Are gamers all computer geeks?

[Nathal]

Your categories are just a bit unfortunate... there's no proper place for (a) people working in engineering development, (b) non-web computer artists (application or fine arts), (c) CS students, (d) consultants, freelancers, or contract workers. An "other computer related" option would have been great.

I agree with you, but it was an "impulse poll" on my part. I was just curious. The person who mentioned that those on this board are more likely to be web savvy was correct, but I take that into account when looking at the results.

So many another poll is in order...

 

[Agback]

G'day

I know how to use a few commercial software packages, plug in printers, add a scanner to a SCSI chain, install memory and expansion cards, and so forth. But what I am really is a stats geek. (Well, and an economics geek...)

Speaking as a stats geek, I have to tell you that if you ran this poll on, say, a message board for dahlia growers, you would be in danger of coming to the conclusion that gardeners are all computer geeks.

Give it up. Your sample is systematically biased.

Regards,


Agback

 

[Roland Delacroix]

HAHAHA!! BUILT MY FIRST PC 15 MINUITES AGO!!!!! I AM A COMPUTER GURU!!!!!!

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I ROCK!!!

 

[CWD]

I'm a database programmer. I work with SAS, SQL, VB, VBA/MS Access, and a proprietary language called ABASE.

Yeah, I guess that would make me a computer geek. I've also noticed an above-average number of gamers amongst my coworkers.

 

[bloodymage]

I played video games on UCLA's MedCenter computer before there was Pong. I learned Fortran as a programming language. That's Fortran with no numbers after it! I programmed computers with punch cards. Most of this I've mentioned on another thread. What I didn't mention was that I sat down in front of my first desktop about two years ago! Wow! Thirty years changes a lot! I'm no guru, but I catch on pretty quick and I've ended up being the "resident expert" in a few places. I check marked that it's just a tool.

 

[Nathal]

G'day

Give it up. Your sample is systematically biased.

Hey, let me have my fun.

I started with the baseline assumption that the people here can use a computer. I was interested to know how many of the gamers on this site were working in the computer field in a general sense. You're right that it says less about "gamers" in general, but I think it does tell something of gamers on ENworld at least. I could be wrong.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

I study (what is the English expression for "Informatik") computer science (?), target is "Diplom Informatiker". If everything works really well, I will be finished in 3 and a half year.

I can program a bit Pascal (we could lean a bit in school) and Java (I learned at least the basics in the first half year on the University.)

I am still unsure what I am aiming for - I am not a computer gury, definetely not - but probably somewhere in the computer industry, preferably connected somehow with physics.

Mustrum Ridcully

 

[Hand of Evil]

Worked with mainframe for 22 years, PC for almost as long, write a little code, create web pages, show people 'how to' do simple task, have title computer operations supervisor, BUT still do not think of myself as a guru.

 

[Gilladian]

I'm a librarian, and my title is "Electronic REsources Librarian". I'm very good at searching the web, and I teach intro to web and intro to computer classes; ie "This is the mouse. It rolls on the table" kind of thing!

So while I know very little about the hardware of a computer, and can do just the basics of routine maintenance, I'm fairly knowledgeable about user-side stuff, and am learning web design.

Where does that put me?

Gilladian

 

[Mok]

Geek? Sure.
Computer Geek? Nope.

I'm a grahpic designer, and while I use a computer at work (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc), I could go back to my drafting table, airbrush and manual typesetter if I had to.

Which would really, really suck