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Hey Gamers!
This week was a major milestone for us. Such a milestone in website development that I’ve literally put a yearly alert into my calendar so I can plan appropriate team celebrations. Not sure exactly what we will do (always open to suggestions), but I have an entire year to come up with something epic to commemorate the day GamerDating got so busy, we crashed.
We have been weary of that day since the beginning and along the way have been paying special attention to our capacities - we hate it when a site we want is down and never wanted to do that to our users. But in one hour earlier this week, we saw over 1,000 new gamers and I will be the first to admit that we were underprepared.
If you are one of those who got an error message, let me personally apologize and assure you that we have stacked our servers and are totally prepared for the next wave. We are growing even faster than we could ever have expected!
Thank you so much gamers! What started as a kinda crazy idea has bloomed into the focus of our lives. We get to empower gamers every day and it is some of the most fulfilling work I have ever done.
Stay awesome!
Melissa, Community Director
Gamers for Gamers
Hey gamers,
Do you understand how awesome you are?
In the few years that we have been making GamerDating, a lot has happened in the gaming industry. Insane amounts of growth has brought new gamers, innovation and increasing amounts of attention paid by media, mainstream culture and science. We now know definitively that video games do not rot your brain.
We have data showing that we cannot be boiled down to a horridly negative stereotype. To date a gamer is to date a quick learner, capable multitasker and avid problem solver. We generally have wider social circles and recently there have been studies showing that we are on average more creative than our non-gaming counterparts. I haven't opened a Cosmo or other "women's magazine" in a really long time but aren't all of those traits that everyone is looking for?
When partners share a love of video games, entire galaxies are open for them to explore together while they co-op life. They tend to spend more time together than non-gaming couples, are better at communicating their needs and can navigate challenges together with more ease.
When we started GamerDating, all we thought we were doing was creating a website where gamers could find another gamer. We never could have foreseen the reactions we've had. Usually, I get slight confusion accompanied by something close to, "So, like, a dating site for gamers?" To which I nod affirmatively and they almost always break into a huge smile. Most then ask how to sign up.
The surprise even gamers have shown has astounded me. Gamers have websites for everything - why not a dating site? Hilariously, the first thing many responders say is that there are no girls in gaming. Apparently, it is easier for them to believe that I'm some sort of unicorn than that there are plenty of gamers of any gender.
Underneath that at times, I fear, is a lack of self worth. That growing up being told that gaming was for nerds (and boys) and other such silliness has implanted a little naysaying nanobot in the back of some of our minds. It sits there, repeats all the shaming and gets fat off our human insecurity. These mean little buggers are not exclusive to gamers, most people I've met have one of them.
We are all looking for answers, maybe especially while looking for a partner. The metaphorical nanobot, like all issues I've seen erroneously blamed on gaming, is something a lot of us struggle with. How can we help our fellow gamers through these fights? What can we do to help prepare? How can we end the stereotype and combat it for the betterment of our people?
After hearing many gamer's stories of looking for love, we realized that we have an opportunity to empower gamers - far too many of whom think their gaming will have to be hidden from their potential partner, that there are no potential partners or that "grown ups" can't play. We want to be the place all gamers come and know they are amongst fellow awesome people.
We are here to give encouragement when you need it, advice from people who have been there and regular reminders that you, YOU, are awesome.
Life is a game, play it wit someone you love.
-Melissa
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Looking for: Gamergirls....
For many gamers (and yes, this time I mean precisely the guys) female gamers or „gamergirls“ are the holy grail of their single-life. Everything will be marshmallow, if you’d just be able to meet that one perfect gamergirl to go out with, blow pixel kisses at and pwn the CoD-ladder together... Ah life will be great!
But don’t be mistaken – there are more gamergirls out there than just the one working down at your local Gamestop!
Good news everyone: many polls these days show that about one third of the worlds gamer population are in fact female gamers! (yay)
You might say: woah, alright – but where to meet this seem-to-be ultra-rare gamer species??
1. Regularly visit your local gamestore (and no: I don’t get paid by Gamestop & friends)
First of all, this is something I keep hearing about constantly, but there’s more truth to it than you might guess.
Think about it: after all they are GAMERgirls, so they also need their hard- & software fixes. Just open your eyes a little bit more next time you’re there. Don’t be surprised how many girls you actually see browsing gamestores these days.
The Wii-section is probably a good place to start, but in times where girls kick your ass in Halo, you can go by the PS3 and Xbox isles as well for sure...
2. Meet her ingame! (remember: gamergirls are girls who play games! )
For MMOs, games like World of Warcraft or Rift are probably best start to meet girls ingame, since there are just more girls playing those games than, lets say Eve Online or DC Heroes.
