Are you using violence in games to vent real-world problems?
I don't think I use games as an outlet for violence which would otherwise come out in real life, because I normally don't find it too difficult to stay in control in similar situations. If I have doubts that a response to a customer or colleague is going to come out too aggressive or is offensive I don't send the mail immediately and read it again a bit later. In some extreme cases, I even have someone else look at it before I send.
It's can be a bit more difficult in conference calls or face to face meeting, but luckily most people don't want to be too confrontational even if they're angry.
I do think that some violent games are perfect as a jolt of energy when I need to stay up for some reason and caffeine isn't sufficient. UT99 is my all time favorite for this.
Two days ago client sent in another batch of comments about the product I'm making
This is interesting. Can you share some more details what he/she said?
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Basically, client said "the riverbanks are squeezing the river, not letting it breathe. I want the river to be free and unchained". Translation is not perfect, but you get the idea. The thing is, it's a vfx shot, so changing the river flow and its banks takes a lot of time and effort. And in the last moment the client decided that he doesn't like how the river flows.
Of course I had to smash something =)
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The engineering side of certain games calms and focuses me far more than violence, but there is certainly something therapeutic in putting AC-X11 rounds into Terran Republic skulls.
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Two days ago client sent in another batch of comments about the product I'm making, and it was god damn infuriating. Feeling the need to really smash some heads in, I bought and played some Dying Light. This morning I realized that violent games (L4D, GTA, Serious Sam, etc) have helped me to stay sane and not go postal for more than 10 years now. I guess they provide a way to vent my anger without hurting any living creature, so that should be... good?
Am I alone in this? Is anyone else using violent games for this purpose? Should I see a doctor?
A little less violent giveaway
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