Is it me, or do videogames get a bad rep?

I love videogames, and I've played videogames ever since I was a little kid. I'm 19 now, and I'm planning to go to a videogame school, (Full Sail, Academy of Arts and Sciences, etc.).

Over the years many people have said that videogames are bad for you, or that they are only for kids and that pisses me off! REALLY?! Videogames are only for kids?! That's bull crap because there average gamer is like 30 years old. And I don't believe any of the accusations and "studies" that say videogames are bad for you.

So is it me, or do videogames get a bad rep? Because I love videogames and I think they are AWESOME!

I personally ignore those comments about video games hindering studies. I mean, I'm a college student but I could keep up with the latest games as much as I could keep up with the smart students in class. It all depends on a person's self control in their gaming (that explains much about the accusations). Don't listen to those people and know to fight for what you want ^_^SaviourJustice

Exactly. Self control and Willpower. Screw them! :lol:

So is it me, or do videogames get a bad rep? Because I love videogames and I think they are AWESOME!

WILL_423

I catch a lot of negativity from adults when I tell them how much I love games, especially when I say I want to get into game design as a career. I always get this look like, "What a waste of talent there." when I tell people about my career plans. It's a little disheartening. I even got marked off a project in Web Design 2 when my teacher thought it was related to games. It was a comic book parody. :|

I catch a lot of negativity from adults when I tell them how much I love games, especially when I say I want to get into game design as a career. I always get this look like, "What a waste of talent there." when I tell people about my career plans. It's a little disheartening. I even got marked off a project in Web Design 2 when my teacher thought it was related to games. It was a comic book parody. :|

k_smoove

it's dumb. i get looked down on for playing games, and i'm made to feel that it's childish and my relatives say things like... "oh..are you still playing games..?". sometimes it's just depressing, and ignorance is a really bad trait in people.

It's nothing a solid superiority complex can't solve. These people that look down on gaming are very much like the digital equivalents of backwater hicks who can't understand what the big deal about "reading" is about; how it seems so unproductive and boring. It's a small-minded perspective; if they refuse to have it expanded through intelligent explanation, then there's nothing you can do but smile and wait for them to go back to the cave from whence they came.Oilers99

Wow.:shock: Well said man.

They do in a way, but in certain cases, the OP is fairly stereotypical of the average video game addict dreaming of becoming a video game designer. I'm not going to generalize any more than what I have already, but places like Full Sail are VERY expensive and highly intensive. That's not even mentioning that most workers in the gaming industry actually frown upon those game design schools, and a game design degree means nothing outside of the gaming business. The kid needs to go to a four year university majoring in Computer Science before he should look into Full Sail or any other game design school.

I don´t know how much Americans can follow the German "Killergame"-Discussion,but it´s awful!

They do in a way, but in certain cases, the OP is fairly stereotypical of the average video game addict dreaming of becoming a video game designer. I'm not going to generalize any more than what I have already, but places like Full Sail are VERY expensive and highly intensive. That's not even mentioning that most workers in the gaming industry actually frown upon those game design schools, and a game design degree means nothing outside of the gaming business. The kid needs to go to a four year university majoring in Computer Science before he should look into Full Sail or any other game design school.

SuperXero89

hmm, your argument is fairly stereotypical as well. the value of a course depends on what they teach, what skills can be aquired and how broadly applicable they are. considering computer games design is a specific part of 3D design, you can learn a lot about the nature of graphics, of perspective, of 3D and human anatomy, as well as simply the ability to communicate via drawing. level design and modelling also borrow from other design fields such as architecture.

though if you're just writing your game idea in a word document and hoping it will get you somewhere on that alone, then you have a point. some so-called game design modules at universities are clearly a joke.

'workers in the games industry' need to grow up, realise how things are changing and adapt to those changes. they need to be more helpful and inclusive, or they'll just become part of the problem and in the long-run it will affect the games.

They do in a way, but in certain cases, the OP is fairly stereotypical of the average video game addict dreaming of becoming a video game designer. I'm not going to generalize any more than what I have already, but places like Full Sail are VERY expensive and highly intensive. That's not even mentioning that most workers in the gaming industry actually frown upon those game design schools, and a game design degree means nothing outside of the gaming business. The kid needs to go to a four year university majoring in Computer Science before he should look into Full Sail or any other game design school.

SuperXero89

How much would it cost to go to a four year university? Because On Wikipedia it says that going to Full Sail University Tuition ranges from $33,000-$80,000. It also says that it takes 12-21 months to get a degree.

They do but it's been getting better when you compare the reputation they used to get 5 years ago. It's become more accepted as a genuine media form.