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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jack7" data-source="post: 4733002" data-attributes="member: 54707">Wedge, that's a correlation I really hadn't considered. It's a good observation. The possible correlation between desired or ideal occupation (in real life), and real world gaming interest(s). Do modern gamers tend to 1) gravitate towards one type of real world occupation over another (for instance I suspected by having observed the conversations of others that more people at this site would likely have science and technologlogy oriented jobs than any other, more Geek than Nerd jobs - because I suspect that at this site at least there are more Geeks than Nerds, and I also suspected few if any would have religious vocations as an occupation, though I personally know pastors and missionaries who rpg game), and 2) do gamers, in general, tend to want to have one kind of occupation over another, but for whatever reason, they have never pursued such an occupation.And of course I've wondered about the correlation between real world occupations and <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/249225-best-most-natural-character-s.html" target="_blank">what a player tends to choose to play in-game as far as a character class.</a> Character classes aren't really classes at all, but really they are occupations or professions. So I've wondered if in-game people play either <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/248342-your-real-self-not.html" target="_blank">a.) what they naturally feel is most like themselves in real life as far as profession or class (my tendency), or b.) what they would like to be ideally in regards to a profession</a>.For that matter why do people game, or more specifically, what is it about gaming that people are out to pursue? The game, or any hobby or avocation can take up a lot of time and energy. Therefore what are they wanting or hoping to achieve in relation to the real world by pursuing any particular kind of avocational activity?That kinda stuff interests me.Because I think it says something not only about a person's psychological makeup and interest as they are, but as the person would like them to be.Of course you might also say,<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/248220-interests.html" target="_blank"> "what type or types of people are most likely to become rpg gamers?" and what does that demonstrate (if anything directly) about their other interests and activities?</a></blockquote>

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