Why toy soldiers instead of Video Games?

[Gilvan Blight]

I definatley don\'t find them mutually exclusive.

I\'m not currently in the IT industry but I did get a degree in Comp Sci. I work in Logisitcis now.

I do recal that when I was in Comp Sci I quit playing PC games as I sat at a PC all day, but that just moved my ass to the Couch and my Nintendo or Sega, or whatever the system of the day was.

I have always played video games of some sort. Was born into a house with a PC which was extremely rare for 1975 and raised by a father who you had to wait for at dinner until he got to the next save point, or through the latest battle.

I was also born into a house that had a mini painting table set up in one corner of the dining room. Again very odd for 1975.

For me mini painting and gaming of all types have always gone hand in hand.

Sorry for rambling a bit, at work and writing this between interuptions.

I definately spend more time video gaming then Painting. I am currently playing 3 MMOs as well as trying out what the Wii has to offer. My last painted mini, about a month ago, a halfling from ME11.

 

[Arma]

Originally posted by Modderrhu
I\'ve been programming computers for 23 years. I don\'t play computer or video games. Haven\'t done so for maybe 8 or 9 years or so. Mainly because after one midnight session, I felt that I had accomplished absolutely nothing. Nothing of any value came out of the time wasted on the game.

So, I\'d rather paint a soldier and have something I can stick on my shelf, or elsewhere. And playing Necromunda means I\'ve actually had a good time with the mates. One of us makes a lasagna, someone else makes the chocolate mousse. The whisky comes too. We then proceeded to argue about the rules, and a good time gets had by all.

This is very similar to me. I\'ve worked in IT for maybe 5 years and been involved with IT related stuff since I was 6 years old. I still play games but not to the extent I used to (I used to play Quakeworld for the UK team - we\'re talking 8 hours a day here; attend LAN meets and events to compete).

I would still love to play to a competitive level but I grew up and don\'t have the time to remain at that level. I have a GF, and her kids and a life in Japan now so gaming become a casual thing for me.

I think for this reason my interest kind of fell off and I get much more satisfaction from having a \'finished product\' at the end of a painting session.

Recently I\'m getting into the gaming side of it too (Warmachine and Hordes rock!) and really enjoy the social side of it... The next step is to get the GF and kids interested Of course, the kids love games.. heh

 

[Dragonsreach]

Originally posted by generulpoleaxe
besides, i spend less on miniatures now than i used to on games.lol

You must be the only person in the world then. lol

For me it\'s exactly as Airhead said. 34 years of computer work means I can\'t put computers into the category of things to play with. While I can use them to assist in Artwork and Photographing minis the idea of playing games on them doesn\'t \"GEL\" with me.
I do however play online games which exercise my brain, logic puzzles, word games, Crosswords that kind of thing.

 

[freakinacage]

Originally posted by vincegamer
Dunno. I\'m comparatively computer illiterate and I spend my free time either playing video games or paint minis.

it\'s like looking in the mirror!

 

[Arkzein]

Had a long wandering post typed out, but short and simple it\'s because the time spent feels more \"productive\" with something to show at the end. There\'s still a stigma attached to gaming that makes it feel like wasted time as well I feel. (Though sitting by yourself reading a book or watching a film seems similar in theory anyway). Also partially true for painting, have that nagging feeling time would be better spent reading or studying something etc.

Used to my a lot in my teens but stopped really when I left school and started working, had more \"useful\" things to do with my time and started to get sick of staring at screen all day. The hobby is now falling into the same trap so perhaps not entirely dissimilar. Certainly is very rare to find a (mini) gamer who also isn\'t a (video) gamer under the age of 25 or so in my experience. The generation that were teens with the internet boom and big rise of the consoles which has somewhat transformed things.