Many because not all gamers are the stereotypical south park caricature?
And no, they're not interested in setting up a workout plan for the average recruit to get them boot-camp-ready. Its a waste of time. If they had the wherewithal to do that, they'd already be in good enough shape - his words, not mine.
As it turns out, the person who recruited me did have a workout plan, but only if you scored 90+ on the ASVAB, because those scores are so rare, its easier to delay entry into the Navy and shave 10-20 lbs. off someone and get them able to run 1.5 miles, do 50 sit-ups, and 50 push-ups than it is to find another person with a 90+.
No gamer would call me gamer or accept me as gamer either. I would be "not a real gamer" in their eyes. And I don't want to be called gamer, because I don't like that culture either.
There are people who play games and there are people who call themselves gamers. Those are two different groups.
Also, I stopped playing games afre living with guy who changed into gamer. Seeng what the obession and irritability after playing does to others around made me understand the dislike and stereotype.
That "culture" is just the gamer stereotype. If you play games, you're a gamer. Whether you choose to self-describe that way is irrelevant. Whether people who self-describe that way also describe you that way is irrelevant.
You may as well claim to ride bicycles but not be "cyclist" because you don't own spandex. If you ride bicycles you're a cyclist, whether or not you self-describe as a cyclist, whether or not people who self-describe as cyclists consider you a cyclist, and whether or not you resemble the stereotype of cyclists. If you ride bicycles, you're a cyclist. If you play games, you're a gamer.
I agree completely. If anything they need to do what the deaf/Deaf community does and actually brand as a capital-g Gamer.
Remember the whole point of this post is that the military is using games to recruit kids.
It does not matter if they are a Gamer or a gamer in that case because it doesn't matter.
The military will be on Twitch or running real-life fire team tactics in COD Warzone and it doesn't matter anymore. Gamer or gamer they will reach some kids, some of which will be fit enough to join.
No cyclist ever told "she/he is not a real cyclist", so cyclist is descriptor for people who cycle enough. Cyclist is not identity.
Gamer is identity and subculture, because gamers use it as identity. You can't be like "she is not real gamer" and then turn around "everyone who occasionally play games is gamer" when it suddenly suits you.
The things gamers consider good, I don't. The shared values and culture of gamers makes them more then just stereotype.
And also, I am here talking about things and people I gave experience with, both online and in person. No, it is not media stereotype what I talk about. More of conclusions based on interacting with gamers.
You need to be in good shape to make the cut.