Gaming World vs. Real Life

[cherryq]

Do you ever find yourself lost in the world of your favorite game and struggle to keep it separate from real life?

One of my favorite games is Sims 3, and for the past few weeks, I've been playing a game where me and my girlfriend, with similar traits to real life, are living together (as we do in real life). Things have been going really well in the game, but I got bored with it. So today, I created new Sims for my girlfriend and me (this was not my best move...), and right off the bat I got rejected because of my Sim's trait of "socially awkward." In real life, I know my girlfriend is cool with my awkwardness and actually finds it adorable. She likes my quirks because they make me unique. The rejection in the Sims feels so real, even though I know it isn't real at all. I feel really down right now because I'm having problems separating real life from my gaming world.

 

[Judge]

Do you ever find yourself lost in the world of your favorite game and struggle to keep it separate from real life?

No. I suppose an old movie-made-for-tv left quite an impression on me to be wary of such possibilities.

"Mazes and Monsters", a film about a college student (Tom Hanks) who got lost in a fantasy game (D&D) to the point where he no longer recognized reality.

 

[Questella]

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Do you ever find yourself lost in the world of your favorite game and struggle to keep it separate from real life?

One of my favorite games is Sims 3, and for the past few weeks, I've been playing a game where me and my girlfriend, with similar traits to real life, are living together (as we do in real life). Things have been going really well in the game, but I got bored with it. So today, I created new Sims for my girlfriend and me (this was not my best move...), and right off the bat I got rejected because of my Sim's trait of "socially awkward." In real life, I know my girlfriend is cool with my awkwardness and actually finds it adorable. She likes my quirks because they make me unique. The rejection in the Sims feels so real, even though I know it isn't real at all. I feel really down right now because I'm having problems separating real life from my gaming world.

You can still work with them and normally get someone (or pets) that didn't like said sim initially to become your sims new bestie. Oh the simple life of the Sims, if only we could do that irl <3

 

[WildCat]

Never have, though I have a tendency to project my personality onto a character. Kind of like an extension of myself, but because video game logic and all, not quite the same.

 

[CyberPunk]

No I don't but give all and god mode could come in handy in real life so I wish gaming was a reality, also I wouldn't mind everything being a square like Minecraft for simplicity's sake.

 

[Bro'Freak]

I'll never forget back in 2012 after I'd been playing Eve Online for a few months, I spotted a £5 note blowing down the road.... I quickly scanned the surroundings & thought about my watch list for nearby ships... lol
In case I'd get caught... Basically the same thought process I go through when I'd contemplate clicking the 'Loot All' button when viewing a ship wreck with juicy loot owned by someone else..

 

[Tyrantus1212]

Hello, I'm Mike and I just joined this site to get some more insight on Asperger's because my psychologist thinks I have the disorder. For the record I've read about the Aspie's special interests and was wondering if the game I currently play is one. I tend to play just one or two games at a time and my current one is Hearthstone, Heroes of Warcraft. It's a popular online card game.

I don't only play it - I research various cards and read public opinions about them. I watch tons of YouTube streamers play this game. I talk about it with many people, both in person and texts - and I used to even discuss it with people who are NOT playing it (they usually reply with "OK" and "Hmmmm"). Some people might think this game is my only hobby. I have a couple of friends (which is lucky, because I used to not have any friends) who play it only casually and I keep nagging them to play it with me. I get extremely tilted whenever I go into losing streaks and experience those angry outbursts as a result. I might band my bed with a fist, for instance. I might curse at my opponent without them even knowing about it, since they might be all the way on the other end of the globe.

Does my obsession with this game, and no other games, qualify as an Aspie's special interest? Just curious.

 

[Questella]

Hello, I'm Mike and I just joined this site to get some more insight on Asperger's because my psychologist thinks I have the disorder. For the record I've read about the Aspie's special interests and was wondering if the game I currently play is one. I tend to play just one or two games at a time and my current one is Hearthstone, Heroes of Warcraft. It's a popular online card game.

I don't only play it - I research various cards and read public opinions about them. I watch tons of YouTube streamers play this game. I talk about it with many people, both in person and texts - and I used to even discuss it with people who are NOT playing it (they usually reply with "OK" and "Hmmmm"). Some people might think this game is my only hobby. I have a couple of friends (which is lucky, because I used to not have any friends) who play it only casually and I keep nagging them to play it with me. I get extremely tilted whenever I go into losing streaks and experience those angry outbursts as a result. I might band my bed with a fist, for instance. I might curse at my opponent without them even knowing about it, since they might be all the way on the other end of the globe.

Does my obsession with this game, and no other games, qualify as an Aspie's special interest? Just curious.

Possibly, I play WoW and definitely consider it to be a obsession. :3 If you ever play WoW too, hit me up! :3 I should totally try Hearthstone again now that I have a new computer, there are WoW extras you can get from playing Hearthstone as well. :3

 

[Tyrantus1212]

Possibly, I play WoW and definitely consider it to be a obsession. :3 If you ever play WoW too, hit me up! :3 I should totally try Hearthstone again now that I have a new computer, there are WoW extras you can get from playing Hearthstone as well. :3

Awesome. Whenever you start playing Hearthstone, hit me up as well. I play it on my iPhone. It's a good stress reliever, at least temporarily, for someone like myself.

 

[Questella]

Awesome. Whenever you start playing Hearthstone, hit me up as well. I play it on my iPhone. It's a good stress reliever, at least temporarily, for someone like myself.

For sure, it's free to play right, they just want you to buy boosters and such?

 

[Tyrantus1212]

For sure, it's free to play right, they just want you to buy boosters and such?

Hearthstone is free to play. It's possible to set up an account within Blizzard and then buy card packs for money, but I don't really know how that's done. I don't do that. I play hard, I earn the card.

 

[Questella]

Hearthstone is free to play. It's possible to set up an account within Blizzard and then buy card packs for money, but I don't really know how that's done. I don't do that. I play hard, I earn the card.

I already have the battle.net account, I'm downloading it on my pc tonight, I'll check it out more tomorrow. :3

 

[Adder1234]

I enjoy playing games, but I always make sure to understand that the online world and the real world are different places.

 

[Madotsuki]

I like creating my ideal self in the game, spend a lot of time in character creation, give myself a good name by my standards and projecting into my virtual character.

By that time when I played mostly opened world games, even a small pause (for example just going to the bathroom) will cut the immersion and I would feel blue or disappointed by the real world.

Now I have less time to play videogames, and I am so tired by the end of the day I wouldn't have the mind power to convince myself binding into virtual character.