today i am a 26 year old graduate student. i have many hobbies like basketball, football, weight lifting and reading. the biggest hobbie i have ever since i was four years old is video gaming. you can say in the midst of what i am doing for a good future, i enjoy video games the most.
i would be telling you a lie if i were to say: i never have been caught in a crossfire between my academic/ work related responsibilities and video games. if i had $100 for everytime it happened, donald trump and bill gates would be out of luck eons ago. sometimes video games take me away from todays reality of a faced paced society, and the means to have a decent job to survive. i know many times i have played over my limits that i even forgot to put some time to my homework/ studying. games do that: they take away your sense of reality and replace it for a sense of fantasy, where you are either a hero, villian, savior, warrior, soldier and so on. then when you come back to reality, reaility hits you hard in the forehead.
not to boast but i consider myself a "professional videogamer" any game the average person has played, i have played it in some time in my life. i know the tricks, the endings, how they are made, their engine, and so on. i have learned all to well, that there is a life beyond your tv or computer screen.
i am not trying to disparage or put down a hobby that most people love to do. i respect other gamers as well. but there is one absolute universal law when it comes to gaming: people spend too much time playing games.
since i graduated college and entered a graduate health professions program, i have learned to curb my desire to play the hottest games. Trust me, the feeling of getting an A in a class outweighs getting the highest score in battlefield2 or any other game.
i read a book called "lipstick traces" where it says : "people are so inudated in movies, television, music and gaming that they dont know what reality is all about and put up with crappy jobs just to keep that fantasy world in their mind." well that sentence says it all.
the bottom line is that young people and older people out there have to find some way to better their lives. if you dont like your job, go back to school and get a good education in what field you are interested in. i am not here to tell people what to do with their lives, but at least have something good for yourselves. get a good job as a programmer or architecture. i have made it through 4 years of college and i am almost done with my masters.
young people out there who are hardcore gamers: There is a life, a better life beyond your $50.00 game you saved change just to play. you have to work hard for the good things you want in life. dont let some video game company dictate whats in your head 24/7. instead of playing games like there is no tomorrow, go to school and make some of your own.
young people fail to realize that nothing in this life is instant, or given to you. you have to work your butt off for the good things you want . i used to work 35+ hours at circuit city from 2000-2003 and go to school. dont let your success in a bf2 match or a quake match/ tekken match keep you from the real success that awaits you if you have the will and desire to get it. instead of spending $300+ dollars every few months on video games, use that money to save to go to a technical school or something.
one day i will be in a school to become an eye doctor: when you are a doctor or a nurse, you have to dedicate your life and your time to learning the skills that you need for your profession. 60+ hours a week studying all of those classes anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, and so on. i know what it is to sacrifce my love and time for video games for good grades . believe me it is not an easy thing to do. i have been there. becoming a health professional requires people like me to give up the things i love to do for the things i really want to do. who knows, you might be one of my patients in the distant future.
i would be telling you a lie if i were to say: i never have been caught in a crossfire between my academic/ work related responsibilities and video games. if i had $100 for everytime it happened, donald trump and bill gates would be out of luck eons ago. sometimes video games take me away from todays reality of a faced paced society, and the means to have a decent job to survive. i know many times i have played over my limits that i even forgot to put some time to my homework/ studying. games do that: they take away your sense of reality and replace it for a sense of fantasy, where you are either a hero, villian, savior, warrior, soldier and so on. then when you come back to reality, reaility hits you hard in the forehead.
not to boast but i consider myself a "professional videogamer" any game the average person has played, i have played it in some time in my life. i know the tricks, the endings, how they are made, their engine, and so on. i have learned all to well, that there is a life beyond your tv or computer screen.
i am not trying to disparage or put down a hobby that most people love to do. i respect other gamers as well. but there is one absolute universal law when it comes to gaming: people spend too much time playing games.
since i graduated college and entered a graduate health professions program, i have learned to curb my desire to play the hottest games. Trust me, the feeling of getting an A in a class outweighs getting the highest score in battlefield2 or any other game.
i read a book called "lipstick traces" where it says : "people are so inudated in movies, television, music and gaming that they dont know what reality is all about and put up with crappy jobs just to keep that fantasy world in their mind." well that sentence says it all.
the bottom line is that young people and older people out there have to find some way to better their lives. if you dont like your job, go back to school and get a good education in what field you are interested in. i am not here to tell people what to do with their lives, but at least have something good for yourselves. get a good job as a programmer or architecture. i have made it through 4 years of college and i am almost done with my masters.
young people out there who are hardcore gamers: There is a life, a better life beyond your $50.00 game you saved change just to play. you have to work hard for the good things you want in life. dont let some video game company dictate whats in your head 24/7. instead of playing games like there is no tomorrow, go to school and make some of your own.
young people fail to realize that nothing in this life is instant, or given to you. you have to work your butt off for the good things you want . i used to work 35+ hours at circuit city from 2000-2003 and go to school. dont let your success in a bf2 match or a quake match/ tekken match keep you from the real success that awaits you if you have the will and desire to get it. instead of spending $300+ dollars every few months on video games, use that money to save to go to a technical school or something.
one day i will be in a school to become an eye doctor: when you are a doctor or a nurse, you have to dedicate your life and your time to learning the skills that you need for your profession. 60+ hours a week studying all of those classes anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, and so on. i know what it is to sacrifce my love and time for video games for good grades . believe me it is not an easy thing to do. i have been there. becoming a health professional requires people like me to give up the things i love to do for the things i really want to do. who knows, you might be one of my patients in the distant future.