Gamers have always been subjected to all kinds of misconceptions regarding their life style. Most of the times they are labeled as anti-social beings who spend their lives crammed in their mother’s basement surviving solely on Mountain Dew and Doritos. Of course, many of these stories are urban myths and in what follows we’ll debunk 10 of the most common things that non-gamers get totally wrong about gamers.
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#10: Gamers Are Morbidly Obese


The myth of the morbidly obese WoW player is so wide-spread in the pop culture medium that it’s impossible to ignore it and while it does have a real basis, not all gamers are part of this stereotype. In fact, the players that are part of a major league need to stay in shape, hydrate and eat properly to be able to endure the stress of competitions. So, once again, a popular myth about gamers gets busted by actual facts.

#9: Gamers Are Antisocial



While there are a ton of single player games on the market, a significant number of gamers prefer to engage in multiplayer sessions where they can socialize with other people, join group chats and complete quests together. In addition to these, competitive games such as League of Legends or Call of Duty are always played with a team, so the fact that gamers are anti-social beings is kind of outdated.

#8: Gamers Can't Raise A family



Playing video games is an activity often associated with being irresponsible and not having a life, thus being unable to raise a family. The truth is that everyone has different priorities and while there are isolated cases of parents who neglected their children to play some addictive game, this is not a general truth. In fact, many famous streamers raise and educate their children just like the next person, so complaining about video games having a negative influence is simply not fair.

#7: Gamers Don't Learn Anything From Video Games



Even the most mindless video game can teach you something if you are interested in finding information in the most obscure of places. Not to mention titles like Sid Meyer’s Civilization or Hearts of Iron that can very easily teach us a history lesson every time we start a new game, so the fact that gamers learn nothing from their playtime sessions is not that accurate. A better attention span, enhanced reflexes and improved memory being some other benefits that are associated with playing video games.

#6: Gamers Waste Their Life



Yet another common misunderstanding about a gamer’s life is that it gets wasted away, playing the whole time and not actually living in reality. Of course, there are extreme cases when people forget to step away from the computer and spend their days gaming and nothing else, but it would be a mistake to think that this happens to all the people who enjoy playing a couple of matches. Not to mention the professional gamers who actually make a living out of playing video games.

#5: Female Gamers Are Fake



Because video games have become such a popular medium in the past several years, more and more people found out that streaming is a pretty good way of earning money. In the myriad of online entertainers that make a living out of playing video games there are also fake ones that are using all kinds of hacks or schemes to trick the public. A grand majority of them are attractive women who pretend to play games but it would be a mistake to say that female gamers are all fake by default.

#4: All Gamers Are Children




Nowadays, games are more than just jumping on platforms and completing puzzles, many of them even come with a specific rating based on the maturity of the content they offer. Other games focus on intricate plotlines that are meant to be understood by a mature person so the argument that gamers have a childish mind simply does not stand. Being an ever-evolving medium, gaming is speaking to a wider audience each passing day, increasing its influence as an entertainment product for all to enjoy.

#3: Gamers Are Violent People



Many people think that video games are all about killing and doing violent things and while this may be true for some of the titles, the strategy, coordination and team work involved are excellent examples of cognitive training and situation simulation. Besides, there are so many gaming titles that don’t imply shooting or fighting that it’s downright ridiculous to assume a person is becoming violent because he or she is playing too many video games

#2: Gamers Are Out Of Touch With Reality




Some of the most common misconceptions about gamers include theories about how they are people who are trying to escape reality, taking the roles of elves, spacemen or even mutants, because they are bored and unhappy with their normal lives. The fact that a video game is so immersive that it makes you feel like you are part of its universe doesn’t mean that you are losing your grip on reality, it’s just that you enjoy it immensely, like with a good book or a catchy movie, but in this case, it is an interactive medium with a lot more to offer.

#1: Playing Video Games Isn't Beneficial To The Society

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Get off your couch and go do something productive they say; oblivious to the fact that playing video games can actually contribute to society. Playing some online games can actually help solve science’s biggest problems . For example, the game Foldit , an online puzzle game about protein folding, “resolved the structure of an enzyme that causes an Aids-like disease in monkeys. Researchers had been working on the problem for 13 years. The gamers solved it in three weeks.”


Gamers who play an astronomy game called
Planet Hunters “found a curious planet with four stars in its system, and to date, they've discovered 40 planets that could potentially support life, all of which had been previously missed by professional astronomers.”


It's amazing to see how playing online games can be greatly beneficial to society, helping scientists solve problems that could lead to cure for diseases and even find potentially inhabitable planets. I’ve only recently learned about these games myself, so it is probably safe to assume that many non-gamers have not either. However, non-gamers should know that playing some games are much more beneficial to society and the advancement of science than playing outside or watching television.

what other misconceptions do you think non gamers get wrong about gamers? lalasticlala

vasaratti:
#5: Female Gamers Are Fake



Because video games have become such a popular medium in the past several years, more and more people found out that streaming is a pretty good way of earning money. In the myriad of online entertainers that make a living out of playing video games there are also fake ones that are using all kinds of hacks or schemes to trick the public. A grand majority of them are attractive women who pretend to play games but it would be a mistake to say that female gamers are all fake by default.

I once saw a girl who used juve to flog a guy who used real madrid

vasaratti:
#5: Female Gamers Are Fake

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And how about games for young kids? Do you think it is a problem?