To me there are a variety of gamer types out there. I'm not a hardcore or competetive gamer. I'm a gamer nerd. Specifically a Nintendo Gamer Nerd. I'm fanatical about Nintendo but I don't claim to be the best at them or play overly competetively. But I'm highly knowledgable about the company and it's IP. I listen to Nintendo music, draw Nintendo fanart, and even debate people regarding Nintendo.
[Poll] Do you consider yourself a gamer?
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Well I do think there is a distinction between someone who watches movies and someone who is passionate about movies. Someone who reads books and someone who is passionate about books. Someone who plays games and someone who is passionate about games.
The best I could find for movies was "Filmgoer"or "Film Buff".
I have actually heard people who are passionate about books being called "Readers" before. Oh and "Bibliophile" too.
The best I could find for movies was "Filmgoer"or "Film Buff".
I have actually heard people who are passionate about books being called "Readers" before. Oh and "Bibliophile" too.
It's just too bad they aren't called "video gamers". What do you call someone who hates video games but loves non-electronic/traditional games in general? The term "gaming" used to be reserved for casino style games, gambling, slot machines, etc.
...Did you have to use that example?
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If I were serious, I wouldn't have said any of that stuff.
But if you want me to be serious, I don't give two shits about the gamer label.
If people want to call me a gamer just because I play video games or something like that, then go right ahead, because I don't care in the slightest. (Hell I call myself a gamer, so i'm all in.)
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In the end there's nothing wrong with the term "gamer", but it does come with some undesirable attributes and stereotypes. It doesn't really suit or embody some people, even if they enjoy video games immensely.
What about a guy/gal who MAKES Video games? like a game designer and programmer? What do we call him/her "Game creators"?
I didn't mean to start this whole thing.
Yes I am aware of things like film buff and...bibliophile? (Never heard of this term, but I don't get involved in the reading community sooooooo okay.) And music lovers and all that, and yes i'm aware that Gamer isn't really a cool term. (Though you have to admit it does have a bit of a ring to it XD) as the term Gamer like Otaku has negative qualities and stereotypes to. So in the end, it was just a joke that didn't really hit the mark, no prob, Not all my jokes can hit the mark, sometimes they just plain suck or they just don't make sense a lot of the time. But hey it happens to all of us every now and then, (I like to think of that at least.) and hey the fact that we got some discussion from it is nice to say the least, so the joke did something good! Eh eh?
Okay i'll just go to my corner.
Yes I am aware of things like film buff and...bibliophile? (Never heard of this term, but I don't get involved in the reading community sooooooo okay.) And music lovers and all that, and yes i'm aware that Gamer isn't really a cool term. (Though you have to admit it does have a bit of a ring to it XD) as the term Gamer like Otaku has negative qualities and stereotypes to. So in the end, it was just a joke that didn't really hit the mark, no prob, Not all my jokes can hit the mark, sometimes they just plain suck or they just don't make sense a lot of the time. But hey it happens to all of us every now and then, (I like to think of that at least.) and hey the fact that we got some discussion from it is nice to say the least, so the joke did something good! Eh eh?
Usually they're called video game developers I think?
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Game authors, game writers, game designers, etc. They're all the same thing - however you only usually hear older developers say "I wrote this game" or "I was the author of this game". A bit like how older people say "I went to the pictures", instead of the "movies".
hey me too.
And what about the TYPES of gamers. causal gamer, major ledge gamer, Neutral gamer, all that stuff.
I was on another forum once, and this forum had a good mix of younger members and older members (and by old I mean actually old, like 50-60). One of the younger members started a thread asking if anyone was a "gamer", one of the older members posted that she was, but she was the only one that mentioned board and card games. Everyone on that forum is polite of course, so everyone engaged her too : p But of course after a while she mentioned that growing up, the term gamer just applied to people who liked games of all kinds. I often think about that, how old people must feel that the term really only applies to video games now : p
And TB100 made a good point I strongly agree with, I dont like the view that the term "gamer" gives to someone, I dont want to be thought of as someone who lives ONLY for video games. Like yap I like them and enjoy them and think theyre neat, but there are so many more things that I like than that, and I dont hold them to be that important. Its just another fun hobby.
I dont consider myself to be "passionate" about video games, I just think theyre neat : p I dont want anyone thinking that video games are my lifes passion : p
I do enjoy some video games though, sure. Right now Im crazy about the Dreamcast. I seem to go through periods of being really into one thing at a time, haha.
I feel silly about the title "casual gamer", like I dont want to tell anyone "Im a causal gamer", it just feels silly : p
I just say "I like some video games, and I sometimes get excited about retro stuff", if anyone asks me if I like video games : p
And TB100 made a good point I strongly agree with, I dont like the view that the term "gamer" gives to someone, I dont want to be thought of as someone who lives ONLY for video games. Like yap I like them and enjoy them and think theyre neat, but there are so many more things that I like than that, and I dont hold them to be that important. Its just another fun hobby.
I dont consider myself to be "passionate" about video games, I just think theyre neat : p I dont want anyone thinking that video games are my lifes passion : p
I do enjoy some video games though, sure. Right now Im crazy about the Dreamcast. I seem to go through periods of being really into one thing at a time, haha.
I feel silly about the title "casual gamer", like I dont want to tell anyone "Im a causal gamer", it just feels silly : p
I just say "I like some video games, and I sometimes get excited about retro stuff", if anyone asks me if I like video games : p
Don't forget game composers they also do a lot of hard work too! We call them our Gamefus!