Of course it’s also possible to meet girls while playing 3D-action games, but due to the split-second gameplay it’s kind of hard to build up a meaningful conversation in front of the trashy shoutings of your buddies. Also most girls love to customize their characters more than guys do, so naturally it’s simply more easier to identify a carefully crafted character in WoW as a gamegirl than in shooter-games. The pink spartan-armor may be a hint, but that’s about it for visual clues in those kind of games.
In MMOs in particular I’d recommend to deal with any newly met player as of neutral sex. There are just too many guys online, that prefer seeing a dangling digital female behind in front of them, therefore picking a female character. So you obviously can’t go by digital gender.
The best start is probably to just begin playing with some random people until you have your ‚regulars’ to play with. Maybe you’re even in a guild at this point. Then, with some common sense and an eye for detail you’ll quickly figure out who is a girl in RL and who’s not.
Looking at the nickname is always a good starting point with many girls actually prefering cute names containing containing „miss...“ or „...kitty“. (I really think they choose such names because you really feel like a n00b getting pwned in CoD by KittyNeedsHug ;P ).
Also take a closer look at the general behaviour (is the player very social, does he/she love to help others? Does she go nuts about a new flower/puppy she discovers in Azeroth? Then you have good chances it really is a girl). Also, the players attention to looks is potential evidence: prefering a „shiny“ chest-plate over one with „+10 to awesome“? My guess would be: digital fashion victim or gamergirl ;)
After you have met a true gamergirl ingame one important tip though: be subtle. She’s probably forced to read stuff like „wanna see my long-sword tonight?“ all the time. Just treat her like a normal person. Play the game and commmunicate with her for a while (no: that doesn’t mean hours. More like days or even weeks) before you start sweet-talkin’. After all, gaming is what you and her brought to the same game/place online.
3. Social networking and gaming forums
If you aren’t one in RL then try getting a social butterfly on the internets. Be active on all the social networks that let you have a look at peoples profiles.
Gaming networks like xFire or Steam are always a good start. Oh and don’t bother trying facebook, since despite of all the gaming groups there are, people are generally not that open to messaging with someone they don’t know. After all facebook has really become a digital version of our identity and it’s kind of understandable that you don’t want to let random people on your profile.
Same situation on sites like xFire: our little Miss KittyNeedsHug might be way more open to a mail from, let’s say BearGivesHugs asking about her 1337 gaming skills ^.^
Of course next to the social networks you have your good ol’ gaming forums, where still lots and lots of people hang out and talk. Just try the one dedicated to your favorite game - become an active member and I’m sure you’ll run into some gamergirls who are searching for a girl-clans/guilds etc.
As always, don’t forget to bring your common sense to the table if you want to identify true gamergirls. Start looking at nicknames, and if available hobbies and favorite games. That’ll give you quite a good picture of who/what you’re looking at.
4. Conventions and Contests
This stuff is truly your perfect hunting ground for single gamers! Especially gaming-, comics- or roleplay-conventions offer so many opportunities to run into truly dedicated Gamergirls. The keyword here is cosplay.
So you better do it like Jack!
Seriously, just invest some work in a decent costume and it’s going to be quite easy to get to know new people and of course to talk to cosplay-girls at those conventions.
Even if you don’t feel like dressing up, game-conventions almost always offer some kind of recreational areas, where you can relax, play games and meet up with other gamers. Perfect for getting to know new people (gamergirls!).
5. Don’t look to far – they might be right in front of you!
Computer courses, Wii-partys, comic-shops; there are so many RL-opportunites to get to know girls who are into games.
Just one hint however: in those general situations, try to ask them about super popular gaming stuff first, even if you’re not really into those kinds of games. That way you can easily find out if they are into gaming without seeming „too much“ right away. Ask them if they know or are playing World of Warcraft, if they play Singstar, if they have done some wii-home-partys and so on. What I’m trying to say is: leave your CoD-achievements in the holster for now and try to find out about HER gaming experiences! ;)
6. Try not to glorify them too much
Of course: almost every heterosexual single gamer dreams of having a gamergirl as his girlfriend. But you could really miss out on a very special somebody if you limit yourself on just finding a truly dedicated gamergirl. After all, gaming is not necessarily the most important thing for a successful relationship.
In general, women are pretty open minded beings. So don’t waste too much time running after that one gamergirl of your dreams. You might miss out on the chance of your life! And this „normal“ girl might be even into gaming without knowing it. Maybe she’s just waiting for the right guy to show her!
So, GL and HF dating gamergirls!
Phil @gamed8.
Suche: Gamergirl...
