I've been gaming all of my life. Started in on an old commodore 64 and have never looked back. Though having to load a game with either commands or a disk or cartridge has not changed. The society that games live and thrive in has. A lot of people these days picture the gaming community as large fat doughy white boys living in their parents basement or hulking frat boys get drunk and playing call of duty.
I remember a time when logging on even as a kid, I could always find someone helpful and knowledge to hold out their hand and lead me down the path to a great and glorious BBS or MUD (if you don't know what these terms are its okay, they mostly aren't around anymore).
My first experience in a game called Ultima Online I was fighting alone in a graveyard against some skeletons and a PC named Spawn game along and showed me some things. Next thing I was meeting his other friend, then his guild, then guild runs to show they could trust me, then a member, then a council member, then a leader. Three years of my life I spent in this game. Talking, laughing, crying, basically going through life with the friends I had made their. Now there is where somewhere starts in about the guy in the basement theory. Sorry that just wasn't the case. I was doing the same stuff all other college kids do. Basically, drinking, partying, hanging with friends, dating, and a little classwork here and there. I had friend here in my town and friends all over the world. One of my closest friends now didn't even live within a thousand miles of me, but he does now.
Gaming friendships, in person friendships, and pen pals all have a place in this world. The bonds can be just as strong as a friend you see everyday. As you get older and responsibilities/significant others prevent you from hanging out as often as you used to, gaming can be a way to bond and stay close friends. You can BS a friend just as well while your slicing his character with a sword as you can drinking a beer on your back porch. Hell you can drink a beer while slicing his character with a sword and it could be the funniest thing in your life.
I plan to write here my thoughts on gaming and the way the culture is changing. Some of the changes are good and some of the changes are bad. This will be my thoughts on it. Even with work and life and love you have to keep your game strong. Be brave and face that dark tunnel. Follow me on this quest together. I'll be the brawler, you can be the swarthy rogue, the witty mage, the quirky mage, or if you a true gamer, all of them in due time.
Kenneth Williams
I remember a time when logging on even as a kid, I could always find someone helpful and knowledge to hold out their hand and lead me down the path to a great and glorious BBS or MUD (if you don't know what these terms are its okay, they mostly aren't around anymore).
My first experience in a game called Ultima Online I was fighting alone in a graveyard against some skeletons and a PC named Spawn game along and showed me some things. Next thing I was meeting his other friend, then his guild, then guild runs to show they could trust me, then a member, then a council member, then a leader. Three years of my life I spent in this game. Talking, laughing, crying, basically going through life with the friends I had made their. Now there is where somewhere starts in about the guy in the basement theory. Sorry that just wasn't the case. I was doing the same stuff all other college kids do. Basically, drinking, partying, hanging with friends, dating, and a little classwork here and there. I had friend here in my town and friends all over the world. One of my closest friends now didn't even live within a thousand miles of me, but he does now.
Gaming friendships, in person friendships, and pen pals all have a place in this world. The bonds can be just as strong as a friend you see everyday. As you get older and responsibilities/significant others prevent you from hanging out as often as you used to, gaming can be a way to bond and stay close friends. You can BS a friend just as well while your slicing his character with a sword as you can drinking a beer on your back porch. Hell you can drink a beer while slicing his character with a sword and it could be the funniest thing in your life.
I plan to write here my thoughts on gaming and the way the culture is changing. Some of the changes are good and some of the changes are bad. This will be my thoughts on it. Even with work and life and love you have to keep your game strong. Be brave and face that dark tunnel. Follow me on this quest together. I'll be the brawler, you can be the swarthy rogue, the witty mage, the quirky mage, or if you a true gamer, all of them in due time.
Kenneth Williams
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