Gamer
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A Gamer is a person who plays video games.
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Types of video gamers
In the United States, the average video game player is 35 and has been playing video games for 13 years. In the UK, the average video game player is over 23 years old, has played video games for over 10 years. However, the term "video gamer" is composed of many other subgroups of gamers:
- Casual gamer: The casual gamer is a person who plays games designed for ease of gameplay and doesn't spend much time playing computer or console games. The genres that casual gamers play vary, and they might not own a specific video game console to play their games.
- Hardcore gamer: A person who spends much of their leisure time playing games. As a consequence of the large amount of time spent, these gamers often become very proficient at playing games. There are many subtypes of hardcore gamers based on the style of game, gameplay preference, hardware platform, and other preferences.
- Retrogamer: A gamer who enjoys playing or collecting vintage video games from earlier eras. Retrogamers are partly responsible for the popularity of console emulation. Some collect old video games and prototypes, or are in the business of refurbishing old games, particularly arcade cabinets.
- Import gamer: A gamer who enjoys playing or collecting video games produced internationally. The most common imports are from Japan, although some European and Japanese gamers purchase games from North America. A number of these gamers import games that fall into genres generally not released outside of Japan, such as dating sims or anime/manga-based licensed games.
- Cyberathlete: A professional gamer that plays games for money. So far as a cyberathlete is financially dependent upon gaming, the time spent playing is no longer "leisure" time. In countries of Asia, particularly South Korea and Japan, professional gamers are sponsored by large companies and can earn more than $100,000 a year.
- Newbie: A newbie is a player who is new to the game and is inexperienced. However, sometimes the word n00b can be used in a derogatory sense to describe someone who is merely inept at playing the game well. Thus n00b has two meanings. One implying the player is a beginner, and the other implying the player is simply inept and/or incapable of getting better at the game.
Stereotype
The view of the stereotypical gamer is changing. Most gamers nowadays (especially those who play online) are ignorant, racist, homophobes.
