What do people in your family/your relatives think about videogames?

[ManOfDisguise]

Do they find videogames good or bad or do they not care ? Just interested

[Enderman]

They like that I make money from it, as long as I dont just spend all my time gaming and recording

[SIGSEGV]

They hate videogames and think I'm gonna catch epilepsy because I play them

[ZetZet]

Don't care. 

[jayctech]

They think it's for children and wonder why I still play em.

[loccilucas]

my parents don't mind them, but my nana doesn't really like them, it depends on the game of course though. My mum loved the finding of ethan carter, but I'm sure she would hate CSGO

[typographie]

When I lived with my family, they basically acted like video games were toys meant for children. Even fairly recently, they laughed aloud when I told them I wanted a Black Mesa hoodie for Christmas. They have little to no exposure to games beyond Angry Birds, and frankly I'd prefer it stayed that way.

[minibois]

Really cool. Some like it more than others (really, only my grandparents don't game)

 

They like the study that I do too (game dev)

[Dumbpants]

Most of my family thinks they are cool, they just don't play them. My parents are really interested in their stories, but don't play the games most of the time though.

[GrimNeo]

My family thinks games are awesome and they love to here about new games.

[Alpha11]

My parents don't really mind it, but my aunt on the other hand nags me even if I'm just web browsing! :mellow:    

[shadowblitz3]

everytime my mom sees me in front of my computer she thinks im gaming and nags me a lot

[razor767]

My parents don't really care for them.

[Scratchy1215]

parents think its why i wear glasses and why im single. when ever since i was like 5 i couldnt see worth a crap i just didnt know it because i was used to it. and im single because aint nobody got time for that. i have games with achievements to get

 

Girls = Exp waste

 

jking...

[Space Kraken]

They are pretty pissed that i play so much, rightfully so, as for video games themselves they seem to not mind but also not take interest.

[SkilledRebuilds]

My Brother doesn't play games anymore because.....

 

 

"They are all the Same"

 

Pre-history - He's had a PC for over 10 years, like me, and played a lot back in the day (The COD2/4/5, BF2+Expanstions, RD:GRID1 era

 

Now he would rather watch games being played (Dat recent Southpark episode) including coming to my place to watch me play... I WANT him to join me...but...

 

"They are all the Same"

Guns/Cars/The assets used YES, but the delivery of a storyline, the randomness of multiplayer match's in various games.... To say their all the same is pure BS, He's just too much of a workaholic to admit he CBF'd playing games no more.

 

 

Meanwhile - My Mums been playing WOT a lot recently (started end of DEC) and has made good progress, enough to school my brother in a thing or two! Her hand>eye co-ordination isn't the best, but her PC is elite so that helps

[Kevin_Walter]

Most of my family plays games in some way. A good portion of my cousins have been playing PC and console games since the 90s. My brother and my brother in-laws have been playing console games for the same amount of time. 2 of my sisters play games quite frequently, though once again, on consoles. Even my mom enjoys sitting and playing some Facebook games. I know some people don't consider those to be games, but hey... Bubble Safari and such are a start. Though she's pretty old-school as well, she can destroy most contenders (including myself) at competitive Atari 2600 games. 

 

My second oldest sister has 4 kids. You wouldn't believe how many Xboxes, Playstations, Nintendo systems (both portable and otherwise), tablets, phones, and laptops are in that house... and almost every one of them has been used to play a game of some type.

 

As for their opinion of my hobby... if they aren't interested in what I've been playing to some degree, they just don't care.

[Sarkknight]

My Dad being in the Indian military really loves to play games like wargame Red Dragon and C&C my mom keeps on nagging but my dad he is the one that wants me to get a gaming Pc made for gaming.I think i am really lucky

[-TesseracT-]

My mum don't care, she plays games herself. Final Fantasy was played a lot by her among other games in the past.

[FSBAlston]

My grandmother doesn't understand the appeal, but understands the hobby. My mother doesn't get it at all and gives me grief all the time. My dad, however, loves some of the classics. I have md emu and penguin land loaded on his phone and he can't get enough of it.

No one in my whole family games on the level I do (emulation with dropbox syncing, pc gaming, console gaming, mobile gaming lol). Kinda makes me feel like an oddball.

[PapaGangster]

My family isn't sure about it but they let me anyways

[Humbug]

Used to be skeptical but I have used logic and facts to bring them around.

Now they understand that it's an artform, and they understand that they lack the knowledge/appreciation to judge it.

 

[deathjester]

My dad (who has passed away) had a shirt that said "my computer can beat your computer" in the 80's and was a carpenter who loved video games. He loved Doom, Quake, Diablo and Duke Nukem. My mom never touched one and nagged him about the violent games and he pretty much laughed in her face (you could do that back then as a man). My sister played the Kings Quest games growing up and I just built her a mini itx with a GTX 970. She is pumped they are making a new Kings Quest. My other sister could have cared less about video games. She was watching Saved By the Bell and listening to boy bands with her friends growing up.

 

If my dad was alive today he would probably be pwning noobs in World of Warcraft. 

 

The shirt. "PC Master Race in the 80's with Magnum PI moustache" lol. The little girl who is my younger sister has the mini itx with a GTX 970. She was prob playing Kings Quest 4 about this time.

 

[Zweihander]

I've been playing video games since I was a young child, and now I'm almost 30.

 

It's just a generational thing, and they don't get it...

[Octagoncow]

My mom doesn't understand the appeal, but the rest of my family games so it all works out.