I often wonder that, especially depending on age and lifestyle, mentality, how many people play games on their PCs, and what kind of games...

I lived with someone once who was above 30, and still a real game addict...
He was willing to play only with what he considered to be the very best, and he could literally spend all his free time in front of the screen, playing his games with total attention and almost "living in them"...

My Master is totally the contrary, though He plays every day too, but only some Windows card games (those are Spider and Free Cell exactly), while He is chilling away after a long day of work, or having a break, listening to the radio, smoking, relaxing...
(He is above 50 btw, used to play video games in His Thirties because in those days it was something totally new, and He found it amusing and fun...)

I am very much between the two, I play cards whenever I am eating, and after eating while drinking some coffee and having some smokes, I like to play a lot of card games, Windows or browser based, or simple application, and I occasionally play any other, mostly very simple and enjoyable games, and I don't give a heck about how fancy they are, what matters to me is that they relax me, entertain me, and just make me have fun for a few...
But all in all I couldn't call myself a "gamer", because pretty much the only game I can put full attention into is Heroes V (I LOVE strategy games (ANYTHING about strategy, the art of battles and war, whatever related to it as it fascinates the hell out of me!), though am way better at tactics than long-term sense of strategy... ), but that doesn't chain me to the screen too, and I wouldn't really miss it, ok, maybe a little bit because I find great pleasure in how well-made it is for my taste of gaming and preference of style...
(And I am 25 btw...)

Some people say games are for kids, and I kinda agree, having experienced how funny an adult looks like when (s)he is addicted to such a thing instead of doing something more "enriching", and also, on the other hand I find it adorable when an adult still finds his/her "inner kid" and just does something fun, not caring what others would think...

How is it with you?

And what is your opinion about the topic? less

Well, I am (ahem) over 60, and I play Farmville, Hidden Chronicles and Gardens of Time on Facebook every day, and sometimes a couple of times a day if I have the time. I get that these are not the exact type of games you are talking about, but they are PC games. I also play spider solitaire occasionally.

My hubby loves to play The Sims and we intend to get a Playstation this year so he can play games like Final Fantasy 10 and he is in his 40's. I think age is just a number, and playing games keeps us young! less

No card games for me. I would totally suck. I'm more of an active, getting things done kind of person, but I do enjoy some games when I finally decide to sit down and do them. I am seriously kick ass at Mortal Kombat! A few years ago, my partner and I would spend evenings with a bunch of our friends and they played this game constantly and it would get boring for me and the old guys. Lol. So a friend of ours was like the guy you mentioned, lived in this game. He was "undefeated" and the guys would play for hours daily and nobody had ever beat him. They talked me into just trying it one day. I'd never ever even played on an XBOX and I'll be damned! Lol. I kicked his genuis ass! It was awesome! My partner & our son was just talking about it today. I so need to play that game again! Lol. I don't know what it was, but it felt so crazy to beat him when he was so good, never been beat at it. I started playing a little bit and loved kicking their ass at that! Ha Ha.

Mostly though, when I play games it's bedazzled or bejeweled whatever it's called. I like pac man and mario and all, but I really suck at mario. I'm not big on most of the racing games and can't play games for long without getting a headache.

My partner plays Xbox with our son almost daily during the colder days. If it's not freezing out though, they're out there playing football, paintball or something. Even on days where it's nearly freezing like today, they spend some of their time outside. Today's activity was paintball and I could hear the screams from inside the house! Lol. Unfortunately, I'm way too chicken for paintball, but love shooting as long as it's not a person. Lol.


Games are SO NOT just for kids! Lol. I'm not ashamed to be 21 and play games although I don't do it much. I think everybody should play in some way. I totally agree with you about the inner kid! I love being playful and never want to grow old and grouchy. Lol. You're never too old to be playful. less

I often wonder that, especially depending on age and lifestyle, mentality, how many people play games on their PCs, and what kind of games...

I lived with someone once who was above 30, and still a real game addict...
He was willing to play only with what he considered to be the very best, and he could literally spend all his free time in front of the screen, playing his games with total attention and almost "living in them"...

My Master is totally the contrary, though He plays every day too, but only some Windows card games (those are Spider and Free Cell exactly), while He is chilling away after a long day of work, or having a break, listening to the radio, smoking, relaxing...
(He is above 50 btw, used to play video games in His Thirties because in those days it was something totally new, and He found it amusing and fun...)

I am very much between the two, I play cards whenever I am eating, and after eating while drinking some coffee and having some smokes, I like to play a lot of card games, Windows or browser based, or simple application, and I occasionally play any other, mostly very simple and enjoyable games, and I don't give a heck about how fancy they are, what matters to me is that they relax me, entertain me, and just make me have fun for a few...
But all in all I couldn't call myself a "gamer", because pretty much the only game I can put full attention into is Heroes V (I LOVE strategy games (ANYTHING about strategy, the art of battles and war, whatever related to it as it fascinates the hell out of me!), though am way better at tactics than long-term sense of strategy... ), but that doesn't chain me to the screen too, and I wouldn't really miss it, ok, maybe a little bit because I find great pleasure in how well-made it is for my taste of gaming and preference of style...
(And I am 25 btw...)

