Game Face Tips
Game Face Tip #015 – Let him play, without the guilt trip
This post is specifically targeted at Three-Years-Ago Me. Three-Years-Ago Me had recently discovered the true extent of her partner’s gaming hobby and had decided that she would be totally cool and reasonable about it. Little did she know, she was not yet past the Bargaining Stage of the gamer/non-gamer relationship and she felt that her being totally cool [...]
Game Face Tip #014 – Save yourself the frustration by pre-empting his behaviour
I’ve been dating my gamer for a while now, over four years, and in that time I think I’ve picked up a thing or two about his behaviour. There isn’t a lot he does that I couldn’t already see coming, especially when it comes to his computer games. He is most certainly a creature of [...]
Game Face Tip #013 – The gamer, the introvert
While driving home from work today, I caught a snippet from a brilliant TED talk, “The Power of Introverts”, by Susan Cain, who explained the great talents and abilities that introverts bring to the world. The description Cain gave of introverts conjured a sudden sense of déjà vu from deep within me: So extroverts really crave [...]
Game Face Tip #012 – eSports = essentiallySports
My partner and I have spent most of this weekend watching the League of Legends Season 2 World Championship. Can I just say, wow. From the perspective of a non-gamer, I can honestly say that watching tournaments like these has really helped me to understand and appreciate gaming a whole more. Just seeing how much [...]
Game Face Tip #011 – Video games aren’t just for kids
The topic of video games came up in a recent conversation with friends and, naturally, I asked them whether or not they played. One of them, a male in his mid-twenties, replied “uh, I grew out of those years ago”. The conversation continued where he explained to me that he enjoyed his fair share of [...]
Game Face Tip #010 – Reinforce desired behaviours
(Image Source: Acero Tiburon) Your gamer guy may often make choices that, uh… conflict with your preferences. But, more often than not, there may be an opportunity to tweak their choices and find a comfortable medium for the both of you – you just need to approach it in the right way. Let’s take the [...]
Game Face Tip #009 – Wait for a break in the game
A common complaint from Partners of Gamers is that they often feel ignored when their partner is gaming. It may be that their partner does not reply to questions, takes forever to reply to texts or goes MIA for long periods at a time. See Exhibit A, below for a typical disgruntled girlfriend: (Image Source: [...]
Game Face Tip #007 – Don’t try to get between a gamer and a new game
If you are a partner of a gamer, it is likely that you would have experienced the epic ordeal that is THE RELEASE OF A NEW GAME. And if you have already experienced such a momentous occasion, you will understand that your gamer WILL need to spend time playing this new game, immediately upon its [...]
Game Face Tip #006 – Show your support by buying him geeky gifts
A good thing about having a gamer partner is that there is always some new fancy-pants geeky accessory or game that he’s had his eye on, so trying to think of gifts is never a problem. And, by buying him gifts like this, it’s an easy way to show him that you support his hobby. [...]
