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[Sam Slater]

But you're still ignoring my points. Do you agree that you have to use your brain about as much (maybe less) to watch a movie, or listen to an album, as you would interacting with a computer game?

[quote]What is 'brain power' then?[/quote]

You've asked this more than once and I let you off the first time because I assumed you was being facetious. Apparently not, and it just shows what a blind fool you can be at times. Please try and explain the following, if you have the guts:

In this thread you've questioned my literary perusals. Apparently, according to you, I've not been enamoured by any meaningful prose or verse; you've heavily implied ignorance of me, or at the very least of being moderately experient in what is respectable or educative. Is this fair? I can honestly say I've never read a 'self-help' book in my life.

Now, onto the bit what's funny. After all your assumptions and underhand scoffing; after implicating your superiority -for that is all it was when we get to the nitty-gritty- you ask me what I mean by 'brain-power'? Really? Do I, unlearned peasant from the north have to explain it; do I, the cut-and-paste debating, Alan Bennett loving, ferret-stroking, flat-cap-wearing philistine need to educate you ? is it I who has the rather surprising job of ameliorating you in the use of metaphor?

It seems to me, 'tho I'm very so 'umble, sir, as I'm 'fraid to mention it,' if you've forgive my quoting of the dastardly Uriah Heep in Dickens' David Copperfield, that not only does the addition of a zero on any numbering scale sends your logical thinking all asunder but everyday figurative speech ends up going way over your head as well.

Regardless, now you know, and there's no need to thank me for the edification.

[Twingo]

Raped.

[Sam Slater]

I've already answered that, unlike you with the question I put to you. Does one need to use their brain more watching a film or listening to a cd than interacting with a pc game?

It's very impolite to ignore questions given to you but expect answers from others.

[Sam Slater]

I think he rather likes it. He does seem to steer himself into these positions.

[Sam Slater]

[quote]If you are not very intelligent you will tend to enjoy passive entertainment and a maximum of stimuli, this could apply to listening, watching or even playing a video game.[/quote]

It could, and I thank you for a much more reasoned response this time. However, again (the 3rd time?) you didn't answer my question: does it tax the brain more from watching movies and listening to cds compared to game playing?

Your knowledge of pc gaming seems to be centred around one 14 year old neighbour, who may just be lazy but may also have other issues we cannot be certain of. Do you take into account not only the fast-paced 1st person shooters that tax ones hand-eye coordination and response times but also tactical shooters where planning and forethought are essential to an objective? Do you take into account games like Civ4, SimCity and Total War games where multitasking and management are needed? How about multiplayer games where outwitting other human players is the name of the game? All skills and all tax the brain in a different way than a tv programme or even educative book.

The old adage, 'everything in moderation' obviously applies to gaming, movie-going and reading, but you cannot say with confidence that pc gaming is less educative, or less taxing than your average film or album.

The think is, Keith, you just don't like gaming. Maybe you've never tried, or did try but was overwhelmed. Whatever your reasons I think you're basing all your conclusions from a foundation of ignorance.

Learning new things and skills is good for your brain. Since this is true and since we've, I think, established that gaming stimulates the brain in different ways compared to a book, and since different skills are learnt and perfected from pc gaming compared to other forms of entertainment then I would think it is a positive thing to play them.

Is it really that you've just never been any good at pc games and so on that premise think them useless? I have a suspicion it is. Go out and get MW2 over xmas and we'll meet up online. I'll rape you, naturally, but god dammit you might just orgasm over it.