I've never liked computer games

Nesti (Mark) · #1 13-11-2009, 04:02 PM

Personally I feel computer games are a waste of time, energy and a drain on intelligence and creativity.

That being said, I sometimes watch my my son play on-line and it is quite entertaining...albeit is small doses.

I think these games are evolving extremely quickly and at times I wander what it's doing to their heads. I think the realism is increasing rapidly also. His new game 'Modern Warfare 2' is insane, it's starting to look very real now and I must also add that they are incorporating much of what is practiced in real life...I wonder where this is all going?!

I went to a gaming expo a few weeks ago with him, and I gotta say, I saw a few 15-20 yo who seemed catatonic and as though their brain was still plugged-in elsewhere. Sad!

Want to see how real it's getting, well the graphics in this clip is pretty much what you get in the game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyASw-1KWyU

Cheers
Mark

Ian Robinson · #2 13-11-2009, 04:22 PM

Sure are .... a waste of time and pointless.

iceman (Mike) · #3 13-11-2009, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ian Robinson

Sure are .... a waste of time and pointless.

That's a thoughtless comment. You might find them like that but it doesn't mean other people do.

It's entertainment. It's a form of entertainment which a lot of people enjoy.

Like any other hobby, it can be done to excess where it's not exactly "healthy".

Lismore Bloke (Paul) · #4 13-11-2009, 04:34 PM

Computer games are something I have never had the patience to do. I spend all day in front of a monitor and the last thing I want to do at home is spend hours at the computer. (I'll make an exception with IIS!!!)

I'm not terribly impressed by the extreme blood and gore that is portrayed in some games. However, I have watched a family member use a game to construct a whole civilization, from the ground up. It took him all day and was very educational, but, not for me, my patience ran out. Not all games are mindless rubbish.

Benno85 (Ben) · #5 13-11-2009, 04:35 PM

I am a fan of gaming for a number of reasons. Sure I'm not one of those die-hard fans that eat sleep and breath gaming, but every now and then it's great to settle in to Rome: Total War and overthrough the Roman Senate, or load up one of the racing games and have a flog around the Nurburgring.......and even more fun is watching my 3yr old son laugh his head off while I play the Wii, swinging my arms and dancing like a madman!!

As Mike stated, it's the same as any hobby, it needs to be taken in the right context and not overdone

Kal (Andrew) · #6 13-11-2009, 04:37 PM

I compare it favourably to "the box" (tv)

TV can be mindnumbing with no interaction with other people. Computer games can be just as much about social entertainment as playing entertainment nowdays.

I have made many real life friends through online computer games.

TrevorW · #7 13-11-2009, 04:40 PM

"Enders game"

training for future robotic warfare

IMO in moderation they are Okay like chatting on forums

multiweb (Marc) · #8 13-11-2009, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Nesti

Personally I feel computer games are a waste of time, energy and a drain on intelligence and creativity.

Nah... not at all.

It's just fun. A good release like everything else in moderation.

JimmyH155 · #9 13-11-2009, 05:13 PM

It's what so many of our Gen X and Y's do. It is the modern way of entertainment. We didn't have computers when we were young so we stuck to bikes. Now its different. Machines and gismos are the rage - look at the modern phones.
Another thing I have noticed - at railway station the young ones will buy their ticket from a machine. I never do. I prefer to help save the job of the bloke in the ticket office.

It's just the modern way, computer games are todays craze.
In my youth we had marbles

multiweb (Marc) · #10 13-11-2009, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by JimmyH155

In my youth we had marbles

... and now you're using the internet. Times have changed hey?

Ian Robinson · #11 13-11-2009, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by iceman

That's a thoughtless comment. You might find them like that but it doesn't mean other people do.

It's entertainment. It's a form of entertainment which a lot of people enjoy.

Like any other hobby, it can be done to excess where it's not exactly "healthy".

Why so defencive ?

#12 13-11-2009, 05:34 PM

Modern Warefare 2 is awsome!!

I cant wait to play it!

also something you may find interesting:
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/...635268977.html

multiweb (Marc) · #13 13-11-2009, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Lyinxz

Modern Warefare 2 is awsome!!

I cant wait to play it!

also something you may find interesting:
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/...635268977.html

Oh yeah. I got the prestige pack with the night vision goggles. I can't play it before Xmas though. My wife won't let me. Meanwhile my clan buddies are ranking in points

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #14 13-11-2009, 05:53 PM

I bought my boys a Wii for christmas last year.
It's terrific fun and they get a little/lot of exercise playing with it.
On the computer, my boys like playing Sim Safari. Building their own Safari Park, managing the biodiversity, keeping poachers at bay, looking after the tourists and camping facilities etc.
They are only allowed to play computer games on the weekends and holidays.
Moderation is a good thing.

Nesti (Mark) · #15 13-11-2009, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by multiweb

Oh yeah. I got the prestige pack with the night vision goggles. I can't play it before Xmas though. My wife won't let me. Meanwhile my clan buddies are ranking in points

Oh-man...that's a crack-up...SCREEEEEEENERRRRRR!!!!!

Rhys...he's past the entire game already. I think you'll love it.

He keeps asking me to play it and I know it's just a game and perhaps something fun to do, but the truth is, when he talks about doing this and that, I relate it straight back to reality and see that there's no appreciation for how things actually happen. Most kids hated 'Jar Head', as they didn't get to see what they wanted...because that's reality.

Maybe I should retire! LOL

lacad01 (Adam) · #16 13-11-2009, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Kal

I compare it favourably to "the box" (tv)

TV can be mindnumbing with no interaction with other people. .

Or watching end of the world films at the cinema

kustard (Simon) · #17 13-11-2009, 06:20 PM

I've played a wide range of games from old school DOOM and Quake right up to World Of Warcraft. They have been a form of entertainment and relaxation for me. I don't find them a waste of time because with games like WoW I talk to friends and socialise.

I got my first computer back in 1985 and the majority of programs were games but by learning how those games worked I developed programming skills that have served me in my working career.

Like anything you do, you need to make sure you balance it out with other activities like reading, physical activities like bike riding etc.

Saying gaming is pointless is like saying astronomy is pointless, it's an unfair and biased comment.

Nesti (Mark) · #18 13-11-2009, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Lyinxz

Modern Warefare 2 is awsome!!

I cant wait to play it!

also something you may find interesting:
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/...635268977.html

1 in 1,000 perhaps may benefit, but the majority of serious screeners are numbing their intelligence.

I also notice that extended periods screening comes hand-in-hand with apathy, lethargy and the C.B.F. syndrome!

TrevorW · #19 13-11-2009, 06:31 PM

I kept getting motion sickness trying to play Doom

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #20 13-11-2009, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TrevorW

I kept getting motion sickness trying to play Doom

You too!!
I don't get car or sea sick, but play Doom for 15 minutes and I'm crook as a chook.