Für viele Gamer (und damit meine ich diesmal ausnahmsweise nur die männlichen) sind weibliche Gamer oder „Gamergirls“ der heilige Gral des Single-daseins. Alle Sorgen sind werden verflogen sein, wenn wir nur dieses eine Gamergirl treffen könnten, um mit ihr auszugehen, zu flirten und mit ihr die Call of Duty Rangliste anzuführen.
Doch im RL gibt es weit mehr als nur dieses eine Gamergirl dass ihr dauernd bei Eurem Gamesladen hinterm Tresen arbeiten seht.
Viele Umfragen aus den letzten Jahren bestätigen, dass weibliche Gamer inzwischen mehr als ein Drittel der weltweiten Gamer-Bevölkerung ausmachen!
Ist ja schön und gut, doch wo kann man denn auf diese „ultra-raren“ Gamer treffen?
1. Besucht regelmäßig Euren lokalen Game-Laden/ Games-Abteilung
Ein Tipp, den ich immer wieder höre und der mir langsam zum Hals raushängt, doch es steckt einfach Wahrheit dahinter.
Gamergirls müssen eben auch ihren „Gamer-Needs“ in Form von Software- und Hardware-Erwerb nachkommen und da geht (im Moment noch) der Weg häufiger zu einem Laden als über den digitalen Kauf von PSN,XBL oder Steam.
Also, beim nächsten Besuch bei GameStop & Co. Mal einfach die Scheuklappen abnehmen und nicht nur direkt auf „Euer“ Spiel zumarschieren. Ihr werdet Euch wundern, wie viele Mädels man heutzutage als Kunden in Gaming-Shops sieht.
Beginnt einfach eine Unterhaltung über Eure Lieblingsspiele.
Und bei aller Scheu und Schüchternheit: was ist denn einfacher als über sein liebstes Hobby zu sprechen?
2. Trefft sie ingame!
Am besten bieten sich hierfür wahrscheinlich MMOs wie World of Warcraft, Herr der Ringe Online, oder Rift an, da diese Games mehr Frauen als andere wie zum Beispiel Eve Online oder die ganzen Superhero-Titel, anziehen.
Natürlich ist es auch bei Shootern möglich, Kontakt zu einem gamergirl aufzubauen. aufgrund des Sekundenbruchteil- Gameplays ist es aber schwerer wirklich eine ernsthafte Unterhaltung aufzubauen. Auch lassen Shooter nicht so viele Customizing-Optionen zu wie bei MMOs. Meistens beschränkt sich die äußerliche Erkennbarkeit eines Gamergirls auf pinke Spartan-Rüstungen mit Herzlogos. (Und selbst das sind dann nur die Gamergirls, die auf pinke Herzen stehen! ;P)
In MMOs empfiehlt es sich aber auch, die Leute trotz weiblicher und männlicher ingame-Charaktere erst mal als „geschlechtsneutral“ kennenzulernen. Es gibt einfach zu viele männliche Gamer, die gerne ständig ein digitales weibliches Hinterteil vor sich sehen wollen und daher einen weiblichen Spielcharakter wählen. Fangt einfach an, Euch ein paar Spielergruppen anzuschließen und mit ihnen zu spielen. Womöglich seid Ihr sogar in einer Gilde. Mit ein bisschen Menschenkenntnis werdet ihr dann früher oder später feststellen, hinter welchen Charakteren, mit denen Ihr regelmäßigen Umgang habt, wirklich ein weiblicher Gamer steckt.
Wichtiger Hinweis auf das Geschlecht des Spielers ist ingame natürlich als erstes der Nickname. Viele Mädels verwenden einfach sehr gerne verniedlichende Namen, die Silben wie „miss...“ oder „...kitty“ enthalten, damit sich Herr Gamer so richtig in den Allerwertesten beißt, wenn er einen Headshot von KittyNeedsHug einsteckt.
Vorsicht: hier spreche ich wieder von der pinken Herzchen-Fraktion ;) Es gibt natürlich auch andere Geschmäcker, aber ich will ja hier auf offensichtliche Eigenschaften hinweisen. Es gibt sicher Mädels, die auf solche Namens-Zusätze verzichten. Diese sind aber bezüglich Nickname noch viel schwerer von der grauen Masse an Gamer-Kerlen zu unterscheiden.
Solltet Ihr ein gamergirl ingame gefunden haben, prescht aber nicht gleich nach vorne à la „na willste mal mein Schwert sehen?“. Mädels bekommen schon genug solche „Anfragen“ von anderen Idioten.
Behandelt sie einfach ganz normal und zockt erst mal ne Runde, denn darum seid Ihr ja online.
