Of computer games, meta verses etc, I really don't get it, can anyone explain it to me, please?
What do you get out of it?
I keep seeing all this stuff advertised and I hit a big concrete wall in my head and think, ouch and eh?
Of computer games, meta verses etc, I really don't get it, can anyone explain it to me, please?
What do you get out of it?
I keep seeing all this stuff advertised and I hit a big concrete wall in my head and think, ouch and eh?
Yeah the internet cbs be good like it opens up more possibitts when you want to buy stuff like I can get stickers of anything I want off temu cheap or I can find any dvd or game im after that said i like real shops too as thats where you’d find slot of fun stuff in expected (I have a guy I know who says buying snd owning stuff is unnecessary but for me as long as I can detach from it when I’m doene I think belongings are a part of me In a way)
I use game guides if it’s an old game if it’s new game hebnyes YouTube it is but that’s not as fun as a game guide haha
I always used YouTube for gaming tutorials or even clips of SpongeBob or Friends or something when I’ve been bored whilst not at home but now it’s just well I be honest, stupid stuff on the internet and I personally find it shatters my confidence and self esteem. It’s worse when people of any age get shocked when I say I’m not into all that stuff, I mean is it not ok to be different? The amount of times I’ve been asked to have Botox and lip fillers too many times!!
I am glad I joined this forum though I was wondering if it was right for me at first but I thought I’d give it a go and I do feel I’ve been able to express myself and feel heard so I’m glad to have met you and everyone here!
Anywhere else and you'd have been called a troll by now!
What I mostly get out of gaming is that I quickly become hyperfocused. Whether it's digging for gold (not a euphemism) in Minecraft, or shooting random evil dudes in Destiny 2, dropping blocks in Tetris, or solving endless Sudoku puzzles, my brain just engages 100%; everything else fades away. And that always present inner critic just shuts the heck up for a while. Ah, bliss.
Of course, this is followed by me wondering why I've been wasting my life for the past eight hours "doing nothing" (the critic is back), but I do feel more relaxed and recharged.
Gaming may be about as productive as staring at the flames in a fire, or watching the eddies in a flowing stream, or counting the bees and flowers in a spring meadow, but what's wrong with doing any of these things? It's all the same, really: just chillaxing.
For me video games are what keep me sane in this world. What I get out of it is enjoyment, distractions from what upsets me and sense of accomplishments. I also find it to be good for my fingers and mind. Plus the characters can be very cute in my opinion and the graphics and colours can also be amazing. What I don’t see the point is all this “reality show stuff” and social media. And this is coming from someone who is gen z.
Video games allow you to live a life that Marie you’d hate to live in real life sometimes like being a bus driver would be stressful but in a game it’s fun because you don’t have abusive passenger or bad bosses
Also through ganes we can skate or be a policeman wirh zero risk
You're not their landlord, you're their God/Goddess. You can give them full autonomy and they will just happily go about their lives, or you can command them to do stuff. They won't care.
I have been put off computer games. My son enjoys them and they see to be very fast noisy and busy. When he was younger I had a go with him and he got impatient with my lack of ability to do things quickly. That's just how I am, I don't do quick reactions. Also as I work in front of a screen all day I prefer pastimes away from a screen. I wouldn't read a book on kindle, I prefer a book I can pick up. I watch TV drama or comedy to switch off as the screen is a distance away. I like logic and strategy things, but would rather do them in a book or a game. To relax I also enjoy listening to music or playing patience ( I too am an only child).
I don't play board games, except by myself. nor do I write creatively. Its probably just me, but I'd feel guilty being an absentee landlord to SIMS, lol.
Hi again Catwoman
As D has explained, co-op is where people get into teams and play against others. You can also play against other single players online. But I don't do this and I also wouldn't want to join a metaverse - I'm a bit like you in that I like to play things on my own. There are lots of games where you can just play as a single player though, and they are not all adrenaline fuelled fighting or racing.
In Sims 4, the first thing you have to do is create a household of between one and 8 Sims to move into a home in the game. You can decide their age, gender, appearance and choose 3 personality traits for them and an aspiration (a goal for them to achieve) But if you don't want to play with them, you can move them into a pre made home and then leave them there while you go off and build houses on other lots. There are also pre made Sims in many of the pre made homes, but you can evict them and then change their house or knock it down and rebuild it. You can also create parks, museums, pools, bars, libraries and gyms.
I quite like chess, but I'm not very good at it. I don't like playing it with other people, but I have a chess game on my Xbox where I can choose the skill level and then play against the AI. I also have the video game version of cluedo, which is a board game I enjoyed as a child.
I've also always loved scrabble, and I have a game on my kindle tablet called "classic words" which is the same as that, and I also enjoy trying to make up good words with it.
So, online worlds are not for me, but I spend time in fantasy worlds in single player games. To me, it's not a lot different to reading a novel, creative writing, puzzle solving, D&D or board games.
RPGs are generally about questing and gaining or improving skills that will help you on quests. Some RPGs put you in the shoes of an established character, but I feel the best ones are where you're given a blank slate to make your own, like old-school pen-and-paper Dungeons and Dragons.
I'm often too tired to read or watch TV, so games help me escape while keeping my mind engaged/active. They've also helped me with my hand/eye coordination over the years.
What about games where you look after your own little farm and help the community, or games where you drive trucks, etc ...?
I dont play with others only single player mode. I'll come back later & explain more
Ohh, team work, big no no, theres no I in team, I'm told, but there is a me if you mix the letter up!
Co-op is short for co-operative. Multiplayer where you're working as a team rather than against each other. Can either be "couch co-op" (in the same room) or online. A good example is It takes two (https://youtu.be/ohClxMmNLQQ) or Little big planet.