Comments on: Gamer Imagination http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/02/11/gamer-imagination/ Everyone knows girls don't play video games. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:17:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Gush... http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/02/11/gamer-imagination/#comment-1303 Gush... Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:10:00 +0000 http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/02/11/gamer-imagination/#comment-1303 yes...*nodding* wery true. ./agree =) yes…*nodding*
wery true.
./agree =)

]]> By: "Stabage" http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/02/11/gamer-imagination/#comment-1306 "Stabage" Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:03:56 +0000 http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/02/11/gamer-imagination/#comment-1306 I liked that. :D I liked that. :D

]]> By: alda http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/02/11/gamer-imagination/#comment-1307 alda Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:48:59 +0000 http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/02/11/gamer-imagination/#comment-1307 So that's the common denominator? Imaginative kids on the playground or in the neighborhood creating their own games. That actually makes a lot of sense. We'd spend all day playing outside only coming in to eat and go to bed. Sadly, we might be the last generation to have that childhood experience. So that’s the common denominator? Imaginative kids on the playground or in the neighborhood creating their own games. That actually makes a lot of sense. We’d spend all day playing outside only coming in to eat and go to bed. Sadly, we might be the last generation to have that childhood experience.

]]> By: Gloria http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/02/11/gamer-imagination/#comment-1308 Gloria Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:59:04 +0000 http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/02/11/gamer-imagination/#comment-1308 Yeah at first I really thought it might have just been me, but I got together with a few of my gamer friends and we started talking about our childhoods. Originally it was a discussion about how awesome recess was and we segued into talking about playing imagination games on the playground, no toys or balls necessary. I wondered if maybe others had similar experiences and it seems most do. Then I thought about it and realized that I hit that age where I was being told that playing pretend is a no-no, and started picking up a nintendo controller instead. I really miss those days, though. The best were the days during huge snowstorms where we'd build snow forts. Yeah at first I really thought it might have just been me, but I got together with a few of my gamer friends and we started talking about our childhoods. Originally it was a discussion about how awesome recess was and we segued into talking about playing imagination games on the playground, no toys or balls necessary. I wondered if maybe others had similar experiences and it seems most do. Then I thought about it and realized that I hit that age where I was being told that playing pretend is a no-no, and started picking up a nintendo controller instead.

I really miss those days, though. The best were the days during huge snowstorms where we’d build snow forts.

]]> By: Monique http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/02/11/gamer-imagination/#comment-1309 Monique Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:14:06 +0000 http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/02/11/gamer-imagination/#comment-1309 I used to have a cash register, a real one, and a bunch of fake money, fake food, fake flowers. I used to play store all.day.long. My friend and I also live action rp'd Street Fighter 2 with him as Ryu and me as Chun-li. I remember kicking him in the face once in my basement lol. I used to have a cash register, a real one, and a bunch of fake money, fake food, fake flowers. I used to play store all.day.long.

My friend and I also live action rp’d Street Fighter 2 with him as Ryu and me as Chun-li. I remember kicking him in the face once in my basement lol.

]]> By: Daniel Primed http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/02/11/gamer-imagination/#comment-1310 Daniel Primed Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:55:57 +0000 http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/02/11/gamer-imagination/#comment-1310 Some very accurate comments in there. I find that if I ever have to blog about something that I am unfamiliar with then I will try to not make any assumptions and just summarise what I have dicovered from other people or research. I rarely tell people about how many games I play or that I have a list of about 100 games to finish off and then another 100 more to buy. Because they just don't get it yet it is extremely satisfying for me to slowly push through my large collection of games. Some very accurate comments in there. I find that if I ever have to blog about something that I am unfamiliar with then I will try to not make any assumptions and just summarise what I have dicovered from other people or research.

I rarely tell people about how many games I play or that I have a list of about 100 games to finish off and then another 100 more to buy. Because they just don’t get it yet it is extremely satisfying for me to slowly push through my large collection of games.

