A gamer is, in a general meaning, one who plays games. The term is often used in reference to players of computer and video games, role-playing games, trading card games, and/or wargames. These types of games tend to attract more devoted bases of players who invest more time and money into the games than more casual games, such as parlor games, card games and board games. An exception exists in games involving gambling, although the addiction qualities of such games relate to the gambling more directly than the actual gameplay. There are many communities of gamers around the world. Many of these exist in web rings, forums and other virtual community, as well as college societies. Many stores specializing in role-playing games, trading card games, and/or war games serve as a primary outlet for meeting other players and organizing groups of players. Prior to the emergence of the Internet, many play by mail games developed communities similar to those that can be found among today's online games. With the rise in popularity of computer role-playing Games (CRPGs) and more and more households having high-speed Internet connections, many more gamers are able to play MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games). With more gamers playing MMORPGs there has also been a rise in the number of gamer widows and gamer widowers. ==See also== *Video game player ==External links== * [http://ign.com IGN.com] * [http://pcgamer.com PCGamer.com] * [http://www.gamer.co.il Gamer: An Israeli game community] * [http://www.zelaron.com/forum Zelaron: An international game community] Games
Analysis in which it is allowed that refutation of a point of evidence for a proposition does not automatically mean the refutation of the proposition. Also: that while a particular piece of evidence for a proposition is false, the proposition may yet be true. Derived from a [http://www.dynamist.com/weblog/archives/001344.html Virginia Postrel weblog post] in which a comparison is made to an old Certs commercial where it is debated whether Certs is a breath mint or a candy mint.
Moved from the article: ---- One common stereotype of the gamer psyche usually pinned on the adolescent or post-adolescent male: usually a high school or college student, who sits staring at a computer Computer display almost constantly with a bag of potato chip and a can of soda. His only friends are those he meets on the Internet, except for those he invites to have Lan Party or role-playing game sessions. He is assumed to speak online in "1337" (pronounced "leet") a "language" made up of characters and numbers that resemble letters. The stereotypes often have elements in common with those of geeks, nerds, science fiction fandom, cult television fans and losers. They are also perceived as having social inadequencies and greater than usual intelligence. The distinguishing factor of a gamer is their avid interest in games. That's not really a stereotype, that describes somebody who is addicted to gaming, not a gamer. Including those would be a violation of the NPOV policy. Plus, the person who wrote that is probably what people call an "antigamer". User:Oklonia 02:23, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC) (Note: there are many different types of stereotypes about gamers, the one above is merely one of the more common ones.) ''See also:'' Hacker, Script kiddie ---- It might be possible to cut this down into something worth keeping, but I doubt it. -User:Gtrmp 23:07, Jan 2, 2005 (UTC) No, a anti-gamer sticks to one game, one console. a gamer is a person addicted to games. Plus, I hate the use of "anti-gamer", Someone is either a gamer or not one. When I said "antigamer", I meant somebody opposed to video games. You are thinking of the hardcore gamer, not the gamer. A hardcore gamer goes to the extreme and is often stereotyped, but a gamer with no adjective is just passionate about games, and nothing else. User:Oklonia 03:04, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC) ---- This article seems to talk about the history of PC and Console games a lot more than it does about gamers. Could this be addressed? Making the differences between addicts and 'hardcore gamers' more prominent might help some, I was under the impression this was more about casual gamers. The history of the gaming systems/styles should be elsewhere, no? -Anon 19:53, 21 Mar 2005 (EST) == What to do == Personally, I believe that the best thing to do would be delete everything below "Overview" and just leave it as a stub for now. User:Oklonia 03:17, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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A gamer is, in a general meaning, one who plays games. The term is often used in reference to players of computer and video games, role-playing games, trading card games, and/or wargames. These types of games tend to attract more devoted bases of players who invest more time and money into the games than more casual games, such as parlor games, card games and board games. An exception exists in games involving gambling, although the addiction qualities of such games relate to the gambling more directly than the actual gameplay. There are many communities of gamers around the world. Many of these exist in web rings, forums and other virtual community, as well as college societies. Many stores specializing in role-playing games, trading card games, and/or war games serve as a primary outlet for meeting other players and organizing groups of players. Prior to the emergence of the Internet, many play by mail games developed communities similar to those that can be found among today's online games. With the rise in popularity of computer role-playing Games (CRPGs) and more and more households having high-speed Internet connections, many more gamers are able to play MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games). With more gamers playing MMORPGs there has also been a rise in the number of gamer widows and gamer widowers. ==See also== *Video game player ==External links== * [http://ign.com IGN.com] * [http://pcgamer.com PCGamer.com] * [http://www.gamer.co.il Gamer: An Israeli game community] * [http://www.zelaron.com/forum Zelaron: An international game community] Games
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Analysis in which it is allowed that refutation of a point of evidence for a proposition does not automatically mean the refutation of the proposition. Also: that while a particular piece of evidence for a proposition is false, the proposition may yet be true. Derived from a [http://www.dynamist.com/weblog/archives/001344.html Virginia Postrel weblog post] in which a comparison is made to an old Certs commercial where it is debated whether Certs is a breath mint or a candy mint.
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Moved from the article: ---- One common stereotype of the gamer psyche usually pinned on the adolescent or post-adolescent male: usually a high school or college student, who sits staring at a computer Computer display almost constantly with a bag of potato chip and a can of soda. His only friends are those he meets on the Internet, except for those he invites to have Lan Party or role-playing game sessions. He is assumed to speak online in "1337" (pronounced "leet") a "language" made up of characters and numbers that resemble letters. The stereotypes often have elements in common with those of geeks, nerds, science fiction fandom, cult television fans and losers. They are also perceived as having social inadequencies and greater than usual intelligence. The distinguishing factor of a gamer is their avid interest in games. That's not really a stereotype, that describes somebody who is addicted to gaming, not a gamer. Including those would be a violation of the NPOV policy. Plus, the person who wrote that is probably what people call an "antigamer". User:Oklonia 02:23, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC) (Note: there are many different types of stereotypes about gamers, the one above is merely one of the more common ones.) ''See also:'' Hacker, Script kiddie ---- It might be possible to cut this down into something worth keeping, but I doubt it. -User:Gtrmp 23:07, Jan 2, 2005 (UTC) No, a anti-gamer sticks to one game, one console. a gamer is a person addicted to games. Plus, I hate the use of "anti-gamer", Someone is either a gamer or not one. When I said "antigamer", I meant somebody opposed to video games. You are thinking of the hardcore gamer, not the gamer. A hardcore gamer goes to the extreme and is often stereotyped, but a gamer with no adjective is just passionate about games, and nothing else. User:Oklonia 03:04, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC) ---- This article seems to talk about the history of PC and Console games a lot more than it does about gamers. Could this be addressed? Making the differences between addicts and 'hardcore gamers' more prominent might help some, I was under the impression this was more about casual gamers. The history of the gaming systems/styles should be elsewhere, no? -Anon 19:53, 21 Mar 2005 (EST) == What to do == Personally, I believe that the best thing to do would be delete everything below "Overview" and just leave it as a stub for now. User:Oklonia 03:17, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
See other meanings of words starting from letter:
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GamerWiki
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