salikadali Posted August 27, 2001 Share Posted August 27, 2001 Why do humans play games? just curious to know what some of you guys think.Being a gamer myself, I often wonder, because it is fun, and I am seriously considering designing some games. I suppose there are serious games, which somecan be called survival, and then nonserious games, like sports, which simulate competition. I guess nature is competitive, predator/prey, most of the games we play for fun are non-life threatening, which is a good thing in my opinion.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exatreide Posted August 27, 2001 Share Posted August 27, 2001 Well i think that games give us opertunitys to use parts of are brain we would not use in are evreday life.RTS. to make you stratagise in building a base and making a plan of atack.FPS. wene i play a fps its usaly after alonge day and i want to frag something. Anger manegment therepy.fighting games. same as fps.Rpg. gives you a chance to read and also make a plan of a atack. ect.also i was reading a discover magizeen artical about how there useing videogames to treat ADD. so not only is gaming fun but they are finding it thereputric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordos45 Posted August 27, 2001 Share Posted August 27, 2001 I didn't know they were good for you. I can use that as an excuse to not do my homework. Personally I think we need some fun or we die of depression, we must have fun or we will become to depressed to live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salikadali Posted August 28, 2001 Author Share Posted August 28, 2001 Thnx for replies. ExAtr- Some good pts.- I guess games can be theraputic some what. RPG/adventure games are kind of like reading fiction, except you can become or create the characters, which is fun. FPS- stress relief, I like Tribes2, TFC, although, TFC can have alot of sh*t talking sometimes, which gets old. Have any of you played/or finished Half-Life? A great game, I was amazed at the end, when you had to fight a demon called Nihilanth, or something like that, I mean, the analogy is your fighting Nihilism, which I thought was very clever. Its making a (somewhat obscure) philosophical point with a FPS, and its a fun game, with a great(although aging) game engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garth Posted August 28, 2001 Share Posted August 28, 2001 Games are good for you, but homework and reading are better ;)My own little philosophy is that we are here to have joy, but sometimes you have to do unpleasant things to cause greater joy in the long run :)That's just the way I see things, ask a million people and you will probably get a million different answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclonus Posted August 28, 2001 Share Posted August 28, 2001 True, games are here to relieve our stress wether it be school work, girlfriend problems... And for those of us who are older, marital troubles :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exatreide Posted August 28, 2001 Share Posted August 28, 2001 yes games are good for us. people have had games for thousands of years. baby lions play games practising hunting and such. so do most mamels. i came to a concluesion Its not playing. its important mamel research. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted August 29, 2001 Share Posted August 29, 2001 red faction is a realy good fps and some games like midnight club are good when stressed(cruise mode) cus then you can just go off jumps and such... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ordos_Yogurt Posted August 29, 2001 Share Posted August 29, 2001 Carmaggeddon is good after a car . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ordos_Yogurt Posted August 29, 2001 Share Posted August 29, 2001 CRASHES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exatreide Posted September 2, 2001 Share Posted September 2, 2001 [glow=red,2,300]So we all agree that gams are good for you?[/glow] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke_Atreides Posted September 7, 2001 Share Posted September 7, 2001 I play for fun, and to discharges energy from the whole f*****g day ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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