everyone is a gamer

there have been no posts lately for two reasons: 1) i had a big midterm that was the only test i have all semester, so i studied like hell for it, b) Dylan bought me a copy of Sims 2 Castaways. i'm not sure how smart that was.


when i was a little me, my parents had a SNES and i loved to play Sim City (i don't remember exactly which one). i think i liked starting with nothing and building it into something. starting with a few little buildings and turning it into a thriving metropolis. and then of course destroying it with a tsunami or godzilla. as a teen the original The Sims came out. i liked that well enough too. being that age i liked designing my own house, working to buy things for it. i bought a couple of the expansion packs, but then it got to be too much. too many add ons. (greedy money business types :( )

so i went on hiatus again. i have since started dabbling in casual games because they fit my busy life. Sims Castaways is a little more casual. i've been playing for a half hour here and a hour there. the little story of being stranded on an island gives the game more meaning and purpose, so i've rather taken with it.

hard core gamers will probably never read me again because of my profession to be a casual gamer, they can stuff it for all i care. just because i do not play the way they do does not mean i love video games any less. my theory is that everyone is a gamer.


i do not believe there is a person in the world who does not like to play. it is just a matter of finding the right game for them. for a great while the video game industry has been focused on catering to core gamers, but their time is ending. after all the first video game was pong, definitely a casual game. the number of non-traditional gamers (and their pocketbooks) is much bigger than the number of core gamers.

so i say onto you: take a break, play a game, and feel the stress melt