What Type Of Game Player Are You?

In the game video game world there are many different types of players that people are or could be. I personally think that I hold more than one of these types depending on which game that I am playing. I also believe you can hold multiple types in a single game. The types of game players are as follows…

The competitor

He/she is the person who plays to be better than other players. This I see typically in online game play of Sports games like NHL 13 or First person shooters like Call of Duty.  These players can get very heated or pumped up during game play and usually pretty vocal about it. Personally in NHL 13 I fall under this player type because I love to win and beat my friends or online opponents. So when I do win I definitely let them hear about before during and after the game.

The Joker

A joker is the type of player that that plays for the fun alone and enjoys the social aspect of gaming. This is the other type of game player I would consider myself to be because and especially when playing Call of Duty, which is a game that I do not necessarily excel at. I think that is a lot of the reason I am a joker when I play this game. Although I am not very good at this game I really enjoy playing this game with my roommates because I enjoy the social aspect of hanging out and gaming with my friends. I do often get made fun of though for my lack of skill in this game, which can sometime spark my completive side.

Those are types of players I see my self to be. Next are a few other types of game players, what do you see your self as?

The Explorer

This type of game player plays the game to experience the boundaries of the play world and discover what others do not yet know.

The Collector

They play to acquire the most stuff through the game.

The Achiever

A video game achiever plays not only to be better now but also to be better in rankings overtime or to have the most championships over time.

The director

They play for the thrill of being in charge. (S)he wants to orchestrate an event in the virtual world

The Storyteller

This type of player plays to create or live in an alternative world and build narrative out of that world

The Performer

If you like to play a game to put on a show for others you would probably fall under this category.

The craftsman

Do you like to play games to build, solve puzzles or engineer constructs you are likely a craftsman type game player.

There are other types of game players you can be so don’t think it is just restricted to just these!

                                    In this case I would be Philadelphia because I always win!

Reference

Downs , Edward . "Type of Players ." COMM 3560: Video Game Entertainment. University of Minnesota Duluth. Power Point , Duluth . 24 Apr. 2013. Class lecture.