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[Q] ¿How the videogames have helped you in life? - Page 2

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Night[Mare
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
Mexico4793 Posts
February 12 2009 00:18 GMT
#21
On February 12 2009 09:11 minus_human wrote:
And I also found TL through SC


Yes, I must admit this is a big finding for me as well. <3 TL!!!
Teamliquidian townie
Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
February 12 2009 00:18 GMT
#22
they gave me a very tangible example of "practice = improve"

seems obvious but most people tend to take it for granted.
TS-Rupbar
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
Sweden1089 Posts
February 12 2009 00:20 GMT
#23
I just wrote an essay on this subject. If you want to talk to me about it, my AIM is TSRupbar and my MSN is rubert89 at hotmail.com.
minus_human
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
4784 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-02-12 00:21:22
February 12 2009 00:20 GMT
#24
On February 12 2009 09:18 travis wrote:
they gave me a very tangible example of "practice = improve"

seems obvious but most people tend to take it for granted.


yeah that was exactly my point
Games in general, and especially video-games also stimulate creativity by a fuckton
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
February 12 2009 00:20 GMT
#25
Give them the reverse of what they expect you to say. Just recite everything Jack Thompson says with conviction.
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
emperorchampion
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada9496 Posts
February 12 2009 00:23 GMT
#26
IT'S FUN!!!! Really! This is how games have most helped me, when I get home from school there is nothing better than booting up a game and playing. Ya, I'm sure it's mentally stimulating (a lot more so than TV) but that isn't it for me. Gaming for me isn't an obsession, or an addiction- it's a passion. When ever I have a bad day or whatever, I can come home and kill zombies with friends on Left 4 Dead or something.

So how have games effected my life? Well there is relaxation, and the part where it keeps me away from other forms of entertainment (drugs, vandalism, ect.). What else can I say, I know that most of the previous generation frowns on gaming, but they are just so much fun.
TRUEESPORTS || your days as a respected member of team liquid are over
MoeMoeKyun
Profile Joined January 2009
United States215 Posts
February 12 2009 00:39 GMT
#27
Hey minus_human isn't your iccup id niifantasy? If it is you just owned me in a TvT like 2 days ago

Oh and what do you mean attracts? Is it abnormal for a 15 year person to play SC?
I lol in ur general direction
Racenilatr
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2756 Posts
February 12 2009 00:42 GMT
#28
They helped me pass away time :D
minus_human
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
4784 Posts
February 12 2009 00:52 GMT
#29
On February 12 2009 09:39 SCC-AlwaysGG wrote:
Hey minus_human isn't your iccup id niifantasy? If it is you just owned me in a TvT like 2 days ago

Oh and what do you mean attracts? Is it abnormal for a 15 year person to play SC?



Yeah it was me

Can I ask you a question though

does your name have anything to do with NeverGG, the photographer? She's the girl posting tons of quality progamer photos all over the place
pooper-scooper
Profile Joined May 2003
United States3108 Posts
February 12 2009 01:04 GMT
#30
Just say that like wine, it is good in moderation.
Good...Bad... Im the guy with the gun
SChasu
Profile Joined October 2003
United States1505 Posts
February 12 2009 01:20 GMT
#31
On February 12 2009 08:26 Pokebunny wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 12 2009 07:55 Retsukage wrote:
On February 12 2009 07:41 SCC-AlwaysGG wrote:
Give me something to do for the duration of my long, probably 80 year old life. I'm 15 years atm, so i've still got a long way to go. Hope SC2 lasts a while

How do 15 year olds start playing sc, this really confuses me, I mean at least here in the states what attracts them to it.


