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Post by Nie on Feb 20, 2006 23:37:27 GMT -5
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Post by louchocolate on Feb 25, 2006 4:39:30 GMT -5
I know I love computer games but played too many is very bad for me I know a friend who plays 10 computer games in one day I tell her to stop but she would not listen what I am trying to say is that computter games are very bad I onlu play 2
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Calavera Diablos
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Post by Calavera Diablos on Mar 3, 2006 2:05:00 GMT -5
Personally, I feel that it is the responsibility of the player. I have many gaming friends who do tend to stay up late and play WoW or console games for more than 8 hours straight, but they keep their priorities such as work and homework before playing. On the other hand, I also have equally "hardcore" gamer friend who spend their money too easily and often shirk their duties to play games. One friend in particular bought so many games, he often he games that had been sitting UNWRAPPED on his self for two months because he was too distracted by other games to play them. I used to the latter type of gamer, but after awhile, I managed to find a successful way of balancing the two. While gaming can be addictive, the level at which someone will be depends entirely on their emotional maturity. A person who feels suicidal after their WoW character dies or refuses to eat for fear of missing a campaign OBVIOUSLY must have some emotional issues that have been present before s/he ever picked up a mouse or a game controller. Gaming, to that sort of person, is just another method of escaping reality and provides an excuse for them to ignore their responsibilities. They would find another way to ignore work if gaming wasn't part of their lifestyle anyway.
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Post by KoNeko on Mar 4, 2006 20:41:49 GMT -5
I remember when there was this story in the news about this guy at a net/LAN cafe in Korea who died after playing Diablo for 3 hours straight because... he forgot to eat.  I mean, I'm sorry but if you are that irresponsible and self-negligent, then you obviously need to get your priorities straight. I don't think it's the responsibility of the game developers to flash an image of a cheeseburger or a bed or a toilet every couple of hours or so to remind you to eat or sleep or go to the bathroom. If you're capable of gaming, you're capable of looking after yourself in real life and gaming shouldn't ever take priority over any IRL stuff.
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Post by Pkia on Sept 18, 2006 18:19:05 GMT -5
(hurrah for posting in topics that are more than 6 months old!)
This topic relates completely to a conversation that I was having the other day. One of my biggest pet peeves is people not accepting responsibility for their own actions and decisions. I think it's a growing trend for people these days to always find a scrapegoat for everything in their daily life that goes awry.
Everything in life is an active choice and you are constantly making decisions on what to do. You can choose to not play a game, you can choose to not eat fast food, you can choose to take a stand against something that you don't agree with rather than sitting idly by and blaming a manufacturer/fast food chain/government or person for personal woes. I understand that these games are designed to be entertaining and make you want to play them, but ultimately it is a choice that an individual is making and we always have the power to say "no," even if it may be difficult to choose.
You're in charge of your own life. The decisions that you make are your own and the mind is a remarkably powerful tool. Without meaning to sound harsh, I think getting caught up in a game to the point where you lose your priorities is more indicitive of a lack of willpower than manufacturer irresponsibility.
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Calantha
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Post by Calantha on Jun 13, 2007 22:54:38 GMT -5
Just food for thought:
Out of 72 classes being taught this summer at the place I work with the classes that filled up the fastest were (in this order):
Wii: Active Gaming
Harry Potter I
Wii: Active Gaming II
Anime and the Graphic Novel
All with over twenty participants...
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I mean, I'm sorry but if you are that irresponsible and self-negligent, then you obviously need to get your priorities straight. I don't think it's the responsibility of the game developers to flash an image of a cheeseburger or a bed or a toilet every couple of hours or so to remind you to eat or sleep or go to the bathroom. If you're capable of gaming, you're capable of looking after yourself in real life and gaming shouldn't ever take priority over any IRL stuff.