There are times where they would rather be watching TV or playing a computer game than hitting the books.

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It is much like playing a grim computer game.

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There was a demo that involved playing strategy game StarCraft II on a desktop computer.

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"'Ultima IV' is the game that all modern (role-playing games) flow from, but it's also kind of the impossible platonic ideal of a (computer role-playing game), " said retro-gamer Ben Lesnick, 31, of Washington.

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Lewis, a longtime player of videogames and Dungeons and Dragons, the forerunner paper-and-pen role-playing game, graduated with a degree in computer systems engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1993.

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If what you're good at has no social value, like playing Nintendo, you might want to get a job at a computer-game store, or you might want to take a course in designing computer games.

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Often, childhood obesity is attributed to a " toxic environment, " filled with endless hours of computer use and video game playing.

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It actually comes pre-programmed with a game controller script, so you can plug it into your computer and start playing as soon as you open the box (requires the free Super Tux Cart videogame).

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While many of those working in videogames come into the office boasting advanced degrees in computer science and fine art, a game tester can walk in with just a passion for playing games.

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