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To be really good at a video game. It takes an enormous amount of practice, and with video games increasing the number of hours to complete, the time spent on them can create a bond that crosses over into everyday life. You use video game related terms in everyday situations like, "I found an extra 20 bucks in my pocket FTW" or calling someone a noob if they fall down a flight of stairs.
A sex life isn't excluded from the areas where a video game influence can leak into. If a person is too engaged by gaming, there is a chance that knocking boots can become more of a co-op video game experience than an intimate one. What used to be sensual petting turns into an opportunity to enter a cheat code, sound effects replace the sounds of love making and the PlayStation Move camera becomes an eye into your twisted fantasy realm.
Watch out for these telling Signs That Video Games Are Destroying Your Sex Life.
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Role playing becomes too complicated.
When you think of the act of role playing, visions of naughty librarians, firemen or hot school teachers come to mind. Pretending to cast a protection spell in place of wearing a condom is taking the concept way too far.
You think of "The Kamasutra" as a strategy guide.
There are thousands of romance help guides available to add spark to a sex life. Contrary to what a disillusioned, overly video gamed lover would assume, BradyGames does not publish one. Books like the historically famed book The Kamasutra don't have card-style break downs of partner strengths and weaknesses. The only way to level up the love making is to leave the manual in the case and set the difficulty to "1999."
Petting is a series of cheat codes.
The legendary Contra code isn't going to have the same effect as Viagra. At most, it will get you banished from the bedroom with cojones the color of Mega Man.
Making a sex tape involves the Kinect or Move camera.
Except for the Nintendo Wii, motion controllers on video game consoles were ignored by the majority of gamers. That is until Player One got turned on and decided that the Xbox 360's Kincect and PlayStation Move cameras would be suitable for shooting homemade pr0n. Using one's special wand to scroll through a consoles's dashboard isn't what the manufacturers had in mind when they made it. There is professional help for that.
Foreplay includes Pacman or Super Mario Bros. sound effects
Some people are into moans and dirty talk but you know your gaming obsession has gotten out of control when what used to be sexy turns into the waka-waka-waka sound from Pacman. The only thing worse would be the Pacman death sound if you happen to lose it too soon.
Controllers have to be replaced for the wrong reasons.
Every now and then, a controller may constantly disconnect from the console or a button might break, but if the majority of replacements are due to the vibration fuction burning out it's time to take things down a notch. For the sexually adventurous gamer who must have their rumble feature enabled for lengthy amounts of time, most video game hardware modders will be able to add a little more horsepower to a controller.