Thread: Do you feel like you are wasting time?

Yes I do. But then I think I am doing something that I love.

Nope, not wasting time at all by gaming, otherwise I wouldn't do it. I always get something out of it: Learning new tactics and strategies, seeing cool artwork, the fun of working together with friends...

Originally Posted by Zaphoon

Nope, not wasting time at all by gaming, otherwise I wouldn't do it. I always get something out of it: Learning new tactics and strategies, seeing cool artwork, the fun of working together with friends...

Oh com'on, its wasting time! Tell me one constructive thing that comes out of playing video games?

Originally Posted by Rancid

Oh com'on, its wasting time! Tell me one constructive thing that comes out of playing video games?

No problem. I can think of three things off the top of my head.

#1) After playing flight sims with one of my friends for a while, I suggested that he should make a combat training course to help other people out because he's a really good combat pilot in-game, he's a licensed pilot in real life, and he enjoys teaching. The result was Lord J-Bar's Combat Flight School, which I helped him test because it requires at least two people flying (an instructor and one or more students). Not only do you learn a lot about flight and combat tactics, but he also likes to work in the history of WWII (since we typically do the training in IL-2) and the info about each aircraft. It sure beats reading a text book!

#2) The people in my clan who help out with the artwork also post it on DeviantArt and add it to their portfolios. It's work that adds to their reputation as an artist, and/or that they can use to attract clients. Our artwork is inspired by games in one way or another.

#3) One of the gaming groups I used to be a part of consisted of a lot of programmers, as I found out after getting to know them in-game. That group helped me learn computer programming, and as a result I wrote a couple little applications that interacted with the game, as well as an application that I found out my high school has been using for almost 10 years now. I'm still programming to this day, just in different languages now.

Video games are nothing more than what you make of them. If you want to turn off your brain and mindlessly kill bad guys all day, then you're going to get a mindless, time-wasting experience. If you use your time gaming to learn new tactics and strategy, observe the creative elements that went into making the game (art, story, etc.), make and get to know in-game friends, and so on, then you get a much more productive experience.

yeah....but i try to don't play to much, to have an equilibrium in my life.



Dress Up Games

when i have an exam next day & i have not prepared for it then i remember that my time was wasted in playing games i should have studied but when i am playing games i do not have that feeling even once!

absolutely not! i never had a feeling that i am wasting my time because by gaming i am increasing my mental skills though it is sometimes more stressy to game but i do not do much gaming just about 2 hours daily!

i dont feel it either....haha! my parents will tolerate my long hour of playing in night since they know that im working 8am-5pm at the hospital...

Originally Posted by Morticia

When you game, do you feel like you are wasting time instead of being productive? Like you could be doing something else that makes a difference?

Not really. As long as I'm enjoying the games, I don't feel anything like that.

Originally Posted by Zaphoon

Nope, not wasting time at all by gaming, otherwise I wouldn't do it. I always get something out of it: Learning new tactics and strategies, seeing cool artwork, the fun of working together with friends...

Well if you see it that way good for you . At least you can justify it.