Help from Gamers

[Screw]

Can he not direct his talent /interest to companies that develop these games for an income..if I’m in left field just ignore what I said I know sfa about gaming

[newbiestangowner]

Can he not direct his talent /interest to companies that develop these games for an income..if I’m in left field just ignore what I said I know sfa about gaming

New hobby for u then - get ur mind away from being stangless for now
I have an extra ps3 here, help get you started but I take no responsibility when you start to miss booked appointments with customers.


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[hammerhead]

there is incentive for gaming to become something that will pay the bills and there are those who make ALOT of money doing it however its really not as easy as a lot of young people think. and it really has not reflection on how good you are (though it helps)

youtube is not a viable source of income for a game. bit copyrights and such as they are often times videos end up removes or at the very least demonetized. this is why most gamers have moves to streaming platforms such as twitch. but your success is widely dependent on content and personality. liter thousand upon thousands try and very few make enough to live off of. (uploading is expensive) also the new wave is VR, super expensive to get into that

gaming in tournomets is also not a viable option for most people. lots of us think we are good enough but the reality is we are not.


I have two friends that have mede vidio games into a carrier. one got into a company as a tester and also is a phenomanal artist (but have not talked to him in probably 15 years so no idea what he is up to now)


the other started with some online game buddies and tried his hand at the youtube (this was maybe eight to ten years ago) it was a tone of work edidting and uploading. and the reality of the internet is, it sucks. people are assholes to the next level and if you dont have a thick skin you wont last.

what this buddy did do though was network. he formed a group of firends all over north america and started to travel out to visit as well as hit up gamecons. he met with some people and ended up starting out writing reiveiws and not makes tourorials for a gaming mag.


the reality is if all he does is play he wont make a living off of it. thogh getting him to see this might be difficult. maybe try and play to some other strenghts. like art, or writing, and coding if he is intersded. get him out to some game cons.
video games are a multi billion dollar industry and there is jobs there he just has to get up ant go for it.

not sure is age but there are placed that do computer camps during the summer might get him interested. i follow a guy on youtube called QUILL18, he is an ontario guy (northbay i think) he does it full time streaming, and youtube. he also has a programing channel where he does toutorials and stuff for programing games. might be worth checking out

a lot of this make sense - he does possess a lot interest in computers - art - and video....

[hammerhead]

And yes, being ranked 3000th in a game with millions of players is good. Probably not tournament money making good though.

I’m 34 and have been playing video games since Sega Genesis came out almost 30 years ago. In fact I’m waiting for The Division 2 to start up on my ps4 right now lol.

he told me once he played in a tournament and got close but no cigar - i think that's great you can balance life and gaming i'm pretty sure if i was young i would have been a gamer - but race car games (can i make money at that...LOL) 30 years ago is amazing i had no idea...

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Can he not direct his talent /interest to companies that develop these games for an income..if I’m in left field just ignore what I said I know sfa about gaming

that i saw someone in my left field...lol

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New hobby for u then - get ur mind away from being stangless for now
I have an extra ps3 here, help get you started but I take no responsibility when you start to miss booked appointments with customers.


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my thumbs get sore just thinking about being a gamer..lol

[Screw]

My idea of gaming is “channel surf”

[hammerhead]

My idea of gaming is “channel surf”

i can't even do that anymore...lol

[1quikgt]

Depends on my work schedule and when my wife goes to bed. I’m sure it’ll change as my kids get older but I’ll continue to enjoy it while it lasts. I agree with everyone else, push him towards the aspects of gaming that deliver a steady paycheque like development or testing.

[hammerhead]

Depends on my work schedule and when my wife goes to bed. I’m sure it’ll change as my kids get older but I’ll continue to enjoy it while it lasts. I agree with everyone else, push him towards the aspects of gaming that deliver a steady paycheque like development or testing.

Yes the comments are helpful - he's only 18 and just started working - I think the challenge is to get him into routine and realize he needs a backup plan - all this reminds me of my dad (of all things) who was hooked on Zelda some 25yrs ago lol but he didn't lose his job and was never introduced to the internet. We use to lake fun of him a 50/someodd year old man locking himself in his room with the spare TV..hahaha

[1quikgt]

Yes the comments are helpful - he's only 18 and just started working - I think the challenge is to get him into routine and realize he needs a backup plan - all this reminds me of my dad (of all things) who was hooked on Zelda some 25yrs ago lol but he didn't lose his job and was never introduced to the internet. We use to lake fun of him a 50/someodd year old man locking himself in his room with the spare TV..hahaha

That will be me when I’m 50. I absolutely plan on kicking my kids ass when we start to let them play some games. Then chirp them when I do lol.

[RedSN]

...i'm pretty sure if i was young i would have been a gamer - but race car games

If Matt was still here he would try and draft you into the i-Racing league. And then correct me: "it's not a game! it's a simulator!"