Yfelsung Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Gaming has taught me to think about things in ways that I couldn't learn to think outside of gaming. For example, I can think with Portals. Is this a valid life skill at the moment? No, but the point is I have the ability to visualize situations that I have no real life experience in. Studies have shown that videogame players, in general, have excellent problem solving skills because we're all arm chair generals/shooters/pilots/racers etc. If you put two guys in command on troops in real life, and neither had any real experience with troop deployment but one was an RTS player, I'd put money on the RTS player doing a better job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Bee Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) "Best thing I learned from gaming" Not sure if this is 'best' or anyway even good (well definately not good), but the thing that I have learned is that Gaming industry is atleast 20 years behind of most other fields of software industry in using Quality Assurance. Considering the amount of money moved around in Gaming industry, I think this is both astonishing and unacceptable. Conclusion for this learning experience is that Average gamer is not avare enough to demand quality from modern products and as a result the industry standards have become 'laxed. Also as a side effect you see some of these unavare trolls stomping on people who still understand something about quality and expect to be purhasing high quality products. Edited February 1, 2012 by C-Bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparklehorse Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 That for every 1 developer with an actual degree there are 100 screaming armchair developers who know how to do it better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cytheria Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Going from a few decades both as a gamer and a dev, here's my 10 points to live by.... 1. That 30-40+ yr old grown men will pay £30+ a pop to play online games and get called a newb by 12 year olds 2. That any time you make a mistake, suffer a lag spike or otherwise fail to achieve something, you can still be a newb... even if your character clearly says "ive been at this day and night for the last 3 years" in terms of level, rank, gear, or whatever. 3. OMG Hacks!!! Actually means - wow, nice shot/that was an extremely lucky shot/that was a very skillful shot/you're playing really well today. 4. Most gamers assume the people around them are all men, despite the sex of the character they are playing... (its typically closer to a 55% male 45% female split) 5. Except when that "one" person claims to be a girl and interested in them.... 6. And is almost certainly a bloke. 7. On that subject, most guys assume girls are rubbish at games. 8. Ironically, most pro/amateur/lan partyish types will realise the few girl gamers they do play might not be great at the start, but will take great pleasure in learning how to pwn you, and will then do so at every given opportunity. 9. Take everything with a pinch of salt. No publisher will ever admit the real reason behind "x" bug or "y" downtime... instead its hidden in publicly acceptable technobabble thats designed to make investors happy. 10. Same goes for reviews. A game review score is just an indicator of how good the bribes were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittyPrawn Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) Depends on what kind of game we're talking about... Table-top RPGs? I learned how to think critcally and look at all sides of a story before acting. I learned patience and how good I am at talking myself out of a fight. Shooting games? I learned how to run my mouth and make men feel like boys. MMORPGs? I learned teamwork and leadership skills. I also learned how to be the best elitist I could be. MUDs/Chat-room RP? Insane typing skills. Had to keep the action flowing! Edited February 1, 2012 by KittyPrawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorpen Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 What's the best thing you learned from gaming? Hmm i think it is English Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTijger Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 How to avoid being bored. Gaming is entertainment, if you need to learn life skills from gaming your parents have a lot to answer for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFourPO Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I learned that female armor offers more protection the less it is covering. This will be useful after the apocalypse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthWalt Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Given the chance people are more likely to be scumbag Aholes then nice friendly helpfull humans when they are able to hide behind a screen and rate themselves and other based on mythical toons in an fantacy World that means nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthWalt Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I learned that female armor offers more protection the less it is covering. This will be useful after the apocalypse. Well we didnt need MMOs to tell uss this. Hello Mad max clearly assless chaps are the armor of the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realID Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I learned the value of money. I smashed my NES controller to show that dirty cheating game who was boss. When I had to save my allowance for WEEKS to buy another controller since my parents refused to buy a new one since I smashed the old one... Value of money learned at a young age, also anger management. Thankfully I now buy controllers without wires that were clearly designed to help you whip the controller into the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grania Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I learned that I'm completely clueless about what non-gamers do with their spare time, they must stare at walls or dig holes or something, I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force_Me Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Life "ain't" perfect... "Virtual" life ain't perfect... Deal with it! [Also, games are for entertainment and enjoyment. If a game doesn't fit these characteristics, then do something else.