In my younger, school age years I was always
more of an undercover geek playing games like The Sims and Myst tirelessly
while very few people knew about it. As
I got older in life and joined the military as an Intelligence Analyst I was
able to bring my full “Gamer Geek” persona to the forefront. I went from feeling like an outcast to
finally fitting in with the geek culture all around me. I was able to immerse myself into even more
gaming and different types of gaming, and actually found myself dating guys
that I could just hang out and game with for hours on end. I remember this being the highlight of one
dating experience. I have always been
more of a PC gamer, so even when “playing” with friends on consoles we could
both just hang out and play single-person games in the same room and still have
a great time together. My laptop went
with me everywhere to get in any gaming time that I could. To this day I still lean towards a laptop
over a PC to game from so that I can game from any room in my house and
anywhere I go, my laptop can be with me for the maximum amount of gaming time possible. Once I arrived at my linguistics school to
learn Chinese, I found a whole new level of geekdom in the students around
me. As a gamer geek girl, I was
celebrated and those who were not geeks were now the outcasts. I was able to bring many a classmate over to
the “darkside” by getting them involved in games that appealed to many
different gaming styles such as Dragon Age with the RPG, Action and Simulation
type of environment. I found that by
using cross-style games I could appeal to a wider audience and make more
friends. We hosted many gaming
parties. With fewer opportunities to
game on my PC, I have definitely found an adequate short –term fix in the app
gaming market. I am able to get in
gaming time in the short moments between mommy duties and still be available to
be a present and effective parent. With
lifestyle changes I have been able to transform my own personal “geek” self
into the ever accommodating market that will help me to be a relevant and
effective fit into any geek community.
I didn't mention cosplay.... but that's a whole different kind of geek...
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