3. Soziales Networking und Foren
Werdet ein „sozialer Schmetterling“ (lol) und schaut Euch auf sozialen Netzwerken um, die Einsicht in die Profile der Nutzer gewähren.
Auf Gaming ausgelegte Communities wie zum Beispiel xFire oder Steam bieten sich natürlich hier gleich als erstes an. Facebook lohnt sich nicht ganz so. Obwohl es dort Gaming-Gruppen zuhauf gibt, ist die Erfolgsquote eher gering, da die Facebook-Profile ja inzwischen die wirkliche Identität der User darstellen.
Hier ist die Hemmschwelle, auf eine anonyme Email zu antworten, einfach viel viel höher, als wenn unsere oben genannte KittyNeedsHug auf xFire eine Mail von BearGivesHugs bekommt. ^.^
Neben den sozialen Netzwerken gibt es auch noch sehr viele User, die in den ganzen Fan-Foren rund um Games aktiv sind. Wenn man sich hier einklinkt und mitdiskutiert, lässt sich auch sehr schnell Kontakt aufbauen.
Wie immer ist hier auch ein bisschen Menschenkenntnis und gesunder Menschenverstand vonnöten, wenn man weibliche Gamer auf online Plattformen identifizieren will.
Schaut Euch Nickname, Hobbies, oder falls verfügbar, Lieblings-Games an. Das sind erste Anlaufstationen um Gamer von Gamerinnen unterscheiden zu können.
4. Conventions und LAN-Partys
Das sind die ultimativen Single-Treffs für Gamer! Gerade Gaming-, Comic- oder Rollenspiel-Conventions bieten sich an, eingefleischte Gamergirls zu treffen. Das Stichwort ist hier Cosplay.
Stellt Euch Fasching/Karneval nur mit wirklich professionellen Verkleidungen vor, die meistens an Charakteren von beliebten Comics-, Film- oder Game-Franchises angelehnt sind. Also raus aus den Birkenstocks und rein in ein Eddie-Kostüm!
Im Ernst, wenn ihr ein bisschen Mühe mit Eurem Kostüm gebt, dürfte es Euch nicht sehr schwer fallen, Kontakte mit weiblichen Besuchern auf solchen Events aufzubauen.
Generell bieten Conventions auch so genug Möglichkeiten Leute kennenzulernen. Meistens gibt es Recreation-Areas, wo man in Ruhe zocken kann und leicht mit anderen Leuten ins Gespräch kommt. Die richtig coolen Conventions sind natürlich in den USA und in Japan zu finden, aber langsam bewegen sich GC & Co. auch in die richtige Richtung.
Das zweite Topic sind die LAN-Partys. Die LAN-Partys haben in den letzten Jahren eine starke Entwicklung durchgemacht. Weg von Heimpartys (die es sicher immer noch gibt), hin zu professionellen Events gesponsert von großen Spiele-Firmen. Paradebeispiele sind natürlich hier StarCraft und WarCraft-Events von Blizzard.
Hier tummeln sich auch immer mehr weibliche Gamer, da mit World of Warcraft ja auch der weibliche pro-Gamer Anteil mächtig angestiegen ist. Hier gibt es Liga-Gladiatorinnen, die sicher für das ein- oder andere Gespräch über DPS und perfekte Ausrüstung zu haben sind. ^^
5. Schau Dich um, sie könnten direkt vor Deiner Nase sein!
Computer-Kurse an Deiner Uni oder VHS, Wii-Home-Partys, Comic-Läden... Es gibt im RL viele Möglichkeiten, Mädels kennenzulernen, die einen Hang zum Gaming haben könnten.
In solch „allgemeineren“ Situationen hilft es, allgemein bekannte Themen wie World of Warcraft, SingStar oder Wii-Home-Partys aufzugreifen, um die Gaming-Kompatibilität der Mädels im Gespräch herauszufinden. Also lass erst mal Deine CoD-Achievements im Holster und interessiere Dich erst mal für IHRE Gaming-Erfahrungen! ;)
6. Zu guter Letzt: Erhebe die Gamergirls nicht auf einen zu hohen Thron...
Klar, so gut wie jeder heterosexuelle Single-Gamer träumt von einem Gamergirl als Beziehungspartner. Doch Du könntest ein paar sehr gute Bekanntschaften verpassen, wenn Du das Gamergirl an sich glorifizierst. Gaming ist nicht die einzige Charakter-Eigenschaft die für eine erfolgreiche Beziehung wichtig ist.