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFourPO Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) Seriously though. I think I learned a lot about human nature from playing FFA PvP. It really informs my understanding of the 99 v 1%. Perhaps this was stuff I already objectively 'knew' but it ingrained the understanding on a more basic level. I quote some dude on MMORPG.com from a discussion about gankers... ""Never met a pack of humans that were any different. Look at the idiots that get elected every couple of years. You really consider those guys more mature than us? The only difference between us and them is, when they gank some noobs and take their stuff, the noobs actually die." - Madimorga" Edited February 1, 2012 by CFourPO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scandana Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Never stand in fire... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephismo Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 "Best thing I learned from gaming" Not sure if this is 'best' or anyway even good (well definately not good), but the thing that I have learned is that Gaming industry is atleast 20 years behind of most other fields of software industry in using Quality Assurance. Considering the amount of money moved around in Gaming industry, I think this is both astonishing and unacceptable. Conclusion for this learning experience is that Average gamer is not avare enough to demand quality from modern products and as a result the industry standards have become 'laxed. Also as a side effect you see some of these unavare trolls stomping on people who still understand something about quality and expect to be purhasing high quality products. is your w broken ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShotByBothSides Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 "Best thing I learned from gaming" Not sure if this is 'best' or anyway even good (well definately not good), but the thing that I have learned is that Gaming industry is atleast 20 years behind of most other fields of software industry in using Quality Assurance. Considering the amount of money moved around in Gaming industry, I think this is both astonishing and unacceptable. Conclusion for this learning experience is that Average gamer is not avare enough to demand quality from modern products and as a result the industry standards have become 'laxed. Also as a side effect you see some of these unavare trolls stomping on people who still understand something about quality and expect to be purhasing high quality products. A very good point. What I have learnt is that the s/w gaming industry and a lot of those that comment on the technical aspects of the gaming products operate in a world that is alien to the rest of the commercial software development industry. One reads a lot of speculative tosh on game forums too. I have also learnt that after almost 35 years of gaming, my wife still thinks it is a waste of time. So she is a gem for putting up with my "hobby", which in turn means I have learnt to thank my luck stars for meeting her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangarrage Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Pretty simply for me when you play any game post the release of the BC expansion in wow know that most of the people that is playing the same game you are are basically whining little babies that want everything now and ofc combined with all the bells and whistles so the game can be played by itself with no effort from the user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baudrillard Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) Ignorance is bliss... But the movie "The Matrix 1" allready had told me that... Edit: Ah yeah: Definitely stay away from gaming girls as exit from fantasy to reality. Nightmares are awaiting you! Edited February 1, 2012 by Baudrillard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnExponent Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Life "ain't" perfect... "Virtual" life ain't perfect... Deal with it! [Also, games are for entertainment and enjoyment. If a game doesn't fit these characteristics, then do something else.]This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VacoVenator Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I learned that all of us gamers are gods when cloaked in anonymity. We claim to be the greatest thing since sliced bread. Our poo doesn't stink. Each of us can say/do/claim anything, and do. Gamers immerse themselves in roleplayinguniversecrushingtrollsmashingteenageangst, even if some of us are not teens. But, after all that smelly smegma is finished, at the end of the day I can turn off the game and go back to being a decent human being to the folks I have to interface with in real life. And they never know about my evil alter ego. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAhahahahahaahahahahahaha, whew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptured Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I learned the term "epic fail". Gaming is the sole reason why I got interested in computer hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racsofp Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 For me?, Imagination. Simple but true and it helped me a lot IMHO. And what do you expect learning from playing SWTOR?I expect to learn how force choke people. Ohhh...so many people will pay when I finally figure it out. Until then, though, I just look like a doofus walking into my office kitchen, holding up my hand and saying, "You have disappointed me for the last time, Mary From Accounting"...only to have nothing happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightShad Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Hm well MMO games gave me a lot better understanding of timezones not to mention improving my english skills. Ofcourse it helps if you talk english half the time because you are on vent with people from a different country and different language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Bee Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 is your w broken ? OMG! How did you know? This laptop has indeed slightly worn out keyboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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