Kay Hymowitz from The Dallas Morning News wrote a ridiculous article basically saying It’s time for 20- and 30-year-old guys to put down the Xbox controller and grow up. Much controversy over the article has got many 'responsible' adult gamers worked up. Here are a few responses:
“1 - What about responsible gamers?
As a 34 year old man, who is married, has a 6 month old son, a mortgage, and a good job and who LOVES GAMING, I’m just not sure what to make of this article. Aren’t they leaving out a demographic? People who simply have a passion for a hobby (in this case the hobby being gaming)? My family, my job, and my responsibilities come first, but when I have time for fun I game. Sure, often I have to give up sleep to make time for it. You’ll most likely find me getting up early to game between 4 and 7 AM. But I’m sure someone who was really into, say, needlepoint could be found stitching in the wee hours of the morning... right?"
“4 - extremely flawed article.
1)he fails to realize that people live a lot longer now... yeah, back in 200 b.c. you were dead at the age of 30, so should be all be retired from our jobs at 20, and living in nursing homes at 22? people live a lot longer than they did even in 1965... and to further accentuate that point, in today’s ever advancing society, a person NEEDS to get a higher level of education, at least a 4 year degree, to really succeed in the workplace. so now instead of getting a factory job at 18, adulthood is delayed to at the very least 22 before a male can begin to start an adult life.
2) he constantly refers to how these SYMs go to the bar and “hook-up”... so are they all homosexuals? because he keeps claiming how holy-er-than though all women of the same age are, and they would NEVER do such things as hook up.
3) the comments early on trying to blame video games are ignorant and mis-guided... another adult who is scared by the computer savvy of the younger generations. similar to cooper lawrence talking about mass effect. we are at an interesting crossroads where video game playing is now the norm instead of a dirty little hobby. it is becoming so prevelant that i would even call it a “hot-button issue” for our society. and becuase of the increased visibility of video games, and the money the make and time they occupy, every attention-whore in the media is trying to jump on the bandwagon by bashing it for publicity.
i’m 23, make $80,000 a year, am buying a house, haev been with my fiance for almost 3 years, work 1.5 jobs (both in property tax), graduated with a bachelors in accounting with a 3.3 last year after 4 years in college, and attribute a lot of my success in the workplace and in school to my computer and electronics skills granted to me by a lifetime of video game playing.
so for the media: please keep preaching the evils of video games to the masses, so that the people growing up after “generation next” are left in the dust by our abilities that we learned from those oh so evil video games."
“3 - People who have no passion for gaming will always call older gamers out...
They just dont allow themselves to enjoy their immagination and/or creative side of their brains. That or they just are so intwined in what “socially acceptable” is in their circles they just wont allow for the possibility that gaming when you are older is ok. I feel sorry for them...
...more to the article. With all the added preasures from society for kids to grow up faster its no wonder that as you mature you yearn to allow yourself to indulge in some of the things as a kid you missed out on."
“10 -
What an extremely idiotic and flawed article. I play games because I hate television, I cannot stand just laying on my couch watching mind numbing shows and commercials, I get bored in about 5 minutes and look for something else. Video games fill that void for me, they keep my interest. If their not consuming your life, than their is nothing wrong with doing something that actually TAKES brain power to do. I work 40 hours a week, go to school, have a girlfriend, go to the gym, have an apartment and pay all my bills on time, so I play a videogame an hour a day, it’s better than watching 3 hours of TV a night."
“18 - I’ll stop playing video games when...
...when I stop seeing old dudes playing chess in the library.
I’ll think about being more responsible when...
... I see politicians who keep their promises instead of sending kids off to war for their own monetary gain.
...and just because the reporter screwed him or herself out of fun by getting married and having kids way too early doesn’t mean I have to."
“21 - Perfect example
This is the perfect example of the perceived notion that gaming is only for kids. Until politicians, lawyers, and the like start looking at gamers as the responsible, tax paying, married with children, hard working, home owning citizens that we are, articles and opinions like this will get tossed around and become ammunition for the Jack Thompsons' of the world.
