Actually, if you actually knew people who played games, and knew which people played what games, you might realize a few things.
First of all, not all games are made for the 13 year old hyperactive destructive kid (and I don't believe all of that media bullshit which tells us that violent games make kids violent; you can tell what is real by the age of 3..). There are actually games which are calm, and require some thought. I'm not saying it's gonna make you a genius or be harder than your Robust Digital Signal Processing class, but they aren't made to be for the twitchy-fingered young-uns.
Second, you might notice who plays the games: there are actually a lot of people in their 20s or 30s who play games, and they play all kinds of games. However, I must say that it is true that most young gamers do play twitchy games....
Oh. And there are Barbie games, as well as, gasp, a Barbie printer! It's sooooooo cute!
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First of all, not all games are made for the 13 year old hyperactive destructive kid (and I don't believe all of that media bullshit which tells us that violent games make kids violent; you can tell what is real by the age of 3..). There are actually games which are calm, and require some thought. I'm not saying it's gonna make you a genius or be harder than your Robust Digital Signal Processing class, but they aren't made to be for the twitchy-fingered young-uns.
Second, you might notice who plays the games: there are actually a lot of people in their 20s or 30s who play games, and they play all kinds of games. However, I must say that it is true that most young gamers do play twitchy games....
Oh. And there are Barbie games, as well as, gasp, a Barbie printer! It's sooooooo cute!
Ahem.
Just tryin' to defend us gamers some... Hyuk....
Fnord.
Quake 3 Arena!
Diablo 2
Counter Strike!!!
The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind!