My girlfriend's older sister (who's 29 btw) is the worst case of sims fangirlism I've ever had to deal with. I can't stand the sims, there's no game play, no plot, no nothing, just a doll house and dolls. I've pretty much hated it since my younger brother's friend gave him/us a copy of the first "game", I'd never heard of it so I thought what the heck I'll give it a try. Thirty minutes in and I now take offense at hearing the name, I wasted twenty minutes installing a doll house and dolls on my PC.

Let's face it, you can't ignore the fact that far more girls/women then men "play" the sims because it's a digital doll house. You put your little dolls in their little house and pretend they live a happy little life, just like a little girl does with her dolls (now there's nothing wrong with little girls doing this but men and to a lesser extent (but not by much) women should not be playing with dolls).

I've been playing video games since I was 7 or 8 (for a long time at friends places cause my parents are odd to say the least) and I'm 27 have over 3500 games (from just about every genre, barring a few) and never once felt so cheated by trying to play something (hell even the PC games I could never finish due to so game ending bug were more satisfying) as I was by the sims. It was truly offal and that is what bothers me so with sims fangirls.

My girlfriends sister tries to tell me all the games I play are the same (she calls them "war games", even though only a hand full are shooters, which aren't "war games") because she can't tell the obvious differences. Any player of a particular shooter or RTS or action game will be able to tell you the difference between say Halo and killzone or C&C3 and Supreme Commander or Fallout 3 and Red Faction Guerrilla. She chooses not to see the differences cause it would mean she'd have to admit there is no substance to the sims cause the similarities between it and playing dolls are just to damn obvious and then she'd have to admit that too.

What is a Video Gamer first off? VGs are anyone who plays video games; defined as 1st it must run on a system with a input/output (I/O) system, 2nd it must have game play: a series of tasks/activities with a clearly defined goal (points, mission objectives, boss fights, etc.), 3rd it can't be possible in real life (relative to the age in which it's created) and/or is too dangerous to do for entertainment. There are several types of VGs: Pure Gamers, Pro Gamers, Specialist Gamers, Hardcore Gamers, MMO Gamers, Average Gamers, Casual Gamers.

Pure Gamers: the rarest and most devoted gamers. Pures play many genres of VGs but not necessarily all genres, and have little interest in other mediums (IE: film, literature, etc). Pures are very defensive of the VG and look down on Non-Gamers.

Pro Gamers: Pros are gamers who play competitive games for prize money and sponsorships, they are very skilled at FPSs, TPSs, and RTSs but maybe skilled in other genres. Unlike Pures Pros may have interests outside of gaming and are not quite as defensive of the VG.

Specialist Gamers: Specialist only play one or two genres but are masters at them. They typically have interests in numerous other things then VGs and don't spend much time or energy on VGs other then their chosen genres.

Hardcore Gamers: Hardcores only play Macho Male games, VGs are sort of a guilty pleasure of theirs and they look other forms of gamers as odd or strange. They typically are more interested in sports and girls then using their brains or VGs.

MMO Gamers: MMOs are gamers who play Massively Multiplayer Online games, they often have little interest in other genres and spend great deals of time and money on their MMO characters. They are prone to VG addiction and real world social issues, they have been known to spend upwards of 20 hours a day in a MMO game.

Average Gamers: Averages play a few games here and there but their lives are no where near focused on gaming and their collections are often tiny in comparison to most other forms of gamers.

Casual Gamers: Casuals only play simple cheap games, often digitized forms of board games, VGs are a distraction for when they have nothing better to do. This type of gamer is made up of women more then any other type.

Gamology is a belief system based around the video game.

Let's start off with defining what a Video game is: 1st it must run on a system with a input/output (I/O) system, 2nd it must have game play: a series of tasks/activities with a clearly defined goal (points, mission objectives, boss fights, etc.), 3rd it can't be possible in real life (relative to the age in which it's created) and/or is too dangerous to do for entertainment.

Now let's look at the core beliefs of Gamology: 1st one may not bring harm to any real video games, simulators don't count. 2nd promote video games in anyway possible, just playing them counts (so long as one doesn't pirate them). 3rd defend video games from the evils of those like the Jack Thompson, by what ever means necessary. 4th bring no harm to one's fellow gamologist, Non-Gamers hold no value and are fair game for target practice. 5th produce little gamers or convert older individuals to gaming. 7th respect Ludus, the eternal spirit of gaming.

/\Ludus is estentially the God of Gamology and therefore is entitled to our respect.

Now Gamologists go forth and spread the word of Ludus.