I know. I am trying to stop altogether. When I get in USAF, it will happen.

i'm not an everyday gamer myself but i do play casually when i have time

ya same

I play for about 2 hours a night and alot more on weekends..... sad life. Lolz

night time on weekends

@Deleted User not sad at all

I don't hang out with anyone in my area.

Not saying that I do that on purpose. Just don't know of any like minded individuals in my area.

All of my friends are either working, have families, or super far.

Not a big deal really.

not at all - you'll make plenty of friends where you're headed

0.o

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@Orlando Absolutely. It's like through video games, I'm buying time. CT is boring and full of Godless liberals.

@Deleted User haha, so is Maryland, most of my friends before the Army just arent interesting enough to hang out with - I dont like tv or movies like I used to - I'm usually listening to music or playing video games when inside

I'm the same way, @Orlando

ya me and my friends mainly party up on xbox live to shoot the S.

It makes it feel like you are isolated.

when I was in grad school, I felt isolated 24/7 - now that it's over - i appreciate the time i have to do nothing or play on xbox

I only have pubG on the pc

https://youtu.be/FOz_NEr0aeY

for the pc guys, how come no h1z1, its free and pubgish

@Orlando Sorry I had a meeting. Yeah it sucks but you had to put your nose to the grind to get that Masters degree! 💪

@Deleted User no problemo, yes indeed

So do video games promote isolationism?

i would say yes - i imagine it's on the individual to be conscious enough to know what is too much and when it's time to get outside, exercise, do meaningful things, etc.

I would agree to that, @Orlando.

I would also add that video games also changes social behavior. However, I would also ask: is that any different from people who surf the internet daily?

for sure it can change social behavior - being from the Nintendo generation, I was raised around video games - but I did have parents that made sure I did other things - which carried into adulthood - and it's not much different than surfing internet daily - however, for folks like myself, I spend a great deal of time on the internet reading albeit news, history, etc. so if anything I'm well-informed

I'm a gamer myself or rather, a past generation gamer. For the ps2-3 & gamecube. I still love the videogames I grew up with but like anything that is being taken too much can become unhealthy

So many great videogames with amazing moral lessons to this day, have influenced the person I have become

same with someone watching tv or movies ALL the time

these are just hobbies

certainly too much can become unheatlhy - even politics - because i studied political communication in grad school in D.C. of all place, and during the presidential elections - i never got away from it - it got to a point where it was too much and the thought of politics made me somewhat anxious and depressed

Oh wow. Yeah I can imagine

There was a time, all through my young years, videogames, books and writing were all I had

exactly - and music

i never get tired of music

Even though people on the outside thought it was unhealthy, it was meant to be for me at that time. And I took so much out of the influential games & books

It never leaves you

Hahah yup