10 Misconceptions You Have About Working In The Games Industry
2. We Get That You Dont Play Games
20th Century FoxSometimes, when faced with your games industry credentials, people immediately drive a stake through the heart of the conversation by informing you that they dont play games. Usually this is a hushed apology delivered in a slightly bashful tone, as if theyre wary of enraging you. Occasionally therell be a tinge of pride in their voice as they explain that they havent played a game since Space Invaders and state flatly that they cant see the appeal. It can be hard to respond to this without causing, or indeed taking, offence. Does this person believe youre so socially maladjusted that without the common ground of video games to talk about, the only alternative is an uncomfortable silence? Most likely. You dont care if they never play a game in their life its their loss and you certainly dont want to come across as some sort of crazed zealot who believes the Government should make everyone complete Dark Souls before theyre allowed a mortgage. On the other hand, if you accept their cultural deficiency with a shrug and a smile it could be taken as a tacit agreement that their opinion is somehow the norm, which simply isnt true in an age where half of the UK and nearly two-thirds of American households play games. However you decide to respond to the non-gaming mutant, make sure to stand your ground. We get that not everyone wants to play video games, but it still means that theyre missing out.
20th Century FoxSometimes, when faced with your games industry credentials, people immediately drive a stake through the heart of the conversation by informing you that they dont play games. Usually this is a hushed apology delivered in a slightly bashful tone, as if theyre wary of enraging you. Occasionally therell be a tinge of pride in their voice as they explain that they havent played a game since Space Invaders and state flatly that they cant see the appeal. It can be hard to respond to this without causing, or indeed taking, offence. Does this person believe youre so socially maladjusted that without the common ground of video games to talk about, the only alternative is an uncomfortable silence? Most likely. You dont care if they never play a game in their life its their loss and you certainly dont want to come across as some sort of crazed zealot who believes the Government should make everyone complete Dark Souls before theyre allowed a mortgage. On the other hand, if you accept their cultural deficiency with a shrug and a smile it could be taken as a tacit agreement that their opinion is somehow the norm, which simply isnt true in an age where half of the UK and nearly two-thirds of American households play games. However you decide to respond to the non-gaming mutant, make sure to stand your ground. We get that not everyone wants to play video games, but it still means that theyre missing out.