Generell sind Frauen sehr aufgeschlossene Wesen, also vergeude nicht allzu viel Zeit damit, DER einen Gamerin hinterher zu laufen. Du könntest die Chance verpassen, eine wirklich nette „normale“ Bekanntschaft zu machen, die vielleicht gerne mal ein paar Video-Spiele ausprobieren würde.
Also, viel Spaß beim Daten wünscht Euch Phil von gamed8.de!
8 gaming skills that help you in your dating game
With all the skills a gamer/gamergirl might develop during his/her gaming life, you might wanna think if some of those can’t be used in the real dating-game.
Here are the first eight skills I came up with, which I think are some real good assets for your personal dating game. Please comment below and add skills that you think might translate good into dating!
1. Precision (as in accuracy in shooters, lap-times in racers and so on)
You know how to act under stress. You’re likely to remain cool when your dreamguy/girl walks into the room and have the guts to walk the walk. And if you do freak out – just remember all the ingame situations that you have mastered: soloing the enemy team as your team’s last man/woman standing in COD?
Knocking some Japanese wunderkind off of the GT5 racing ladder on Nürburgring? C’mon dating is easy-mode compared to this!
Just use some of this calmness that you inevitably needed in those situations and use it now! Stay cool and walk over to the guy/girl and start off with a smart “hey, want to meet a cool gamer?”
2. High APMs or directly related: top tier Starcraft 2 ladder ranking
Need I say more? Probably making a pile of money with gaming already and thinking about moving to Korea where the real sh*t happens?
Anyway, you got one of the best hand-eye-coordinations on the planet, an IQ of 125+? Girl/Dude, you don’t need any help – just go out to a bar – jump behind the counter and make the movie “Cocktail” look n00bish. The guys/girls will throw themselves at you! ;)
3. Highest Level (Char-Level, skill-tree, achievements)
What are most people looking for, when they enter a serious relationship? That’s right: commitment. And we gamers got loads and loads of that already. We just need to transfer some to dating/ relationships, that’s all!
Ingame, we set our goals (be it server-firsts, quickest playthrough, highest skill-points, highest K/D rate etc.) and we get there. We love gaming, we won’t let someone take it from us easily.
Put that image into a serious relationship. Gamers already know what commitment is and won’t find it hard to fight for what they want most. Isn’t that a better lover already?
4. Biggest friendlist
You know basically your whole server on WoW or even beyond? For you, there’s no problem at all in finding some buddies for a quick 8v8 in any given RTS?
You’re most probably talkative, easy-going, funny… wait a minute. That’s exactly what makes a perfect dater!
If you’re the kind of person who is a social butterfly (awww) on the internets, but gets totally shy in RL – just learn to calm down and probably train your precision-skill (see above) a bit. OR you simply organize a RL event with all the people you know online.
In the end it’s quite easy: same as people are often referring to just being yourself online, try being your online-self while being offline! ;)
5. You’re simply 1337?
You don’t know how you do it, but you just rule at any given game you lay hands on? Well then lay hands on the dating game, I say. Since chances are, you’re gonna be good at that too. Believe in yourself!
6. Reputation online
Leeroy Jenkins anyone? Okay you don’t have to have worldwide attention on youtube.
But if you’re the care-bear type of gamer, don’t let the other “oh so cool” gamers tease you by giving you this nickname. Be proud of it, since it means that you have way better chances in the dating game.
You’re social, you care about others, you like helping others – that is a serious asset in conquering your gamer/gamergirl!
7. Being Clan leader/ guild master high member
You manage an e-sports pro gaming clan? Or just your RL-friends-guild? Well in any case, you have to have some sort of management skills. You have to motivate people, bring them together, give them a common goal. Just see yourself as a virtual CEO of some sort. (don’t get too far, driving your own limo to your events tho) And as with every gaming skill, try bringing it in to the real life. Throw a party for your guild or clan and invite your dream-guy/girl.
This way you can introduce her/him even more deeply to gamers and show off (in a good way) what you have created. Or you can use your “guild-forged” management skills to organize a perfect date with your dreamguy/girl.
8. Owning all kinds of diffrerent consoles / stepping out of the fanboy-war
Not to get in too deep into the consoles-war, but there’s a reason why they call it fanboys.
So in that case, grow up and be openminded! Gaming is such a wonderful thing, I find it hard to see it only from one perspective. Try out new things! If you have the possibility try out other consoles, other ways of gaming!
Because if you’re able to do this with your favorite hobby, you’ll likely be more open-minded in other parts of your real-life as well. And guess what: that makes you even more attractive!
Bonus: Bringing your biggest passion into real life
Generally anything you're bringing to RL from gaming in a fun and creative way can be awesome and make you even more interesting! (Seriously, how cool is THAT guy? See below)