EPTOn December 11 2009 23:11 teekuppi wrote:
So are you saying that without starcraft you wouldn't be so good at Poker and wouldn't have made so much money? I find it strange that you have learned discipline, analyzing and how to reflect via starcraft, because that's what people actually learn in life when they grow up. Also not letting emotions take over do you really think it's not a good thing? Keeping emotions to yourself only make's people apathetic.
I'm sorry if this is too personal or something I just find this very interesting because i am actually making study of how people grow to their "feelings" and never thought one could achieve it via game .
So are you saying that without starcraft you wouldn't be so good at Poker and wouldn't have made so much money? I find it strange that you have learned discipline, analyzing and how to reflect via starcraft, because that's what people actually learn in life when they grow up. Also not letting emotions take over do you really think it's not a good thing? Keeping emotions to yourself only make's people apathetic.
I'm sorry if this is too personal or something I just find this very interesting because i am actually making study of how people grow to their "feelings" and never thought one could achieve it via game .
After thinking it about some more... When I was young I did a lot of different sports I competed in a national tournament once but everything that I did just came natural I didn't think about it too much. When I started playing Starcraft this changed. I remember reading Brattsunamis zerg guide and I completely inhaled every little bit of it. This was the first time in my life that I was really interested in the theoretical side of something. When I put the praxis and theory together it was astonishing how quickly you can get good at Starcraft and enjoy it even more. Basically Starcraft showed me that theory actually can be interesting and when you put theory and praxis together you excel at whatever you do.
About emotions: When I was a kid and played tennis I always got mad at myself when I did a stupid mistake. Then I got mad for getting mad which made me lose focus. After a match you're tired you won't analyse and reflect everything. At least I didn't. I only dealt with emotions while playing. After a game of Starcraft or Poker it's different. Your brain is still working at full capacity and you are forced to deal with your emotions. Starcraft helped me change my mindeset from 'Why am I raging so much. Stop raging!' to 'Okay, I am pissed. I lost. What can I do better next time?'
Nowadays I let my emotions go free when I play basketball or a videogame with friends. I don't take everything so seriously anymore. But when I play poker I acknowledge my emotions and then put them away.
Still sometimes I wish there would be a switch to turn on 'Cold blooded killer' ^_^