]]> By: Liz http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/02/11/gamer-imagination/#comment-1311 Liz Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:08:34 +0000 http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/02/11/gamer-imagination/#comment-1311 Wow, for a second I thought I was writing this, down to the littlest pet shop (oh MAN did I love those!) and Spice Girls (who I am actually going to go see this weekend)! I definitely agree...I remember the moment when it was suddenly not cool to run around and pretend you were whatever you wanted to be, and I remember being really confused as to why the fun had to stop. I had always been playing videogames, but I've never thought that, yeah, maybe this is my way of extending that fun I used to have as a kid. Great piece, I enjoyed it :) Wow, for a second I thought I was writing this, down to the littlest pet shop (oh MAN did I love those!) and Spice Girls (who I am actually going to go see this weekend)! I definitely agree…I remember the moment when it was suddenly not cool to run around and pretend you were whatever you wanted to be, and I remember being really confused as to why the fun had to stop. I had always been playing videogames, but I’ve never thought that, yeah, maybe this is my way of extending that fun I used to have as a kid.

Great piece, I enjoyed it :)

]]> By: Emily http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/02/11/gamer-imagination/#comment-1325 Emily Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:00:34 +0000 http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/02/11/gamer-imagination/#comment-1325 Yes! That could have been written about me too! Thanks for posting this! x Yes! That could have been written about me too!
Thanks for posting this! x

]]> By: Ch3wza http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/02/11/gamer-imagination/#comment-5323 Ch3wza Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:15:50 +0000 http://girlsdontgame.com/2008/02/11/gamer-imagination/#comment-5323 Getting lost in the woods for seven hours with your neighborhood friend wasn't so bad at 9 years old... the epic quest to kill the "Head of All Sinister Entity" (as we called it) conjured the surrounding illusion and negated our awareness of reality. Really, we were hypnotized to the idea that any path we took lead us closer to the exit of the forest. The games in elementary would evolve as trends boomed. Pokemon and Power Rangers had its short time. All the guys tugged at the role of being Goku, Vegeta, or any star of the DBZ series. Good old Kamehamesnowball and Snowball beam cannon (which unintentionally had ice in it and owned the roleplayer of Raditz ironically)... Then Street fighter. Then modified SNES imitations. Then in Gr. 4 I introduced 'Army' the day after I got my brother's score on CS 1.4 from 31 - 4 to 29 - 10 in a few minutes he had left (Hey, how was I supposed to know what a red and grey cylinder was?). We grew more interested with the whole aim, shoot, you're dead thing. Imagination just suddenly became dull. The influence of society got our crew to perceive these mind games as uncool, or homosexual when we developed temporary homophobia. When reminiscing and wishing you had a camera, but you were too little to know how to photograph... (or video tape) Getting lost in the woods for seven hours with your neighborhood friend wasn’t so bad at 9 years old… the epic quest to kill the “Head of All Sinister Entity” (as we called it) conjured the surrounding illusion and negated our awareness of reality. Really, we were hypnotized to the idea that any path we took lead us closer to the exit of the forest.

The games in elementary would evolve as trends boomed. Pokemon and Power Rangers had its short time. All the guys tugged at the role of being Goku, Vegeta, or any star of the DBZ series. Good old Kamehamesnowball and Snowball beam cannon (which unintentionally had ice in it and owned the roleplayer of Raditz ironically)… Then Street fighter. Then modified SNES imitations. Then in Gr. 4 I introduced ‘Army’ the day after I got my brother’s score on CS 1.4 from 31 - 4 to 29 - 10 in a few minutes he had left (Hey, how was I supposed to know what a red and grey cylinder was?). We grew more interested with the whole aim, shoot, you’re dead thing.
Imagination just suddenly became dull. The influence of society got our crew to perceive these mind games as uncool, or homosexual when we developed temporary homophobia.

When reminiscing and wishing you had a camera, but you were too little to know how to photograph… (or video tape)

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