What really is a GAMER?

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4 years ago

There have been a growing ruckus in some (maybe the whole) community of gaming because of the word "gamer". They argued who is the real gamer and what are the parameters so that an individual will be called a "real gamer." So the arguments revolve around the question, " What is a Gamer?."

I found a lot of definitions of the word "gamer" in the net such as below:

✓A gamer (sometimes also called player or electronic athlete and eathlete) is a person who plays interactive games, especially video games, tabletop role-playing games, and skill-based card games, and who plays for usually long periods of time(wikipedia.org).

✓A gamer a person who plays games
especially : a person who regularly plays computer or video games(merriam-webster.com).

✓A gamer is a hobbyist or individual that enjoys playing various types of digital or online games. Generally, a gamer refers to any kind of gaming enthusiast, but when used in IT, the term refers to those that utilize a full range of electronic or digital games(techopedia.com).

And many more. Basically, if we are going to sum it up, gamer is someone who played video games. So based on the given definitions, a 6 years old boy played a tetris will be considered a gamer then. Is it correct? Maybe, that boy might be called a casual gamer.

I think, the real argument here is that the distinctions among gamers. There are those hard-core gamers who played every games whether it is on a console, pc ,or mobile and played almost new releases. There are those who are playing games casually on their mobile(like me).

Superiority must not be a question here. If you enjoy the game, then so be it. A real gamer for me is that an individual who knows how to appreciate games and respect the preference of others.

What do you think guys? I'm interested on your thoughts so please comment down below and upvote.😁

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Nice article I Love Thet..

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Thank you sir, Good day.

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4 years ago

Good article

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4 years ago

Thank you sir.

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4 years ago

Gamer is also called a player

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Yep, it is as simple as that so i think any argument about being gamer must not be raised. Thank you for your comment sir.

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Hi! For me, It's not possible to have a universal definition of "true" gamers, because gaming is something lots of people enjoy in lots of different ways. A literal interpretation of gamer is someone who plays video games. But that includes most of today's generation, so for me it isn't really a good definition. We can also say that a gamer is someone whose main hobby is gaming, who spends a lot of time and money on gaming. But just because someone doesn't have the time to spend hours on gaming everyday doesn't mean they aren't a gamer. It also doesn't feel right to associate true gamers with a particular type or genre of games. Everyone seeks something different from games - stories, fun, multiplayer etc.

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4 years ago

Good point there. I hate that " if you don't play my kind of game, you aren't a gamer" mindset. It is just some kind of elitism just because their game have a higher difficulties, complexities and their game have pro players. PS. Even the tetris game have pro players😅

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Yeah right. Same here. Because i think there is such thing like particular type or genre of games. It depends on the gamer

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It is also depends on the accessibility of the game. Because of the pandemic internet cafes are closed so the most accesible games right now are those you can play on your mobile. Hence the increase of the people who played mobile games.

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