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[Khatovar]

I don't really think social media games are games as much as vehicles for advertisers, but I don't have much experience with them outside of "Fuck you Facebook, I don't want to play Fruit Bucket Bingo with someone who knows my aunt!" I don't dispute that gamers play those games as well, but they are designed to be mindless timewasters. Junk food gaming I guess.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

I don't really think social media games are games as much as vehicles for advertisers, but I don't have much experience with them outside of "Fuck you Facebook, I don't want to play Fruit Bucket Bingo with someone who knows my aunt!" I don't dispute that gamers play those games as well, but they are designed to be mindless timewasters. Junk food gaming I guess.

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When I think gamer, I think of someone that's played FPS, RTS, MMO, or some game that requires you to do more than tap a screen when it flashes. As a few examples of games a person enjoys playing and spends enough time to actually get familiar with them:

tetris, farmville, candy crush = not a gamer
PC games from PopCap = not a gamer
Console games like Kinect Fruit Ninja, Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Uno, UFC, Punchout, Madden, Fifa = not a gamer

Console games like GTA, fighting games, etc. = borderline gamer

PC games that require you to (or enhance things noticeably when you) configure macros, rebind keys, or assign combat groups = gamer
Console games like Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, Assassin's Creed, CoD, MoH, World of Tanks, Dead Island, Halo, Mass Effect, God of War, Darksiders = gamer
PC RTS games, MMOs, Minecraft, Dark Souls = definitely a gamer

IMNTBHO...