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Edited by Speaker:
4/10/2019 10:41:29 PM
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What is a Gamer, #Gaming?
The word Gamer is defined in the websters dictionary as:
[quote]a person who plays video games or participates in role-playing games.[/quote]
That's such a skeletal categorisation of what being a Gamer is, and I think in the world as it is today and the industry of Game-making what it is, we should have a respectful discussion, about how to classify a Gamer.
Is a gamer one who simply engages in games? Well no, the dictionary defines it as much more than that. "...A person who plays video games or participates in roleplaying games" two vastly populated and diverse offerings.
Anybody would agree a football player though he is "playing a game" is an athlete and not a gamer, so we can wall of the realm of sports as totally unrelated to this discussion; But what about board game players, gamblers, hobby games- darts, cornhole, bocce (all arguably more skilled than athletic)... What about, dare I say it... mobile gamers?
What is a [u]G[/u]amer?
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3 RepliesEdited by Uncanny_Vale: 4/10/2019 10:44:34 PMGamer is a label that people usually apply to themselves. I know people who play video games but they wouldn’t call themselves “gamers”. It’s really only used by people who want to identify with that group and with “gamer culture” (whatever that is). It’s like someone who skates isn’t necessarily a “skater” unless they choose to identify themselves as such and engage in the skater culture. Gamer is a self identifying label people use to feel like they’re part of some sort of gaming culture or movement. I personally play a lot of video games but I wouldn’t call myself a “gamer” like it’s some sort of identifying label or something. There’s no label for someone who likes to watch TV or listen to music is there?
