gaming

How Do You Decide What to Do in MMOs?

Deciding what to do in MMOs can be a challenge. So I asked other players what their focus was when playing online games. Here are the results! →...
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Making Yourself In Games

I set out to compare FFXIV, LOTRO and SWTOR to see how closely I could make myself and wifey in those games!...
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How to Make Gaming Emote Animated GIFs for Free

Gaming, especially MMOs, is not simply a beginning to end playthrough. The mere act of playing online gives you the chance to interact with other players and with NPCs in the world your character live...
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The Gaming Buffs and Debuffs of Fibromyalgia

Sometimes trying to explain Fibromyalgia, my chronic pain condition, can be really difficult. The main problem is it's not just one thing, but a body-wide malfunction that causes goodness knows how m...
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24 Positive Life Lessons from Gaming in MMOs

It comes in waves, but gaming rarely gets positive media attention. Whether it's the latest in the lootbox saga or games being blamed for allegedly altering human behaviour, the perception being publi...
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I Will Respawn - My Decision to Stop Streaming

I am in the process of drafting a cross-game blog post this week. In it are various life lessons reinforced by those games. But I have to remind myself of one in particular: defeat is nothing to be as...
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Why Do Men Play Female Characters in MMOs? Why Do I and Does it Really Matter?

Why I Play Female Characters in Games, why do men play girls and that sort of question! Does it matter? Here's why I play this way and I'll try to answer that! →...
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Gaming Addiction in the News: Gamers and Journalists BOTH Need to Take Responsibility

I don't very often comment on gaming in the news, except for the occasional tweet or post on my Facebook page. But I have to absolutely respond to an article from today in the BBC's gaming/technology...
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