Gamer

If there’s anything I’ve considered writing on my epitaph, it has been "Loved games, hated gamers." In fact, no other segmented population of video game players has rightfully been under persecution for being, well, total dicks. I mention a population segment, of course, to justify the notion that many game players aren’t forum-trolling fanboys (as are often the terms).
Frankly, we may need to find a grown-up term for "gamers" now. I know I don’t want to be associated with it. Which really sucks, because I love video games. I have a passionate lust for this growing interactive art medium. But gamers come around and treat it like simple entertainment products. Before you mentally interject, of course these are products, and games have an industry. But the faithful will always see the depth of these products, see the potential.venturebeat.com