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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Theocrat" data-source="post: 1735326" data-attributes="member: 16778">Putting Gaming On a REsumeHi all-I've been gaming since I was 8yrs old. So I've got plenty of years under my belt, as well as different gaming styles. I'm watching my son, 12yrs old, play and recognize the same gaming style that I once had (he gives out way too much treasure to his 12yr old friends). What that has taught me is that you change and adjust your'e style of play not just based upon age, but also based upon who you play with. I've always been the DM for the groups with which I play. As a recent Grad with a degree in Human Communication, I've come to learn and understand Group Dynamics even more, though and because of D&D. These things are important, and show that you are a leader amoungst your peers which is usually very important. As such, I've always listed my gaming experience on my resume as our gaming groups name (even if we don't have one officially, or the Orc Killers of Greyhawk doesn't sound like resume material) I've used one that I've had for years. I list my Land Rover club affliliation and that I'm a technical driver and that I'm the group leader for the Gaming Society. I don't list that I've been the leader since 1979, but just the last 4 or 5 years. I've been questioned about it in job interviews, and I've always said "Remember that game you or your friends played as a kid, called D&D? (some say no, in which I say does your kid play Magic or Pokemon, and then there is a yes, and quick explanation of how they relate). Well it's still around and even more "grown-up" than when we started. There is still a game for kids, but its about Group Dynamics, and team building." What D&D does give you is the ability to manage situations that change, think on the fly, and communicate between 4-10 others in a tight knit group that meets on a weekly / semi-weekly basis. As DM you must prepare and keep notes, as well as manage others with inter-party conflict, and who is going to be able to eat the last piece of pizza. There is another poster, Lord GreyWolf on Code Monkey's Forums that is a professional DM. From the way it seems, he is the store's owner and charges $5 a game. Or something along those lines. Since I'm runing a game on the Official D&D Game Day, Oct.16, I should charge the store so that I too, can become "professional."Be well...</blockquote>

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