Do students play computer games?

Colleges and Universities A-Z California Institute of Technology
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<p>I used to be addicted to computer games in middle and high school. After sophomore year I gave them away and have been clean ever since then. </p>

<p>Random question: Did the people who flame out because of computer games not have access to them before coming to Caltech? I have a theory that if parents let their kids play such games as children, they'll get it out of their system and them won't be addicted to them in college.</p>

<p>EDIT: That should say "sophomore year in high school." I'm a prefrosh right now.</p>

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<p>No, not really. In my opinion, the few people I know who flamed "because" of computer games didn't really do so for that reason. I think people use it as an escape, and when some people get overwhelmed by the workload, the retreat too far into the video games. I really think flaming has to do more with stress and how you deal with it than anything else.</p>

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<p>hey, do you guys do soul calibur?</p>

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<p>a few of my friends play soul caliber.</p>

<p>last year we played a lot of starcraft and dota as well (by a lot i mean probably 6-7 games a week)</p>

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<p>any wild guitar hero tournaments?</p>

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<p>not tournaments but there are I think a couple of people that have sets. I was going to play lots of guitar hero, but then I bought a guitar. I have a fried who over the summer after work would go to the best buy (it's 3 miles away from campus) and just play guitar hero at the kiosk there.</p>