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Originally posted by Rodrico Touchy? I found it humourous that a person of your caliber had any right to be judgemental.

Lol, some how you know the caliber of person I am?
Do tell.

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Originally posted by Jem_hadar they have. i have an account, only used it once though and wasnt interested enogh in it, so havent checked it out in months. there was a thread on second life a while back on ta.

i had one too but the graphics were crap so i uninstalled lol. the fact that there was also a lack of objective just didn't make it interesting for me mmorpgs ftw

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Originally posted by loca HAahahaha!!! Very welcome lol it's lauryn

i searched at home w/ the restrictions on nothing and still couldn't find it haha

I did fin other ones though :P

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Originally posted by exstasie Not necessarily. I think it all depends. Alot of video games out there require a lot of problem solving and more than simple move from point A -> point B. There are a lot of simulated Strategy games which require a lot of thinking and planning. Think of games like Command & Conquer, or World or Warcraft. Even games like The Sims and Sim City require a lot of creativity. I don't think you can make a state saying reading is far better than playing video games.

I'll admit, you're right, there are many games that require critical thinking, problem solving etc., but it's a game like Halo 3, a first person shooter, that I don't think requires very much thinking COMPARED. You go around shooting people, in different levels, and obviously you require skill, but there's not much to it. You see a guy, you hide, you try to shoot him before he shoots you.

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Originally posted by exstasie i searched at home w/ the restrictions on nothing and still couldn't find it haha I did fin other ones though :P

LOL sorry i thought you said they were on... don't know why you're not finding those pics. maybe she only likes to show herself to girls

As for your nerds that speak french question, i'm a nerd, my first language is french, so yes, we exist! haahahaha

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Originally posted by Playa24_7 I'll admit, you're right, there are many games that require critical thinking, problem solving etc., but it's a game like Halo 3, a first person shooter, that I don't think requires very much thinking COMPARED. You go around shooting people, in different levels, and obviously you require skill, but there's not much to it. You see a guy, you hide, you try to shoot him before he shoots you.

Yes, i'll agree that a lot of FPS like Halo don't require that much skill. There are a lot of games that are just for fun (like certain books) and others that require a lot more knowledge and skill.

If you want, you can make quite skillful, espcially like Multiplayer. I've seen people who play the shooting stealth games like they are literally in the army. Using real strategies that they learned in combad and talk in code and everything. It's actually quite entertaining lol.

I had a buddy who use to compete in Counter-Strike tournaments (coincidently he use to be in the army too lol) and i've seen some videos of how intense his team was and how organized everything was. It is definitely something you need to see.

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Originally posted by exstasie Yes, i'll agree that a lot of FPS like Halo don't require that much skill. There are a lot of games that are just for fun (like certain books) and others that require a lot more knowledge and skill. If you want, you can make quite skillful, espcially like Multiplayer. I've seen people who play the shooting stealth games like they are literally in the army. Using real strategies that they learned in combad and talk in code and everything. It's actually quite entertaining lol. I had a buddy who use to compete in Counter-Strike tournaments (coincidently he use to be in the army too lol) and i've seen some videos of how intense his team was and how organized everything was. It is definitely something you need to see.

Uh oh, I actually want to see that now haha. What's happening to me!?? lol. That sounds pretty cool to see though haha.

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Originally posted by yankeeBaby dan is a very high-caliber person. this I know.

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Originally posted by Playa24_7 Uh oh, I actually want to see that now haha. What's happening to me!?? lol. That sounds pretty cool to see though haha.

I'm sure there might be something on YouTube. But watching people who were actually in the army apply their skills and knowledge to video games is something to see!



PS. There was a study that was done which showed that kids who played lots of shooting games had better accuracy (shooting) and problem solving skills than kids who didn't haha. I should try and find that study.

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Originally posted by Playa24_7 lol, do you always just keep typing to correct yourself, instead of using the backspace button?

no actually I was trying to be polite, but on second thought, I figured no, it's pretty much just stupid.

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Originally posted by Playa24_7 I'll admit, you're right, there are many games that require critical thinking, problem solving etc., but it's a game like Halo 3, a first person shooter, that I don't think requires very much thinking COMPARED.

but i'm glad you read my post and admitted to your stupidity, after the fact.

but...you're still wrong. cause the same argument can be made about any text, seeing as how in literature we have the option of reading a peice of writing that is very rich with depth/complexity, while on the other hand, we can also easily read very dull/plain writings that do not take any effort to analyze.