Some people say games are for kids, and I kinda agree, having experienced how funny an adult looks like when (s)he is addicted to such a thing instead of doing something more "enriching", and also, on the other hand I find it adorable when an adult still finds his/her "inner kid" and just does something fun, not caring what others would think...

How is it with you?

And what is your opinion about the topic? less

I play PC games and even have a blog dedicated to video game and gender issues: link .

For a long while I couldn't play an real PC games because my computer was out of date, it was a business machine that lacked a discreet graphics card so it was pretty much obsolete out of the box when it came to games. When I got a new computer this August that all changed. Although before I got the new I played a lot of flash games and an still hooked on a online collectable card game called tyrant. less

As a lover of flying my real Cessna 172RG Cutlass, I also have Microsoft's Flight Simulator X. With my desk-top computer, I have a 1GB graphic card that allows great visual to landscapes anywhere in the world. Most of my simulation takes place in the United States and I learn what other areas are like that I haven't been to. The detail is very very accurate. When I really fly in the mountains of the Cascades, I try to compare the simulation to that of what I have actually experience and there is accurate detail.

Another benefit to Flight Simulator X is that I can enjoy flying over 50 different aircraft from gliders to Boeing 787 and B-17's to tanks! As an adult, I can't get enough of this fun stuff! I play for hours, because you accumulate flight time in your log book. One time I flew from Seattle to Hawaii and it took over 4 1/2 hours; in actual time! The game does give you a different flight feel in the yoke for the type of plane I choose, so there is a learning experience in the game. less

As a lover of flying my real Cessna 172RG Cutlass, I also have Microsoft's Flight Simulator X. With my desk-top computer, I have a 1GB graphic card that allows great visual to landscapes anywhere in the world. Most of my simulation takes place in the United States and I learn what other areas are like that I haven't been to. The detail is very very accurate. When I really fly in the mountains of the Cascades, I try to compare the simulation to that of what I have actually experience and there is accurate detail.

Another benefit to Flight Simulator X is that I can enjoy flying over 50 different aircraft from gliders to Boeing 787 and B-17's to tanks! As an adult, I can't get enough of this fun stuff! I play for hours, because you accumulate flight time in your log book. One time I flew from Seattle to Hawaii and it took over 4 1/2 hours; in actual time! The game does give you a different flight feel in the yoke for the type of plane I choose, so there is a learning experience in the game. less

I often wonder that, especially depending on age and lifestyle, mentality, how many people play games on their PCs, and what kind of games...

I lived with someone once who was above 30, and still a real game addict...
He was willing to play only with what he considered to be the very best, and he could literally spend all his free time in front of the screen, playing his games with total attention and almost "living in them"...

My Master is totally the contrary, though He plays every day too, but only some Windows card games (those are Spider and Free Cell exactly), while He is chilling away after a long day of work, or having a break, listening to the radio, smoking, relaxing...
(He is above 50 btw, used to play video games in His Thirties because in those days it was something totally new, and He found it amusing and fun...)

I am very much between the two, I play cards whenever I am eating, and after eating while drinking some coffee and having some smokes, I like to play a lot of card games, Windows or browser based, or simple application, and I occasionally play any other, mostly very simple and enjoyable games, and I don't give a heck about how fancy they are, what matters to me is that they relax me, entertain me, and just make me have fun for a few...
But all in all I couldn't call myself a "gamer", because pretty much the only game I can put full attention into is Heroes V (I LOVE strategy games (ANYTHING about strategy, the art of battles and war, whatever related to it as it fascinates the hell out of me!), though am way better at tactics than long-term sense of strategy... ), but that doesn't chain me to the screen too, and I wouldn't really miss it, ok, maybe a little bit because I find great pleasure in how well-made it is for my taste of gaming and preference of style...
(And I am 25 btw...)

Some people say games are for kids, and I kinda agree, having experienced how funny an adult looks like when (s)he is addicted to such a thing instead of doing something more "enriching", and also, on the other hand I find it adorable when an adult still finds his/her "inner kid" and just does something fun, not caring what others would think...

How is it with you?

And what is your opinion about the topic? less

Well, I am (ahem) over 60, and I play Farmville, Hidden Chronicles and Gardens of Time on Facebook every day, and sometimes a couple of times a day if I have the time. I get that these are not the exact type of games you are talking about, but they are PC games. I also play spider solitaire occasionally.

My hubby loves to play The Sims and we intend to get a Playstation this year so he can play games like Final Fantasy 10 and he is in his 40's. I think age is just a number, and playing games keeps us young! less