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Gamers Aren't (Always) Geeks

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the gimme-my-pringles-and-mtn-dew-and-turn-of-the-lights dept.

wo1verin3 writes "CNN is reporting that not all gamers are the anti-social folk they are hyped to be by parents and the media. Roughly two-thirds of college students play video games, but the image of a nerdy guy who spends all day in a dimly lit room blowing up computer-generated bad guys is off base, according to a new study. Full story here."

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  1. Re:They socialize with other gamers by mjmalone · · Score: 4, Informative

    Actually a lot of people I know are occasional gamers. They arent obsessed with them and associate with "normal" people... The problem is when you become addicted and sit in front of your computer all day.

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  2. More Info by fobbman · · Score: 4, Informative

    More info on this topic can be seen here.

    In other news, it has been determined that not all of the editors at Slashdot post dupes.

  3. Re:and like - shock horror... by Lemmy+Caution · · Score: 3, Informative

    Ironically, that was sarcasm.