Is Gaming a Childish Activity? ( In India )

[prasath_digit]

Have u ever been insulted or scolded for playing games, i've been insulted a few times by some idots, they say like : "Why r u playing still playing games like a child?", "Please turn that off", "What is this stupid thing on the screen gonna do for ur career?"....................

All of these quotes were made by idots who:-

1.Knows nothing abt games
2.Consider themselves as being matured ( peers, Not my parents )
3.Thinks tat a original game costs 50 - 100./- Rs
4.Thinks tat game development is a childish profession

The reason I'm starting this thread is not to create any flame war or somethin like tat..........But i'm very interested in doing a career in game development........And here in India, gaming(playing & development) is seen as a very childish activity

PLEASE SHARE UR THOUGHTS & OPINIONS ON THIS TOPIC OPENLY

If u reply to this thread, pls tell ur:-
1.Age
2.Profession
3.& Some games u like...........

Because i wanna know who play games in India...........

My age:- 20
Profession:- Just Completed B.Sc CS ( Selected in TCS through Campus Interview )
Current favorites:- Crysis,Call Of Duty 4,Bioshock, Half-Life 2 EP2,Portal

[hullap]

+1
i REALLY REALLY HATE those n00bs

Age-15
Prefession-Student
Games-Pro Evolution Soccer, Bully, Urban Terror, GoW1,2,CoO

[MetalheadGautham]

gaming is an awssome time pass and recreational activity, better than movies.
so game development is a better job than movies.

gaming is not childish, but spending own/parent's life savings for a high end gaming rig for fun is definitely childish.

[lethalweaponforever]

GAMES RULED, RULE, AND ALWAYS WILL RULE....................

Of course metalheadgautham is right too...........but still GAMES RUUUUUUUUUUUUUULE

Age:-17
Profession:-Game Development student in ICAT(PROUD 2 BE 1)
Games:- NFS Pro Street, Cricket 07, Virtua Tennis 3 and lots more

[Garbage]

Games ?? No more games for me..

Age:21
Profession : Completed B.Sc.(CS) n also get selected in TCS in campus interviews (like thread starter)
Games played : LionKing, Dave, BM, RoadRash ( )

[skippednote]

Age:17
profession:student
recent games:nfs mw,pop t2t,trackmania nation forever,cod.
I think games and age have no relation. The relation is between Game and your rig

[kumarmohit]

I play games on PS2 and their are a number of ppl I know who consider it childish. Naturally games and comics never emerged as a medium for grown ups in India.

Age 24
Profession: Web content writer
Currently playing - Devil may cry 2

[MetalheadGautham]

This many 17 year olds ? Let me join in

Age: 17
Profession: Student
Games I Like: Unreal Torunament, Grand Theft Auto, Urban Terror, Halo

[nvidia]

Me too 17

Playing games is considered childish. But those who say so never play it.

[MetalheadGautham]

Hey, I know its offtopic, but shall we start a 17 club ? One last year to live as a worry free minor

[nvidia]

^^Yeah sure..

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by nvidia

^^Yeah sure..

>>> The 17 Club <<<

[SunnyChahal]

Age:15
Profession:Student,what else?
Games:There is a fairly long list.Epic I would say.

As for those n00bs,they are nothing more than ignorant losers.Gaming is the best entertainment,at least for me.They don't play games coz they lack brains and most importantly,PC's with proper system configurations.
For instance,one of my n00b friends,asked me to install Stalker on his stupid P3,128MB RAM system with onboard graphics.I am no wizard,game did't work.When the games don't work for them they turn against gaming itself.
And the only games those noobs play are NFS(free roaming only),GTA SA(Free roaming,messing around).They play all outdated games.This is my experience with my schoolmates,friends,siblings and all.
@Gautham,please let some younger members in too.

[nvidia]

^^NFS 2SE never had free roaming

[Plasma_Snake]

Age: 22(just few hours left )
Profession: Final year I.T student, skipped all Campus Interview to concentrate on higher studies and aim to be a Game Programmer. If anybody knows any "really" good institute for the purpose please do tell me otherwise I too will have to leave my homeland and learn this from dem Stupid Americans.
Games: Gaming since age of 8 so can't really tell all that I've played. Had NES,PS,PS2 and gonna buy PS3. Currently play games on PC.

