There's more Adult Female gamers than Teenage Boys

[ResonKinetic]

I also forgot to mention that the definition of gamer does not imply how much time they spend playing a game. A person playing a game is a gamer, according to the facts. Hide behind as many buzzwords as you want, that's the real definition.

don't you think that the word "gamer" would imply regular and/or ongoing activity though?

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[Bisjac]

so is hardcore and casual a matter of which games you play or what

i mean i think "regular" gamers need to be given a classification too.

because i'm not hardcore and i ain't a goddamn casual and i think a lot of gamers can say the same thing

some games are hardcore or casual only. but most it depends on how the user plays it.

[ResonKinetic]

some games are hardcore or casual only. but most it depends on how the user plays it.

when you say some games, you're saying that there are in-between games?

I mean a gamer could be serious about one game and relaxed about another.

I think "regular" would be a good adjective for in-between gamers.

[Biostorm]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gamer
I find definition 2 to be the most convincing.

The term "Gamer" by itself can apply to nearly anyone who plays video games on a regular basis or even once in a long while. However, even among gamers and the definitions on this site there is a large amount of debate about who and what gamers exactly are. The best way to define the term "gamer" is not to define it at all but accept that there are in fact many types of gamers out there and there is no blanket term that can cover them all.

Casual gamers are the people who mostly own console systems and buy mostly sports and racing games. They don't like fantasy games and only enjoy sci-fi games based on movies they may have seen. This group, unfortunatly, makes up the bulk of the gaming community and the current popularity of stuffty games on stuffty console systems is evidence of this. Casual Gamers think that having a "life" consists entirely of getting laid and drunk on a regular basis and have very little interest in games outside of a way to pass the time without spending alot of money.

The group of people who call themselves Hardcore gamers aren't often quite as "hardcore" about gaming as they would like to think. These are the people you see complaining that games now come in fancy modes like "3D" and debating the finer points of why Final Fantasy 6 was better than Final Fantasy 7. The only people who might actually be hardcore are the people who sit an camp the firegiant hideout in evercamp for 72 hours at a time just to get some item that will help them camp better. I wouldn't rate either side of this coin as being a very pretty sight.

Finally there are the true gamers who actually treat gaming as a real HOBBY and not just a way to pass time or something to try and collect hundred upon thousands of. True Gamers just try to find an enjoy the best games out there and don't like getting ripped off because Casual gamers are pushing the industry towards a point where the only games that will be profitable are Madden and GTA. True Gamers often own high quality PC's and play PC games most often. Despite what most people might think a PC isn't hard to operate and doesn't cost too much. The people who say PC's are too expensive are often spending hundreds of dollars on console systems that can't do even half as many things as a PC can do and to make matters worse they own more than one of these stone age devices.

[erifpsiW]

Most mobile games are just money cows, but games nonetheless.

[F3d323]

hubba hubba

there sure are.

you pervert

[Zanaran2]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gamer
I find definition 2 to be the most convincing.

Well, that pretty much sums up everything.

[ResonKinetic]

you pervert

Don't flatter me <3

[Zanaran2]

Don't flatter me <3

I dunno, hebephile has more ring to it

[ResonKinetic]

I dunno, hebephile has more ring to it

wait what

what context are you using that in

if it helps, i'm attracted to almost everything in a woman

[Damp]

why is this such a big deal?

[McJobless]

why is this such a big deal?

Because "gamers" have to loving infight about every tiny issue. You literally cannot win, regardless of what you say or do.

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I find it weird that people say video games are different from sport, board games, card games, the games you'd play on the playground etc. The only difference is the use of technology to transform and convey the medium. At the end of the day, they still both function the same.

[Jairo]

I find it weird that people say video games are different from sport, board games, card games, the games you'd play on the playground etc. The only difference is the use of technology to transform and convey the medium. At the end of the day, they still both function the same.

are you serious

[Daswiruch]

mobile is not and never will be a viable gaming platform imo

but muh 3ds

[McJobless]

are you serious

I don't see what the problems are. They all have the rules, goals, challenges etc. Just because video games can use sound and visuals that most other forms of games can't doesn't mean they're suddenly an entirely different concept. It's kind of like how normal movies and 3D animated films are the same thing, even though one relies on the use of tech to be created.