The Average Online Gamer
Since i am an online gamer myself i will talk about my experiences.
I play world of Warcraft approx 12-24 hrs a week, depending on how much uni work i have.
Why do i play online games? A second Life
Well the reason is, because there is a major difference between online and offline games, the 1 major difference is the social aspect, you cannot socialize with a NPC as you can with other characters that are being played by other people, and the amount co-operation needed to complete certain aspects of the game is demandingly high. As i think offline games are REALLY tedious and Boring unless they have a Very good story line, such as the Final fantasy series.
Such as going into a dungeon with 40 other players, without a strong leader to guide the party through the dungeon the party may not be able to complete it.
Also as i have played World of Warcraft for about 1 year already, i have quite a reputation, so this is why i continue to play as i have many online friends ( approx 200+). Some of which i May be able to use to seek jobs via them if they are in the right field of work. All of which come from all over Europe, the bond between players has to be strong for them to trust each other with certain responsibilities.
In my opinion playing online games is not a waste of time, as the more you get involved with the people in game the more possibilities can happen such that you could find a job in real world by talking to someone on an online game. you get to use the social skills, such as leading, managing things to do in a reasonable amount of time, working together to complete things.
i also guess this is kind of a way to get away from Real Life too if i need to get away from everything.
some things i cannot explain why i do so heres a link from cognitive psychology articles:-
http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/essay/bryant-MMORPGs-for-SLA
http://scienceblogs.com/purepedantry/2006/09/alternaworld_redux_or_world_of_1.php
I play world of Warcraft approx 12-24 hrs a week, depending on how much uni work i have.
Why do i play online games? A second Life
Well the reason is, because there is a major difference between online and offline games, the 1 major difference is the social aspect, you cannot socialize with a NPC as you can with other characters that are being played by other people, and the amount co-operation needed to complete certain aspects of the game is demandingly high. As i think offline games are REALLY tedious and Boring unless they have a Very good story line, such as the Final fantasy series.
Such as going into a dungeon with 40 other players, without a strong leader to guide the party through the dungeon the party may not be able to complete it.
Also as i have played World of Warcraft for about 1 year already, i have quite a reputation, so this is why i continue to play as i have many online friends ( approx 200+). Some of which i May be able to use to seek jobs via them if they are in the right field of work. All of which come from all over Europe, the bond between players has to be strong for them to trust each other with certain responsibilities.
In my opinion playing online games is not a waste of time, as the more you get involved with the people in game the more possibilities can happen such that you could find a job in real world by talking to someone on an online game. you get to use the social skills, such as leading, managing things to do in a reasonable amount of time, working together to complete things.
i also guess this is kind of a way to get away from Real Life too if i need to get away from everything.
some things i cannot explain why i do so heres a link from cognitive psychology articles:-
http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/essay/bryant-MMORPGs-for-SLA
http://scienceblogs.com/purepedantry/2006/09/alternaworld_redux_or_world_of_1.php
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