It depends on values, I used to be quite a game player because most of mates became avid players. But then suddenly you make the conscious jump of realizing that computer games do nothing to enhance you life, after every game i used to think 'how has this changed my life?' Fortunately I made the jump at a young age, while some don't till there late twenties. I'm 16 and my friends still play a lot of MMORPGs, I try to make them quit but they don't, its defiantly a conscious jump. Now I spend more time doing things like music, chess, exercise etc. and I'm a lot more grateful for it.
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Originally Posted by Tasaio  It's no different to investing your time in, say, playing chess, pool, or some other sport. It's better than playing a drinking game.  |
Chess - its like brain exercise and improves logic and STM of the visual memory, also theres a correlation between top chess players and high IQ. Has various others
Pool is a social event that improves your social status if your good at it. Improving social life means you're more likely to find a potential mate and more likely to pass on your incredible gene pool.
Drinking games are downright fun.
Computer Games? Improve Imagination possibly? If That?
O and counter strike apparently imrpoves your reflexes by about 0.3%
Like I said, when people start to value there time, thats when they make the jump, when they want to make something of their life etc.
Note: To make jump you must have brain.