We’re adults and we game; get over it."
“30 - Cake and eat it too
So I’m a child if I’m 35 yr old male with a good job, great wife, 3 kids, mortgage, and I’m still addicted to gaming? There are so many of us that grew up with video games and have made games part of our adult lives. I know I will be gaming well into my 50’s, 60’s and with luck beyond. I will also be raising 3 great kids that know better than to write garbage blogs. This is a new age, my age, where we can have our Tivo’s, HDTV’s, and gaming systems. I love all forms of entertainment media. I just love gaming media most of all."
There are many more responsible adult gamer comments who have had it with this typical mass stereotype about gamers in their 20’s - 30’s. Some of these men are your doctors, lawyers, engineers etc. who play games and live a productive life.
Well, One of these guys brought up a good point. I mean, most Families in western civilization will come home, plant their fat asses in front of the TV all evening and watch movies or their favorite show, quite literally becoming mindless zombies. Whereas video games, you actually interact and use brain power, hand eye coordination and puzzle solving.
So I don’t know, you weigh the options. It’s clearly evident which is the more “productive” and entertaining of the two.
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Last edited 29 Jan 2008 04:07 pm by Xtrm Liability
Xtrm Liability wrote:
Well, One of these guys brought up a good point. I mean, most Families in western civilization will come home, plant their fat asses in front of the TV all evening and watch movies or their favorite show, quite literally becoming mindless zombies. Whereas video games, you actually interact and use brain power, hand eye coordination and puzzle solving.
So I don’t know, you weigh the options. It’s clearly evident which is the better of the two.
That is true...my parents complain about me playing video games and stuff. And all they do is come home, cook, then go in there room and watch TV all night -__-
NEREVAR117 wrote:
Not college, I’m talking about when I have a family and and my own house and such. I can see myself gaming an hour or so a day in my spare time.
o...well i’ll prbly game an hour a week in college, and when i have a family i’ll watch my kids play and i’ll join em if they are playing. Me and disturbed were making jokes of how in 20 years watch one of us sign into XBL and see CPO playing lol XD.
Xtrm Liability wrote:
Well, One of these guys brought up a good point. I mean, most Families in western civilization will come home, plant their fat asses in front of the TV all evening and watch movies or their favorite show, quite literally becoming mindless zombies. Whereas video games, you actually interact and use brain power, hand eye coordination and puzzle solving.
So I don’t know, you weigh the options. It’s clearly evident which is the better of the two.
That is true...my parents complain about me playing video games and stuff. And all they do is come home, cook, then go in there room and watch TV all night -__-
Same here.
I’ll be playing Portal on Gold Challenges while they watch Dr. Phil or Opera. And they say I’m rotting my brain. =/
Xtrm Liability wrote:
Well, One of these guys brought up a good point. I mean, most Families in western civilization will come home, plant their fat asses in front of the TV all evening and watch movies or their favorite show, quite literally becoming mindless zombies. Whereas video games, you actually interact and use brain power, hand eye coordination and puzzle solving.
So I don’t know, you weigh the options. It’s clearly evident which is the better of the two.
That is true...my parents complain about me playing video games and stuff. And all they do is come home, cook, then go in there room and watch TV all night -__-
Same here.
I’ll be playing Portal on Gold Challenges while they watch Dr. Phil or Opera. And they say I’m rotting my brain. =/
my parents watch chamred all night -__-
i mean “WTF?!" They’ve prbly seen every episode like 30 times. I literally walk in my parents room every now and thnen and even i recognize some parts from other times i had wlaked in.
NEREVAR117 wrote:
Not college, I’m talking about when I have a family and and my own house and such. I can see myself gaming an hour or so a day in my spare time.
o...well i’ll prbly game an hour a week in college, and when i have a family i’ll watch my kids play and i’ll join em if they are playing. Me and disturbed were making jokes of how in 20 years watch one of us sign into XBL and see CPO playing lol XD.
You told me about that. It’d be funny.
