How gaming has made your life easier!!

Today I was doing the shopping and packing the bags with the missus when I realised she was terrible at packing whereas I make everything fit perfectly in the bags and balance the weight. It dawned on me that when I packed a bag I was looking for the right object shape to fit into the remaining space...the entire gameplay of Tetris!!

It made me think how many of us have learned valuable real-life skills from playing games?

This will annoy any female members but in my experience its very rare to find a lady with good spacial awareness.

Even when ex's have packed my dishwasher for me I always have to redo it.

But a man will treat it like a challenge to stuff as much in as possible.

Your right that does annoy me!

Personally i am great at packing. i always do it as cz is a bit rubbish at it. I always jokr that im beyter because of tetris. When it comes to shopping, car etc i always pack it!

I find it easier to cross the road after playing Frogger.

Liquid Code wrote:I find it easier to cross the road after playing Frogger.

LMAO Have some rep for nearly making me choke on me breakfast

I'd like to think playing driving games and football games have made me better at them, alas, I don't drive in real life, and when it comes to football I'm as talented as a cabbage

I know what you mean Tenners. Since playing Zelda, i've become really good at cutting the grass, and i've saved lots of money on lawnmowers, as I just go round the grass with a big sword waiting for rupees, hearts or fairies to pop out, which they never do! I must have it on hard difficulty.

Colne Crusader wrote:I know what you mean Tenners. Since playing Zelda, i've become really good at cutting the grass, and i've saved lots of money on lawnmowers, as I just go round the grass with a big sword waiting for rupees, hearts or fairies to pop out, which they never do! I must have it on hard difficulty.

You have to eat some magic mushrooms then drink a bottle of absinthe before you start cutting the grass. You will start seeing the fairies then.

Liquid Code wrote:

Colne Crusader wrote:I know what you mean Tenners. Since playing Zelda, i've become really good at cutting the grass, and i've saved lots of money on lawnmowers, as I just go round the grass with a big sword waiting for rupees, hearts or fairies to pop out, which they never do! I must have it on hard difficulty.

You have to eat some magic mushrooms then drink a bottle of absinthe before you start cutting the grass. You will start seeing the fairies then.

Lol! I'll try it! Will Absolut Citron vodka do? It's the strongest thing I have in!

Colne Crusader wrote:Lol! I'll try it! Will Absolut Citron vodka do? It's the strongest thing I have in!

It depends. Do you want to see green fairies or yellow fairies?

@ Monkey, sorry mate, I did say rare so not everyone.

But as a whole it is widely known that women have a worse spacial awareness than a man. Its genetics not opinion.

Well played CZ on doing the whole I am rubbish at this dull task, you better take this over babe if you want it done well.

I always make loads of rubbish tea for new girlfriends and cook them burnt or still frozen in the middle food early on so they take over these tasks. genius!

I have learnt offensive driving techniques, and how to kill people without any guilt using a vast array of weaponary. Oh and the cake is a lie...

Dreamkiller SKX wrote: Oh and the cake is a lie...

I like your style!

minkey_monkey wrote:Your right that does annoy me!

Personally i am great at packing. i always do it as cz is a bit rubbish at it. I always jokr that im beyter because of tetris. When it comes to shopping, car etc i always pack it!

Oi!

okay, yes its true, but still 'Oi!' lol.

Back when I used to live with my mum, she seemed to fit almost everything in a little cupboard under the stairs. So when I needed something to face going outside, shoes, coat, bag etc... I'd find it there.
In games if I need something I check under any stairs and many of you will know, that's where all the cool stuff is. Guns, ammo etc.
Coincidence? Either way always check under the stairs, you never know what you'll find.

I think games in general improve awareness reflexes and memory which help in task such as driving navigation etc...