I'm 13 and my dad used to play, I've known/screwed around in game since I was 4 (when my dad played.)

heh. i liked the game from like ages 10-12 and started playing it heavily from 13-15. i quit playing pretty much when i was 16
totalbiscuit is awful at casting.
Mikilatov
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States3897 Posts
February 12 2009 01:27 GMT
#32
Math, reading, focus, language, social dynamics, complex thinking, deciphering/understanding complex systems.
♥ I used to lasso the shit out of your tournaments =( ♥ | Much is my hero. | zizi yO~ | Be Nice, TL.
meegrean
Profile Joined May 2008
Thailand7699 Posts
February 12 2009 01:34 GMT
#33
Starcraft provides me an opportunity to socialize with other online people from around the world (through teamliquid, servers, etc).
Brood War loyalist
Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27173 Posts
February 12 2009 01:39 GMT
#34
On February 12 2009 10:34 meegrean wrote:
Starcraft provides me an opportunity to socialize with other online people from around the world (through teamliquid, servers, etc).


I really think pushing the social aspect is important. Cultural understanding, language skills, connections aronud the world... these are tangible benifits that are more easily understood and more highly valued than things like reflexs or multitasking.
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eatmyshorts5
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States1530 Posts
February 12 2009 01:54 GMT
#35
On February 12 2009 07:55 Retsukage wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 12 2009 07:41 SCC-AlwaysGG wrote:
Give me something to do for the duration of my long, probably 80 year old life. I'm 15 years atm, so i've still got a long way to go. Hope SC2 lasts a while

How do 15 year olds start playing sc, this really confuses me, I mean at least here in the states what attracts them to it.

Um i got interested in Starcraft about a year ago believe it or not. And at what a good time to get interested.
BF:BC2 ID: BisuStork//CJ Entusman #32
Savio
Profile Joined April 2008
United States1850 Posts
February 12 2009 02:07 GMT
#36
I play games with my wife and it has brought us closer together (in case you want some touchy feely stuff...that stuff is hard to argue against because it is pathos).

We got rid of our television service because games are more interactive between a couple than just sitting on the same couch watching TV and not even talking to eachother.
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. – Winston Churchill
oneofthem
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
February 12 2009 02:21 GMT
#37
didn't help anything at all
We have fed the heart on fantasies, the heart's grown brutal from the fare, more substance in our enmities than in our love
zizou21
Profile Joined September 2006
United States3683 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-02-12 02:31:34
February 12 2009 02:30 GMT
#38
Video games have refined my analyticity skills

and by video games I mean broodwar, counter-strike, and dota

rest is garbage o_O
its me, tasteless,s roomate LOL!
Agro_Z
Profile Joined April 2008
United States138 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-02-12 02:47:11
February 12 2009 02:42 GMT
#39
SC has helped me do a lot of things at the same time, helped me learn to plan ahead, and it has improve my timing IRL (seriously, like i'll go microwave something, and go do something else, then i'll suddenly just *know* that my nachos are almost done and the microwave will ring right as i get back to the kitchen o_o)

CoD4 has definitely helped me deal with stress and frustration (I still can't get the airborne challenge >_<

CoD5 on the other hand, Nazi Zombies specifically, has helped me work better w/ friends.

Gunbound has taught me to take games less seriously; having fun esp. with buddies is much more worth it than winning.

Guitar Hero broke my fingers. oh wait, that'd bad. Guitar Hero taught me how to deal with pain ;]

*Actually, now that I really think about it, I played Math Blasters in 2nd grade. It literally taught me Math. Damn, I loved that game >_>
Also taught me to budget my time accordingly.
"Don't put things off, put them over" - fortune cookie
Flamboyant
Profile Joined January 2009
United States57 Posts
February 12 2009 02:45 GMT
#40
Gaming provides you the ability to create, craft, and modify your own virtual "you" to the point of perfection as you see fit.

Games give an opportunity to raise your self-esteem, boost (not so sure...) confidence and improve intelligence (somewhat) to some degree.

Video games can take you places that would cost thousands of dollars for free. You can meet new people in games just like in real life, travel to places in a game just like in real life, and experience a whole new world that lies before you with all the thrill and adventure of a real life exploration.

Video games, simply put, offer no limit.
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