Eavesdropping: Golf Chatter

"Whoa. Whoa! That's perfe...ct...Noo! (Bleepity bleep) this, man!" said one playing Mario Golf. "You know, you're right. (Bleep) that," announces another. I would presume that this crowd didn't have that much fun playing video games this weekend. That Sixty-Four can be quite the pain, I suppose.

This eavesdropped conversation consistently consisted of constant cursed-banter and video game appraisal; and/or dismay. Is this what it's like to be a true gamer? A life of whining, creative cussing, pissiness, and many others not listing. What's to like so much about video games if they trigger some of people's strong emotions? It's the struggle. A mock-struggle on a screen helping gamers vent and/or control various acute emotions. Video games contain inventive stories for people to play and struggle through. To learn through. Whether the game is non-fiction or fantasy, realistic or unrealistic, people learn through gaming. The trouble is, how can and do gamers apply their game-experience in real life? They may struggle in real-life, but that's what's happening while gaming. The struggle.

Did these players suffice by the 19th hole?