When Are People Expected To Grow Out Of Games??

i have just realised how so many people have such broad and intresting views and opinions over a GAME i find myself intreiged by the game however i come from a generation of younger gamers, i believe these strong opinions that adults posess over a GAME are humerous however slightly disturbing i have spent a few months now, thinking about when a child is expected to grow out of playing games and i am now in a position where im asking myself,

will i grow out of games and why, young gamers= me prospechs of going out to work are quickly put aisde when i see this most enchanting game its imaginative storyline and the option to almost become your character as it may, however when will i no when computer gaming is being taken too seriously is it when i start to believe i am in the GAME. I find myself asking are there people like this that have became so infatuaited by a game that infact they believe they are a part of it.
At this point this game is already starting to consume my life i find it hard to draw myself away from the computer and this game but will i be the same when im working will i still be drawn to this magical game or will the ideas of money and a job persuade me away?
alot of my freinds are older gamers oftern with jobs and sometimes familys i ask myself if they are still playin games will i be still beatsing out on the playstaion 10 when im that age. my main concern is that this game will consume my life although i adore games is it time for me to step away from games and grow up??

sorry if this offended anyone it wasnt intetional im mearly expressing my thoughts i would like to hear the opinions on others about where we are expected to grow out of the whole gaming thing ??

I will never grow out of games. Ive been playing for over 18 years now >.>

cool welldone im 16 nearly im gorwing out of them

tough 1 really...many ppl make a living out of gaming of some sort be it a game tester/devloper

imo most ppl expect u to stop playing these such games when u hit your 20's..this is the time u are suppose to find a nice girl/boy and go about making a living for yourself, i know gaming is mainly a pastime but it has and always seen to be something for kids.

adult gamers in the public view are "geeks" "social rejects" ect..

my opinion and views

You aren't anywhere near the average age of a gamer, which i believe is the mid twenties. You shouldn't stop playing games at that age, you're still young. As for the obsession, that could be a problem

Many adults have gaming hobbies. Gaming like any mature hobby can be an important element of a healthy well rounded life. Obviously priorities change as you get older, but I know several professionals in their 40's who enjoy gaming of various types.

At some point you'll realize that while you mature, you don't really grow up. If you feel like you won't enjoy something when you are older, why are you doing it now? How you enjoy games may change, but it isn't like you will wake up one day and not care.

david cna u hear me i wish to hear the specs of your guild im intresting in joing a hgihly active guild!! with many freidnly members

thom i dodnt think ill enjoy games when im older becuase by them they will of consumed my life!! and thus they wont be fun anymore just like crack a good bit of fun the adictive!!

Carry On The Convo

First, it is rude not to capitalize someones name. It is Thom, not "thom".

Obviously if your gaming isn't healthy you should move on. Don't be suprised if one additive behavior is replaced by another.

In moderation, there's absolutely no reason to grow out of video games. If they're done well they're at least as worthy of your time as any other form of entertainment - take, for example, listening to music or watching a movie or television. Hell, a great game beats most books. It's like a combination novel/movie/symphony/play/sports contest all at once.

And when it's done really well? It becomes more than a game. It becomes the Mona Lisa of games, the Godfather of games, the Good Vibrations of games. It is no less than a work of art. There are paintings I could stare at for hours. There are compositions I could listen to many times over. There are movies I could watch repeatedly. And there are also games that I could play forever.

Yes, I like games. Did you notice?

People grow out of it because when your older theres more things for you to do. You can get buys fast and it may not just appeal to you as much anymore.
As for me, I may be busy, but I know I will always find time to play games no matter how old I get :P

I am now 20 and almost to the point to completely stop playing games period. In my younger years I was an avid gamer. Nowadays I can barely turn on a video game and play for more than 10 minutes. Guild Wars is currrently the only game I play and I'm slowly fading away from this game...Hopefully the new Zelda will salvage what little gamer instincts I have left in me.

I have no idea what all the OP's other posts are about, but I think most people from the generation of the parents of most gamers are just not familiar with games. It's kinda like the same culture clash as music in the 60's, they just don't understand it, so they assume it's something for children. What they don't see is that it's not going away, just like music or movies doesn't go away when you grow up. Games are a new medium that has just very recently (let's say mainstream in the early 80's) has been introduced (admittedly, as a toy at first). A lot of people who haven't been young in this period will think or assume it's a kid thing. I don't think there's going to be a moment when you grow out of it. Of course other things might become more important or demand more time, but nobody will feel they've outgrown games, because they grow and will continue to grow with their audience.

my wife wonders the same thing about me but if I find out the answer I'll let you know. Haven't outgrown them yet and I'm 28 years old.

Hmm about the OPs post, thinking you are IN the game? psychward time, dude what the op has been saying has kinda freaked me out O.o

Anyway I don't intend on growing out games and I intend on making them my career. About the whole public thing, screw the public, if I let their views run my life than I am no more than a sheep. I have kinda gotten bored of console games just because of the social element of internet games like GW myself, but I am attached to GW as ever. BTW I am 15 so I am still a kiddie-poo hehheh.

I'm 22 right now and I've been gaming for many years now. Probably 10+. I don't think I'll 'grow out' of games. Once in a while, I'll get bored but I always find a game to play somewhere.

It's much harder for me to find a game where I can't stop playing anymore but I still play games often.

im not really into games as such..i did get kinda addicted to this for a while but now..there is nothing to keep my interest

my first and prob last online game..unless they bring out a RTS online thats good

I've been gaming since PONG came out in the 70's. Don't see myself growing out of it anytime soon.

I hear ya! Though I was a bit too young to truly enjoy Pong, my parents had it and I did get to play it a little until Atari and it's 2600. That and the good ol' Commodore 64. Those were my true gaming beginnings.

Don't see any end to my love for video games in the near (or far) future. Don't think I ever crossed the mental line into absorbtion, though. Addiction, yes, and GW has sure got me there.

I do not understand the concept of "too old to play games" or "when I grow up". Well I’m in my mid 30's I play D&D on Friday nights (for 17 years). I have a job and work hard at it. I have a wife and family and throw large BBQ's on weekends. I travel in the summer and vacation to exotic places. I ALSO PLAY GUILD WARS because it’s FUN. When I retire... I will play games; I will enjoy life, and live life to the fullest.

o.o quite impressive.