PixlBit

I spent the weekend with all of my family at a lake house.  There was quite a bit of down time because the weather was questionable, and I had two forms of entertainment along with me, my gba and a book.  The book was too difficult to try and read with a lot of people around so I played the gba.  Some of my family gave me grief, but they do not know what I really do on a regular weekend, so I brushed off their comments.

Sounds to me like your over thinking the whole thing, who cares.. if your stuck in a car for 7 hours i would have a psp dvd and a cooler and im 47 lol!!!

You're right. I am. It's the kind of thinking I get into sometimes late at night. I guess I'm just not all that comfortable with my family, strange as that sounds.

Id bring all my games if I was you, its jsut like what lee said. Enjoy what you love and dont worry about what other people think, its ur life, live how you want to!

Thanks. I will.

When I travel I usually take my 3DS and Vita with me. I play them at night right before going to sleep. Funny how judgemental non-gaming family members could be. They give you the old "stink eye" at times? Weird thing is,sometimes folks like that play the crap out of games like Farmville. It seems like a bit of fluff to them. I've been wanting to try one of those Layton games on my DS. I love games like that that make you think.

I'm kinda not being too fair to them really. My bro-in-law used to play NBA Jam and his brother still has an arcade cabinet at his house.

At Easter, my Mom actually asked me about interesting games she could play. I mentioned Professor Layton, but she doesn't have a DS. I was trying to think of PC games that are casual but smart. She's was a biochem teacher by trade, so some kind of tricky puzzle game might be her thing. I could only think of sites like PopCap. I haven't played much on the PC for a while.

I take my 3DS to my parents place, when I get my hair cut, the dentist or whatever. I'm long past caring what other people think.

BTW I want that Layton game. It's the only one I haven't played.

I know the feeling.

Whenever I'd get grief from family about playing my DS, I'd point out that I don't smoke, do any other sort of "recreational" drugs, and rarely drink. Then I'd tell them that everyone needs a vice. It shut up 99% of them.

To be real. I've never really gotten grief from family members for gaming, but at the same time, I've been very careful to hide my game playing from them. I really wish one of them was a gamer because I can talk all day on the subject. My sister's family out in Ohio, seems to be more open to games. I actually think I may end up playing some Xbox with them when I get there. 

That's a good responce. "Well, should I take up drinking instead?" I'll say.

Yeah I don't worry what other people think of me.

I don't like the Prof. Layton games.  Too much math.  I do wish we'd get the Phoenix Wright vs. Prof. Layton game in the US, though.

Yea, puzzle games really make me anxious, like I was taking a test or something. But I tried Unwound Future and got hooked. If you can't figure out a puzzle, you can get a hints from the game until you figure it out. You just can't get stuck in a Professor Layton game which is a big relief for me.

My family would think there something wrong with me, if I did not have a game in my face. LOL.

That's cool. If I ever start my own family. It's going to be game central.

Usually I always bring either my PSP or 3DS with a few games whenever I go away for a family thing...or anything really if it's a long ride or I am gonna be out somewhere for awhile. Usually it's to keep me sane from my family because most of the time they drive me crazy or they are really boring.

I know what you mean. Sometimes though I feel like a game takes me so out of the social arena, and into my own little world, that I feel I'm ignoring them too much. I don't want to be insensitive to them.

I was trying to think if I could play Professor Layton with the sound off, so that I could respond to any talk that might come up. I think the Layton games just have music and no voice work, so it might be ok.

Most likely, if they make fun of you, they'll later be seen watching the latest reality show which is clearly a better use of time. Everyone has to spend time goofing off, so don't feel bad about it. 

I read a lot too, and I've definitely read books that did less for me mentally than playing even the silliest of video games.

Yea, my sister watches Friends and I loathe that show. She identifies with it though, so that's fine.

I guess it's just that I spend very little time with my family and I've lost that comfort zone of just being who I am with them. I'm in a very different place than I was when I was going to school and so everything feels strange now.

Looks like I'm a little late to this party but I'm finally catching up on some old posts. Hope that trip went well for you and you played a bunch of games

Well, I played some Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask, but I never did play anything with my neices and nephews or in the car on the way up and back. I watched my Mom play Suduko and some card game on her iPad. I'm still too hung up on gaming being a thing for kids to play around family.