Why Do You Play Games?
 

Hmm.

I can't leave the house because my parents are overly protective. I love going online and playing games because I'm not strong in real life and I love owning a lot and being helpful and powerful online. I love conversations and online, I can speak more without being interrupted.

I like watching tv more than going online, but there isn't a show that interests me enough right now. I love going online to connect with friends who I've met online, true, but also because I feel closer to them than my friends offline since I spend more time with my friends online than offline. I can't be with my friends offline afterschool, thus limiting a lot.

I'm a procrastinator so technically I reward myself before I got all my work done.

just wondering: I got confused. games in general or online games? I play ps2 games to spend time with my lil sis and also because I enjoy stories and cutscenes and leveling up- a sense of accomplishment.

Hopefully I can help you out ^ ^
I guess my answer would be 1. and 3. 4.

I don't play so many online games, but I play console games almost religiously. When I was very, very young a neighbor bought a SNES and decided he didn't want an NES anymore, so he gave it and all its games to me and my dad. My brother was too young to play, really, so my dad would play with me. We played Contra and 1942, and when he was at school/work I would play all the Marios. It was like, the only Father-Daughter bonding time we ever had. It made gaming a really special, important part of my life. o.o; But, I dunno if that's a normal reason. I also think they're fun?

Well, to escape into a fantasy life is first-off.
It's also my way to spend quality time with my sister XD
For the creative stories while being able to experience them first-hand
And for the fun of screaming on every corner XD 9imagine the games I play ><;)

I play games because I love them. I've been playing video games with my brother since we were little kids and its been something I've always been good at.

I like to play console games when I can but I'm a bigger fan of online games because you can connect with other people around the world. For example I play FFXI online and I get to party with people in Japan and other countries. It's pretty cool :)

As far as avatar sites... I mostly join those b/c my RL friend brings me to them. After I find my nich I usually fall in love with them and the people I meet and can't leave xP

Hmm, well basically:

- I grew up playing them. They just stuck to me.
- To pass the time (road trips and airplane flights!)
- Because they're fun, and have a unique sort of entertainment value
- Because sometimes the art is just gorgeous. : >

for the most part it is to get away from anything I can. I lose myself in games fast, and when I do that I finish games fast, and end up getting bored because it's to easy. online games on the other hand have an upper hand to me seen as though they never really 'end' since it's an online game, it can't have an 'end'.

I play online games because they last longer than offline games.

I play games to relieve stress/anxiety, and to have fun with my friends online. We play various games together, and I have friends all over because of them. :3 I play console games (omg love my ds) as well as online/mmo games. But i also find them fun and challenging!

wish i had more to say @[email protected] cant think of anything specific ^^; but feel free to contact me if you wish to know more :3

I play games for fun usually. I adore game music, so it makes the experience so much better. I'm also going into video games for college, so playing them helps, I think.

I have no life....college doesn't count everyone knows that.

I play games because I am addicted to them :oops: I find them much more entertaining then if I were to turn the T.V on or something :D

I play for pretty much two different reasons. But then again, I only actually play two different games.

I play Sakura Taisen for the story. I love the characters, and I like the whole strategy aspect of it. I really just want to find out more about these darling girls, so whenever I have a few hours, I like to sit down and play it. :3 It's also pretty helpful with learning some kanji because I'll sit down with a translation and a dictionary to figure out what they're saying.

I play World of Warcraft for the people. Three of my bestest friends in the world play WoW, so I get on to goof off and talk to them. And sometimes I get on because I just like to get into a different world than paying bills and reading books about how libraries work and such... T_T

And once in a while I'll play something different-- that one little Naruto game was fun-- because I want to kick somebody's ass but can't do it in the real world. <3

I play for pretty much the same reasons. They are fun, and they are very creative. I love being able to interact in worlds that are seamlessly impossible. I play games when I am bored/stressed or just in my free time.

Games have unlimited potential, I bet one day you wouldn't even be able to tell reality from them 8)

1. Fun
2. Aid is relaxation and stress relief/prevention.
3. Help me think of what my next move in life will be.
4. allows me to Slay enemies Cruely to unleash darker feelings.
5. I enjoy the act of 'Leveling up' and Item collection, as well as seeing What items enemies have.
Thats it for me.

I agree that escapism plays a large role in the reason we play games as a whole. We can have effect on a pretend reality that is much simpler and less risky than our atomic reality where life if fragile and complex.