones 'gamers' is missing the point imo[/QUOTE] official list of things you should not be pretentious about: #1. anime #2. manga #3. the term "gamer"
There was a facinating TED talk on this same subject last last year [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FktsFcooIG8[/media] Ignoring the fact that there is some psudo-intellectual ego rubbing going on for some of the video, there are some really interesting points brought up. People who play action video games a moderate amount during their week tend to have better eye sight, better coordination, better attention spans, and just in-general are mentally sharper or more acute than those who don't play such games at all. As such she suggests that in the future we might see action games used as a kind of "metal health" training for elderly, for rehabilitation from accidents that impair thinking ability, etc. She brings up a great point that it is a lot like wine - "action" video games in moderate amounts tend to actually give positive health effects, but of course over-indulgence is bad (like wine).
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