Whenever someone says me this I tel 'em this:

1. If game is a stupid or simple thing then can u make one or atleast play one to finish it?
2. it has been scientifically proven to improve Visionary Neuro Reflexes, so if u that good then prove it by surviving a round of Burnout without crashing!
3. To Computer peoples I say this, Game is a complete program that can strip **** outta ur system and shows what's it is capable of 'cause Games use huge databases of texture and audio files thus testing HDD drive's and RAM's capability of data exchange. HQ graphics and audio test out the system's Processing power. The highly complex A.I programmes running in the form of NPC behaviour test the complex program running capability of the machine. I ask them if they know anyother piece of program that can stress out a system's all the components like this all at once. Believe it or not but I've met with victorious silence every time.

So Game On!!! BTW on the side of Folks(parents) mine just ask is that the money in Game Dev. is any good? I just tell 'em that it all depends upon the dev.studio u r employed in. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[zyberboy]

Age 24
Just finished B.tech
Games: ut2004,crysis
These days only ut2004 multiplayer

[Abhishek Dwivedi]

Age: 17
Student
Mostly all NFSzzzz & CS1.6

Gaming is childish yar...just wait for few days...u'l come to c what it really is...n what it can b in india

[skippednote]

Originally Posted by MetalheadGautham

This many 17 year olds ? Let me join in

Age: 17
Profession: Student
Games I Like: Unreal Torunament, Grand Theft Auto, Urban Terror, Halo

are t really 17

[max_demon]

I play Portable . Whenever i am bored anytime . PSP FTW / Java Micro Edition

Age : 15 (immortal)
Profession : Drug Dealer , Contract Killer
Games i like : Grand Theft Auto , SPORE , Sims , Patapon , Locoroco , God of war , Luminince , flOw , Windows , Hitman , Guiter Hero , DDR , Sudoku , Rise of nation , Rollercoaster Rush , Darkest fear , etc etc ++ many mobile games .

[lethalweaponforever]

This topic sure got filled up fast.......

@ Abhishek: what makes u think games are childish

[Psychosocial]

Age - 13
Profession - Student
Fav. Games - Crysis, COD4, AssassinsC, GRID, Stranglehold, MASS EFFECT, etc..... many, many to name.

Well, many people who see me gaming call me a small child, etc but ignore them. My friends tell me that they don't understand why I take gaming so seriosly. Most of them are fools. One kid from my standard installed Vice City recently and played it. I asked where did you reach, he said that theres nothing to do in it. I was amazed. I said, do the story mission and he asked HOW ? I said follow the marker, he answered me by saying that if I go behind the marker, it runs away from me . See, this fools don't understand the true potential of gaming. I wish to build my carrer on gaming. My parents have no objection with it. Those who think gaming is a childish act, SUX . Those who tell that gaming is childish, ask them to make a replica of Crysis or atleast GTA : Vice City. Then they will understand. Happy gaming fellow gamers .

[Davidboon]

i dont agree that Gaming a Childish Activity .
kpopwer mania is true , most of my peers think developing games is matter of seconds.and some even cannot understand the plot of games, surely gaming is not for them,
but what the hell ,they know that it takes years of rigorous devolopment to make games. im not allowed to play games frequently as im in class 11th now. but whenever i get time i enjoy my free time playing games.
well its only a matter of days when people will realise what games are up to.
then we will show them what we gamers are.
after all gaming is being adopted as a profession nowdays.
well this concept is still not widespread in india, but we gamers will show others.

[asingh]

GAMING IS NOT CHILDESH.

Age: 30
Profession: IT Field
Experience: 7 years.
Like: Crysis, COD4, UT3, Bioshock, GTA Series, Assassins Creed.

If gaming is childesh, why do people go for movies like Tomb Raider, Dark Night, Superman....I think gaming is a superb medium entertainment. It is the epitome of technology + visual experience + sound experience...! I love games. Its much much better than watching cable tv (with 1000+ advertisements in between).

