F^4 What do you do for a living? Does that draw you to strategy gaming?

[Elandra]

Looks like I'm the second aerospace engineer here. (Hi Svar!). Ironically, I build space ships in real life as well as Civ. I work for NASA on the International Space Station team.

 

[MadScot]

Originally posted by Elandra
Looks like I'm the second aerospace engineer here. (Hi Svar!).

Nope, the third (at least)

edit: strike that, at least the fourth (Ted Jackson was an avionics engineer he said) And a bunch of others could easily be too, but too ashamed to admit it

 

[wilbill]

After a checkered employment history that included social work, Cable TV installer, disc jockey, and sales, I finally landed as a Biomedical Equipment Technician about 15 years ago. I repair and maintain everything from surgical lasers to reverse osmosis water systems used in kidney dialysis.
I started gaming with the Avalon Hill board games in college and moved to computer games as soon as there was such a thing.

 

[MacBaldrick]

I'm a communications engineer, started out in Satellite ground station engineering but these do do comms strategy, planning and cost anaysis.

First 'strategy' game was Adventure (I think) on a CP/M machine and on my first home PC, an Sinclair Spectrum (ignoring a solder it your self Z80 NASCOM) was a multi-turn per day war game "Arnheim" if I remember right.

 

[rrau]

I'm a doctor, too. (I wonder if this has any bearing on my trying to go for the cultural & tech wins rather than slaughtering everyone else?!?)

 

[zkreso]

wow so many "techies" indeed... I myself am just a student at the time, but I love graphic design... you might think that would not fit with the general crowd, but design is all about solving problems, and that is something a lot of people have mentioned doing in this thread

 

[Svar]

Originally posted by Elandra
Looks like I'm the second aerospace engineer here. (Hi Svar!). Ironically, I build space ships in real life as well as Civ. I work for NASA on the International Space Station team.

Hi Elandra. I have been so heavily involved in Gotm 21 that I just saw this today. I work in the not so glamorous tactical missile business but only for 1 more year then I retire and play for the rest of my life.

 

[Nixnutz]

Spent 23 years in the newspaper business (photo), a short stint at commercial photofinishing and website design...now I do IT security for state government.

Where does my interest in strategy games come from? A mix of things including my interest and college degree in history, the fact that I'm not real big on shoot-'em-ups and the problem solving that goes with a good strategy game.

My first strategy game was some Star Trek thing that I bought for my Apple IIe...it was sooooo long ago..................

 

[Phix]

Hmm...
Almost double major in biology and chemistry, but decided no to comparative anatomy (so chem only)! Went on to get Ph.D. in "Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics". Doing research (detecting mutations that are causative of cancer) and can't keep from reading up on the stuff Ricardo (Lab Rat) works on.

Always claimed "Troubleshooter" as my middle name. Always liked the PennyPress Logic Puzzles.

 

[Civillain]

I teach chemistry at a small college. I'm a closet historian at heart. I began playing wargames as a kid and have never grown out of them. Most recently, I've become addicted to CivIII (after having become addicted to CivII).

 

[worlddomination]

It feels safe to be surrounded by this supreme techie competence. I teach philosophy and history of ideas. In addition, as a consultant, I now and then help museums to conceptually design new exhibitions. i know - it's odd but someone's got to do it, okay?

 

[Clown2TheLeft]

I'm a horror writer.

I've always dug strategy games and have enjoyed history. Civ III combines both, so it was an easy step to take. I don't think it's got anything to do with being a writer, though.

Later!

--The Clown to the Left

 

[RocknOats]

Wow, what a collection of enlightened individuals! I am a humble graphic designer for a rinky-dink company that makes keychains and leather goods and other corporate gifts. We do a lot with sports leagues also(NFL, NHL, NASCAR, etc.). So I have quite a collection of logo'd crap in my cube. When I'm not putting "your company's name here" I read through all your wonderful posts! I owe all of my current civ skills to the brain trust involved in the GOTM.

Rock on All!!!

 

[Seff]

Wow, it is an impressive list. No lawyers yet though!

Like many here, Maths, Chemistry and Physics were also in my student background all those many years ago. A love of geology eventually took over my B.Sc. at university and ever since I've been wandering the outback of this broad, brown, wide, wonderful land of ours looking for riches and (currently) digging them out of the ground.

My exposure to Civ was in no way work related for me, it developed from a general love of computer gaming, which in istelf stemmed (I think) from my old D & D days.

I'd be interested to see the results if this poll was run in the general forums rather than GOTM. I think perhaps that the competitive nature of GOTM is more inclined to appeal to the engineering/science types that most of us appear to be, rather than to people with a more liberal-arts background. My guess would be that they are all participating in the demo-games!

Cheers

Seff

 

[RocknOats]

I on the other hand detested math, chem, and physics to boot! I was a terrible student(read compulsive doodler), I always loved history tho, and enjoy the more natural sciences. But I am an artist by nature, and a perfectionist... I believe that is an important aspect of the game also. I...must...build...perfect...empire!

As always, you must rock!

 

[danchamp]

Originally posted by Seff
Wow, it is an impressive list. No lawyers yet though!

Erm, I am a lawyer by education, but enlightenment came and I decided to pursue a less traditional career path. From forester through technical support to my current position as a Web Development Manager in Scottish local government.

I think my love of civ goes back to a combination playing with toy soliders and drawing maps as a kid. That and an occasional homicidal desire to lay waste to entire races

 

[Phaedria]

Hi other Docs - Rrau - you made me think - I too hate slaughter! I thought it was to do with being female, but perhaps its the 'healer' in me (tongue firmly in cheek)!!

 

[Quasar1011]

I'm a meteorologist (weatherman). I like to make fantasy maps, all the while imagining how the ocean currents would bring rain to the interior of continents, placing jungles and deserts, resources, etc. Guess it was my love of history and foreign cultures that led me to the Civ series.

 

[Mark Young]

Originally posted by Quasar1011
I'm a meteorologist (weatherman). I like to make fantasy maps, all the while imagining how the ocean currents would bring rain to the interior of continents, placing jungles and deserts, resources, etc. Guess it was my love of history and foreign cultures that led me to the Civ series.

I wouldn't mind seeing a couple of those, Have you posted them anywhere?

 

[datascat314]

I'm a hs student. In American History, when we learned about WW2, I started playing civ3 again and I have been hooked ever since