Which kind of a person you could call a gamer? Actually, the answer to this question is not so obvious as it seems at the first sight. First of all, not everyone who has ever played a video game is a gamer. Moreover, not everyone who regularly plays them is a true gamer neither. Why? Well, answer is simple. Because gaming is not only about the games themselves - it is about the lifestyle and your attitude towards them.
Gamer is a kind of a person who finds games and especially a gaming community as a place where he could selfactualize himself as well as improve , compete and get fun. Gamer might not spend a lot of time sitting in front of the PC or Xbox, however, he is always curios about this process. He always tries to understand the game and find a way to feel it truly. Don't you that feeling when your irrational decisions are becoming better than rational? It is the point of gaming itself.
True gaming also includes competition and self-improvement, so just clicking in browser games can't and must not be considered to be a part of gaming culture. True gaming is always a competition , regardless if you compete against a team, a solo-player or a PC. You always have something you are playing for and against.
Different games require different skills and virtues: reaction, logic, intuition, communication, intellect, decision-making - but all in all they all come to improvement of yourself.
What's the conclusion of this short article? Everyone may make his own one, while mine tends to be that gaming is a way of becoming better in a way that you find suitable for yourself.
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