Demon Slayer wrote:
NEREVAR117 wrote:
Demon Slayer wrote:
Xtrm Liability wrote:
Well, One of these guys brought up a good point. I mean, most Families in western civilization will come home, plant their fat asses in front of the TV all evening and watch movies or their favorite show, quite literally becoming mindless zombies. Whereas video games, you actually interact and use brain power, hand eye coordination and puzzle solving.
So I don’t know, you weigh the options. It’s clearly evident which is the better of the two.
That is true...my parents complain about me playing video games and stuff. And all they do is come home, cook, then go in there room and watch TV all night -__-
Same here.
I’ll be playing Portal on Gold Challenges while they watch Dr. Phil or Opera. And they say I’m rotting my brain. =/
my parents watch chamred all night -__-
i mean “WTF?!" They’ve prbly seen every episode like 30 times. I literally walk in my parents room every now and thnen and even i recognize some parts from other times i had wlaked in.
Dude, I know! My parents do the exact same thing. So freakin boring and stupid.
NEREVAR117 wrote:
Not college, I’m talking about when I have a family and and my own house and such. I can see myself gaming an hour or so a day in my spare time.
o...well i’ll prbly game an hour a week in college, and when i have a family i’ll watch my kids play and i’ll join em if they are playing. Me and disturbed were making jokes of how in 20 years watch one of us sign into XBL and see CPO playing lol XD.
You told me about that. It’d be funny.
Demon Slayer wrote:
NEREVAR117 wrote:
Demon Slayer wrote:
Xtrm Liability wrote:
Well, One of these guys brought up a good point. I mean, most Families in western civilization will come home, plant their fat asses in front of the TV all evening and watch movies or their favorite show, quite literally becoming mindless zombies. Whereas video games, you actually interact and use brain power, hand eye coordination and puzzle solving.
So I don’t know, you weigh the options. It’s clearly evident which is the better of the two.
That is true...my parents complain about me playing video games and stuff. And all they do is come home, cook, then go in there room and watch TV all night -__-
Same here.
I’ll be playing Portal on Gold Challenges while they watch Dr. Phil or Opera. And they say I’m rotting my brain. =/
my parents watch chamred all night -__-
i mean “WTF?!" They’ve prbly seen every episode like 30 times. I literally walk in my parents room every now and thnen and even i recognize some parts from other times i had wlaked in.
Dude, I know! My parents do the exact same thing. So freakin boring and stupid.
Ur parents watch charmed? OMG I FUKING HATE THAT SHOW! SO STUPID!
NEREVAR117 wrote:
Not college, I’m talking about when I have a family and and my own house and such. I can see myself gaming an hour or so a day in my spare time.
o...well i’ll prbly game an hour a week in college, and when i have a family i’ll watch my kids play and i’ll join em if they are playing. Me and disturbed were making jokes of how in 20 years watch one of us sign into XBL and see CPO playing lol XD.
You told me about that. It’d be funny.
Demon Slayer wrote:
NEREVAR117 wrote:
Demon Slayer wrote:
Xtrm Liability wrote:
Well, One of these guys brought up a good point. I mean, most Families in western civilization will come home, plant their fat asses in front of the TV all evening and watch movies or their favorite show, quite literally becoming mindless zombies. Whereas video games, you actually interact and use brain power, hand eye coordination and puzzle solving.
So I don’t know, you weigh the options. It’s clearly evident which is the better of the two.
That is true...my parents complain about me playing video games and stuff. And all they do is come home, cook, then go in there room and watch TV all night -__-
Same here.
I’ll be playing Portal on Gold Challenges while they watch Dr. Phil or Opera. And they say I’m rotting my brain. =/
my parents watch chamred all night -__-
i mean “WTF?!" They’ve prbly seen every episode like 30 times. I literally walk in my parents room every now and thnen and even i recognize some parts from other times i had wlaked in.
Dude, I know! My parents do the exact same thing. So freakin boring and stupid.
Ur parents watch charmed? OMG I FUKING HATE THAT SHOW! SO STUPID!
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