Chapter 3. "A slice of a gamer's life."

I would like to apologise to the readers for not posting last week as i've been busy with loads of uni work. But nevertheless i'm back, and to continue on my supposedly weekly post, "A Slice of Life. "

This weeks chapter, is about gamers. Why people play games? A form of stress relief, fun, to kill time, to spend time with their friends and etc.

Why gamers spend almost all their time playing games till the point of neglecting sleep, food or their loved ones? There are a few possible reasons for this but i'm answering this base of my perspective. Games are addictive. However, how long a gamer plays depends on the individual playing it.

There are those individuals who have self discipline when it comes to gaming and you have those that pretty much play games all day,

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sleep with their consolesand practically live their lives with itYes, i am a gamer. Believe it or not, i was even given the name Virtual Boy, but that name has been passed down to someone else. Why am I a hardcore gamer? It's because provides me a form of stress relief. After a hard days work, or stressful day, i would want to chill on my bed and play my ps3 games on my *aRhEM* 40'' HDTV SONY Bravia.

It's like a replacement to cigarettes, but unlike cigarettes which probably last 5 minutes per stick, games can go as long as 1 - 12 hours. It is selfish of us, i know, as we're neglecting friends and family over objects when we play our games. But of course i know my limits when it comes to gaming (only recently). In fact, we want them to be interested in games just as we are, but it's so hard to find get them to. It's so rare to find gamer girls like the one above. Every gamer dreams to have girlfriends who are just as interested in playing games. If they shared the same interest, we probably wouldn't hear the line "Stop playing games." or "Spend more time with me than playing games." If only they could understand, just like her. I'd love to push her buttons. :P

But still there's a limit to how much we can play. So where do we draw the line when its too much? Well, by the time some of us realize its too much, its probably too late.

Yes, there are cases around the world where people game to their deaths, living in cyber cafes and off instant cup noodles for 3 consecutive days. So i wonder where do these gamers go? Heaven or Hell? Well at least i can picture how hell would be like for them.

Also gaming is cheaper in a certain sense. You won't be going out clubbing, spending money on food and drinks. Also at least you won't hear anyone say, "You don't spend enough time at home." However some people spend so much money on games it's ridiculous and taking them too seriously. Thank god, i'm not one of them.... yet.

That is all i have to say in this weeks chapter of "A slice of life." where there's a little bit of you in every slice.

Stay tune to next weeks chapter, "A slice of an anime otaku's life". It's about people who spend most of their time watching anime.