Games today are well researched out, take years to develop, extreme marketing,with excellent after sales service. Its an industry churning $$$$$$$$. Nopes it cannot be childesh at all.

[m-jeri]

Age : 23
Profession : s/w engineer (it sucks...)

Gaming is for noob. someone said.??

i would say ok.move on.my life let me do what i want.

[sagargv]

certainly gaming is not childish. . i'm not interested in building a career on gaming , atleast not yet. . .but i am interested in hobby game developing..

1. age - 18
2. profession - student
3. POP series , assassins creed , GRID .. . going to play mass effect.

[amrawtanshx]

I think in India it still seems like a childish activity.
Its taken serious only by a marginal cult.
Cuz very few professional gamers from India have made it too World Cyber Games & I cant remember anyone winning there.
And since our parents are worried about our future ... They can't stand seeing us playing comp. games.
Cuz parents think that their children are just deriving pleassure ... I mean they are ignorant about the money aspect too.

But since all of the gamers don't play to become pro's ... They just do it for timepass and all .... They too face the music.

But times are changing.And in few years ...When India stars producing world class gamers ....Who become financially stable ... Will open new prospects for the gaming industry here too.
And then the parents would be lenient.For sure.


Age:17
Profession: Student.
Games:Nearly all PC games excluding RPG's

[prasath_digit]

Originally Posted by Plasma_Snake

To Computer peoples I say this, Game is a complete program that can strip **** outta ur system and shows what's it is capable of 'cause Games use huge databases of texture and audio files thus testing HDD drive's and RAM's capability of data exchange. HQ graphics and audio test out the system's Processing power. The highly complex A.I programmes running in the form of NPC behaviour test the complex program running capability of the machine. I ask them if they know anyother piece of program that can stress out a system's all the components like this all at once. Believe it or not but I've met with victorious silence every time.

well said man...... .cause they don think abt games, to understand them.....its their misfortune........they'll go & concentrate on movies (stupid movies) instead

[Zangetsu]

Age: u can count by my User Profile Name....i.e 85 (1985)
Profession: Software Developer in MNC, Part-Time Gamer
Games I like: Legend of Zelda : Ocarina of Time,Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword,The Thing ,many more titles...

Gaming as we all know a different dimension.... so..playin games is just like for
entertainment...njoyment & TP.... just every body does either by goin 2 cinema or watching TV etc....

My father sometimes scold me if i play games 4 long time...like 4-5 hrs...he restricts
me only play it 4 1-2hrs limit...bcoz my eyes will get damaged...sitting 4 long in front
of monitor...hehe

Playing games is easy...but developing them is damn difficult

[m-jeri]

but u know one thing.....

india is a nation of a billion(and counting...) digit forum have membership of 40k....active are abt 5k max.... in that 5000... how many will come to this thread...its simple logic...
people who love and play games will be a minority..thers nothing to be done..other than ignore....

play what games u like..dont bother other..its just a game...thats all to it...

gaming is after all a hobby for 90% for those who play in india ...only 10% make money..and those are people who are unkown.... just some time ago fellow memebers of another forum...where gamers only congregate.....1 team made abt 20lacs..1 team made abt 20k.... i said this to some colleagues of mine and they were really...GENUINELY intd.... what it says is that..when they see actually that gaming can be done for something worthwhile....people do take heed....

Until that happens widespread in India..... i have only one thing to say...]

keep on gaming....

[fun2sh]

ah the platform to share my experience

just day before night(i am at home n spending holidays) i was playing DOTA Warcraft at 12 o'clock in the night n my parents came n scolded me like hell.
wen ever my DAD sees me or my brother playing games he starts making fuss that its all wastage of time n brain.

anyway he does not know that i want to be a game developer.

Age:20( two days remaining)
Profession: IT STUDENT 3rd year
Games:WARCRAFT, DOTA, MAX PAYNE, TOMB RAIDER, HITMAN, AOE.
want to play games like crysis,gear of war,assasin creed, but i dont hav that high config system. but i hope i will have it some day of my own money.