Anda's Game

Anda's game is a dynamic account of a woman gamer. The use of slang and voice are astounding. I felt as though I had to focus every channel of my attention just to comprehend the passage. Oddly enough, I got better at reading it as time passed. I almost learned the "language". Anda is trying to enter a clan of gamers. I found it interesting that though they stated that women gamers are better than men, all of the women played men characters.

Anda games from four to six hours a day. She idolizes a gamer known as the "Lizanator". The Lizanator believes that she makes better gamers than boys because they are faster, smarter and they play harder. It appears to me that gamers are a very proud and unique group. The language in Anda's game is strikingly different, but it shows that gamers do in fact speak a language that most of us will not understand.

Finally, I think Anda's game shows how people live vicariously through their characters. In real life, the Lizanator is horizontally challenged, but in the gamespace she is a bad guy killing bad ass. She is sexy and wields a big sword. Perhaps gamers feed of the strength of their characters.

This passage is strange, but it opens a door to the gaming community. It shows differences in language and reasons why many people are addicted to gaming. Anda is a girl who seeks the approval of her peers, just as we all do. Gamers are a strange breed whom may warrant more investigation from yours truly.