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The Gamer Geography A "Gamer" is someone who's life is revolved around gaming or it is involved in a lot of its life. Gamers depending on the class they are the population at one location can range from 1 to 5. Gamers can be found across the world in almost all countries. The only planet they are known to be on is planet earth. Most lie in the larger cities, that way they are close to a game store when new titles and games are released.

Biography This is still a time in which a Gamer has not been to space unlike other cultures. The ba sis of the culture is technology. The gamer civilization has been around for 50 years. As technology progressed the more the culture became popular. The first gamer's name is unknown, but we do know the game that he played. This culture is polytheistic. There is many uses for the word "God". If you use the creater definition William Higinbotham is the original creator when he created "Tennis for Two". From then on the gamer has evolved into the gamer we know today. The gamers evolution has been based off the games themselves and the evolution of characters. The non casual gamer plays video games anywhere he can even in school if he can. They enjoy this lifestyle full of fun and technology. Below is a link to a video of one of the first video games created and the revolution that followed it. (Below are different devices a game may use in his or her lifetime)



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Religion: Gamers have many religous beliefs and traditions that change with the classification of Gamers. Some people like the Jedi Order, have a religion based off of the game and movie franchise //Starwars//. Most follow the Ten Gamer Commandments. The Ten Gamer Commandments (TGC) 1) Do not scratch the cd 2) Always talk smack even when you suck 3) The classics will never grow old 4) Play close to a bed 5) Eating and sleeping is optional 6) Playing with friends is better than by your self 7) You can never play too much. Ever. 8) Play for fun or play to win. Just play. 9) Cheat codes are perfectly fine 10) Comfy chairs and dark rooms is the best location to play

Language: The gamer generally tends to use a combination of letters. They usually use a combination of letters to represent words known as "Acronyms". They tend to use these acronyms more than real words. They use these words that seem to come from the English language and they tend to change the original meaning of the word. There is a mini dictionary that is posted below. It seems that with every game there is new words that they tend to use from that particular game. Taboos: A gamer is looked down upon when he/she lives with their parents after the age of 18. Acting like a child is looked downed upon. When a gamer starts blaming other players for their own faults or accuse of cheating when there is no evidence of it he/she loses the respect of his/her peers. Playing with younger kids just to play to win, is frowned upon and the person is thought of as a loser. The movie //Grandma's Boy// is about a man who has to live with his grandma. He is a game tester.



Diet: The normal diet of a gamer consists of mostly snack food products and soda. Pizza and pizza products are a huge part of the gamer diet. Typically the gamer has at least one pizza like meal per week if not more. The stereotypical gamer is overweight. The pro's are usually skinny as they do not eat nearly as much as normal people because they focus more on playing games than eating. The gamer consumes possibly 1,000-3,000 calories a day.

Sex Roles: A rarity in the gamer culture is the "hardcore gamer girl". It is more common to hear or see girls play games in mmorpg's than shooter games. They are also known to play games that include pony's, rainbows, doll figures, and romantic games. When one is found, they are usually playing on a friends console and do not play often. The males are dominent in this culture. They are usually the game leaders, advisors, and usually dominate the playing field.

Negative Reciprocity: Revenge is the key term for negative reciprocity in the gamer culture. Most gamers get upset easily. When they are not doing well and/or they are losing terribly whether from bad teammates or bad playing their stress level rises. This makes the player angry. They want to get revenge for how the game is going. Whether they succeed depends whether if the player is in control or ability of the opponent player.

Art: The area of art in the culture is based off the graphic quality of the image. In early history the gamers had games made up of 8 pixels. Pixels are small images made up of bits that are in sequence that make an image on a screen.



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