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What did Gamers do before the invention of video games?
Did today’s gaming people transfer their skills from another occupation to the world of video and computer gaming?
Thank you
Most of today’s gaming people did not exist when there were no video games. But board games have been around for millenia.
Video games were created by the yetzer hara to divert people from Torah study.
What did programmers do before computers were invented? More seriously, board/card
games have existed for millennia. (Most “gamers” don’t earn a living through gaming.)Yes, video games were created by the yetzer hara… just like computers, cell phones, newspapers, board games, and the internet (which, in case you don’t know, you are currently on)
(That was sarcasm, by the way)
“Yes, video games were created by the yetzer hara… just like computers, cell phones, newspapers, board games, and the internet (which, in case you don’t know, you are currently on)”
“(That was sarcasm, by the way)”
I’m sure that DovidBT is willing to admit that he has a yetzer hara.
@Lightbrite umm… what?
@Lilmod Ulelamaid that wasn’t the point
I don’t know… But this sounds interesting
Surgeons and butchers have to be skilled at using knives. That doesn’t mean that as teenagers, they should join a gang that engages in knife fights.
That comparison makes no sense
True…although the ESRB does exist…most parents don’t seem to care
The real world is violent. At least in games the violence doesn’t actually hurt people.
Varius games (board games, cards, dice – and sports) have been around since ancient times. The proof is there are books complaining about the resulting the bitul Torah. The younger generation did not invent Bitul Torah.
Gamer doesn’t just refer to video gamers. Tabletop (board/card/etc) game players are also known as gamers.
Not at all
People who play candy crush and call themselves gamers are an insult to actual gamers
The precise definition of “gamer” and how much significance “gamer” status has or should have are, shall we say, subject to dispute.
(The video-game culture’s term for non-gamers who play games is “casual,” used as a noun.
Single-game devotees like mahjongg friend are only a tabletop phenomenon, and that culture
cares a lot less about the label.)Not necessarily.
To say “I am a Gamer” implies that I play games as my main hobby and it is my main source of fun.
Mobile games are filled with ads, microtransactions, and are (mostly) not professionally made.
If someone were to say “I play candy crush so I’m a gamer” he is insulting all gamers by associating himself (who plays the lowest form of what can be considered video game) with people that actually appreciate the value of a $60 game and are willing to pay it for actual fun. Not ads, microtransactions, made to addict, and all around unprofessional games
So Mobile games aren’t even considered video games by actual gamers. It isn’t even called casual
We’ve got a live specimen, folks.
Your point?
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