Level Up

I hope you included this guy

Quoted from Sandra Elstree. Virutally Unstoppable

I like this one cause it's got a good double meaning for your doc,

as a character in a game, your guy can be virtually unstoppable,

but the player himself is also Virtually Unstoppable in terms of his addiction...

Quoted from Soap Hands Why I'm Still a Virgin

I was going to use this title for my documentary on Star Wars fans.


Phil

Haha yeah it's the end all of end all titles for nerdy obsessions.

Ah and browsing Youtube I nearly freaked out cause I thought my doc subject was already made. Luckily, they're only shorts and they assume addiction exsist. I can rest easy cause ours is really indepth and I'm really proud how it's turning out.

Quoted from Martin I hope you included this guy

I always thought this was staged.  Why would the guy tape himself playing an online game?  And why would he show it to anyone?  It would be too embarrassing for him.

In a vaguely similar vein:

http://www.filecabi.net/video/Ventrilo_Harassment.html


Phil

Quoted from Martin Level Up I hope you included this guy

I love that video.

Anyway, in response to the thread topic, how about "In The Zone." I think that's a good description of someone addicted to video games. I saw a kid playing GTA:3 once who was pratically glued to the screen and basically grunted whenever someone said something to him. These guys really seem like they're in outer space. Otherwise, you could try something simplier like "Gamers" or "Game Addicts." "Why I'm Still A Virgin" is a good one, LOL. Funny and accurate. "Why I'm A Virgin" might be better though. The "Still" makes it sound like a sequel, haha.

Quoted from Shelton Game On

You should have modded yourself Mike. That's 2 words or less.

And is that not a cheesy line from a "Rock" film.... Doom, I think it was.

Hey actually, and Sheepwalker basically already suggested this, but

"Owned!"

or any 1337speak variation, could be another good one.  Kind of a double meaning as well.

I like Sandra’s suggestion 'Virtually Unstoppable'.

I would have suggested 'Game Boys' but that sounds too much like a male escort service.

Quoted from dogglebe I always thought this was staged.  Why would the guy tape himself playing an online game?  And why would he show it to anyone?  It would be too embarrassing for him.

I'm not a Doctor, but I'm assuming that this tape was made by the boys parents to show to his therapist/advocate/lawyer...It's documentation as the young man demonstrates some highly aggressive autistic behavior, and doubt it was ever intended for release as entertainment.

That being said, though.

No more Unreal for you.

Quoted from dogglebe I was going to use this title for my documentary on Star Wars fans. Phil

Don't you like Star Trek?


Anyway, I think Martin's "Level Up" is the best suggestion so far. It captures everything about game addiction in one tiny verbless clause that's conceptually familiar to anyone who has ever played a video game for more than a few hours.

Perhaps add a little:

"Level Up or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Getting Laid and Love the Game."

Or not.

Quoted from Old Time Wesley And is that not a cheesy line from a "Rock" film.... Doom, I think it was.

Haven't seen Doom, but it was in Wayne's World when they were playing hockey in the street.

Working in the gaming industry, most of my colleagues would probably qualify as gaming addicts. It's quite scary in a way. There's a handful of fan sites for the game we've been working on for the last few years and some of the forum members have over 3000 posts. The game isn't even out yet!

I saw a documentary a while ago about this gaming addiction rehab center in Amsterdam where some kid was showing off the scars on his back from playing 40 hour sessions of WoW on a hard plastic chair.

BUT I'M WINNING!

That was a line in one of today's ER episodes.

I wonder what these addicts would do if you deleted their saved games?

It could be a good way to inject some drama into the doco.