Video Games: Not Just for Boys

Originally Posted by Flughafen

Pardon me for bumping this up from the abyss, but I ran across it while doing a search and this is a topic i'm very interested in. Also, I'm lacking sleep and have only read a few bits of the topic, for whatever that disclaimer is worth.

To be brief, as a male gamer, I find one thing endlessly frustrating. I know there are girl gamers out there, in fact I can name one (though only one) that I know in person (and I use the term girl gamer as in the equivalent to the male who plays xbox, cube, ps2, and/or pc etc, not the "minute" games found all over the web). I don't want to overstep my bounds and make an unfair assessment, but it just seems that a lot of girl gamers are not open about the fact that they game. As to why, that could be a book/debate/thread in itself i'm sure.

I think about this all the time. Guys are really open about gaming--it doesnt need to be said that being in a majority among brothers is comforting. If girls who gamed were, generally speaking, really open as well, ... well! I could have a conversation all day with a girl that was as into games as I am. As opposed to the trite crap that my fellow men talk about just to make conversation and work toward a [superficial] relationship.

If I could name the biggest two or three passions that constitute who I am, video games are definitely one. Not just as 'dude i'm gaming', but as an art form in its own right (I can say that on this board and not get gasps! that is to say, many people would scoff at video games as an art form, be those people knowledgeable of anything beyond the 'GTA' media whoring or not). Music (composition/playing/technical sides all) would be another. And you guessed it.. one is a subset of the other! Games, music, art in general. Yet while I have several male friends who are as passionate about games and VGM as I, there are no evident females (emphasis on evident). So where is this digression going? Well, I said that this is a primary passion of mine. That means that it is one of a few things that I am thinking about all day. To the point where, even if I'm talking to my similar-minded friends, I feel I tire them out from talking about a single subject or the intricacies of how [album] mesmerizes me. I could discuss games, music, vgm, literally all day, hydration permitting. It is not a side thing of mine, it's a vital part of me. Can any girls enlighten me as to how many of you are the same? That means not just plays on the side, but has a passion for it and thinks about it all the time. I've heard girls bring up how fun [game] is, but only for a moment.

As I said, it's a major frustration when I'm thinking (remember what i said i'm thinking about) and dont make conversation because nobody shows any noticeable interest. So i guess it's more of a psychology question. I know there are lots of girl gamers, so.. I dunno. Pick something out of my essay above and answer/discuss it. I'm too tired to continue forming a coherent string of thoughts ><

Someone clear up a confused chap. Excellent work chaofan, by the way, for starting up a good discussion.

At my feet are sitting 8 everquest boxes. Within an arm's reach 360º are several vgm albums, House of Flying Daggers OST, and out of reach are the Silent Hills. These arent no-brainer things.. I often try to derive literary application of Silent Hill games (and the film, which in my opinion did not ruin the series) while in class or zoning out otherwise.

Not trying to troll but holy shit what the hell did you just say?

Jam it back in, in the dark.