Every IT department has one. One individual that is the gamer’s gamer. What follows is an interesting conversation I had with the master. Since I am not a gamer, it was pretty revealing.
The first question I asked was “What is your game du jour?” The wizard answered, “Currently I’m into “Spider-Man Miles Morales”, “Demon’s Souls”, as well as “Among Us” and “Fall Guys”. “Among us” is one of the biggest games right now, it’s also the game AOC plays when she streams to connect to the gamers.
I asked, “How long have you been gaming ?” The GameMeister replied “My Grandmother gave me an Atari when I was 5 and a Nintendo Entertainment System when I was 6. At this point I am thinking to myself I was playing with G.I. Joe. So, he says, “about 35 years.”
“My passion for gaming used to be all about the game play itself, but as I’ve grown it’s become more about the stories they tell. Sometimes the stories are better than what can be told on television or in the movies.” This is where I truly revealed what a game noobie I am “Wow! It’s all about the stories…I had no idea. The scales were being removed from my eyes. He remarked “ It’s kind ‘a like a good story can be told in any number of mediums. A great story can transform a mindless, repetitive, button-mashing experience into something you walk away from going… huh, never thought I’d be thinking about this after I put it down.”
Now I am becoming more and more enthralled with the medium. As we chatted, I mentioned my interest in history only to find out that alternate history has become a big story-point in games over the last decade. He tells me “ I finished a game right before the break that is loosely based on Greek Mythology – Immortals: Fenyx Rising.”
I began to feel the itch. I remembered a friend years ago who was in love with Microsoft Flight Simulator. The Wazir sent me a link to the latest Flight Sim site. I am still picking up pieces of my jaw from the floor.
So I haven’t purchased my first game yet, but my game-O-phobia is gone thanks to a kindly gamer who took a minute to talk to me. If you’re a gamer this conversation will confirm what you already know. If you’re not, please start. The world can use a lot more passion. Passion for the arts, for play and for collaboration. Thanks Wizard.
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