06.25.09
Gaming – Nerdness 101
I realized today that I haven’t played WoW in a good three months. I am probably kicked out of any guilds and can’t even remember how many characters I have on how many different realms. Apparently, my subscription also ran out on June 11th.
It seems as if gaming is something only a certain breed of people really gets into. I used to think it was people like me. I was the nerdish, definitely not so cool kid in school, I liked keeping to myself and I had a slightly addictive/OCD kinda personality. I could get into things that involved a lot of imagination for hours. I never played D&D, but come to think of it, I’d probably been awesome at it.
It used to be a dirty kind of secret to be a gamer. One would immediately get the stamp of “total loser” attached to it, unless one looks kind of cool, in which case you’d be elevated to “total geek.” I never really did care to be part of the cool crowd and I was very proud to be the only female in my Diablo II Hardcore guild.
I am honestly amazed to see what gaming has become. The graphics on some of these games are absolutely stunning. The ability to get totally lost within another world, pretending to be some kind of hero or cool being, especially when life isn’t all that great in reality, makes it a perfect escape for some, and an awesome pastime for others. I have been both, the one who needed an escape and the one who liked to have a fun pastime that did not include driving (driving in Los Angeles IS a total nightmare), going to bars, clubs, or other “social” places (for reasons I don’t even care to get into) and leaving the comfort of my home.
I wished more people would game, although I DO know how addictive it is for some. I HAVE lost with past men when it came to spending time with me, or spending time with the game of their choice. But there is something to be said about healthy, harmless running about, being someone else. Maybe what I am trying to say is that I wished that more of us would still have the ability to be a kid without hurting ourselves or others.
I think I will still be playing some kind of game when I am old and gray!
