So how do you fill in the blank? Is the word inactive, hardcore, casual? Was it an ethnic, racial or gender reference? What about a religious reference or genre preference? Is it age related? What about "old skool" or "graphics wh0re"? Is it console related? Most of us are just "I'm a gamer"... but what qualifier do you think most influences your thoughts on games? What word would you use if you had to pick a word (or phrase)?

For example, I'm a [female] gamer. I can't help being female, and it does have an influence on how I perceived games. It gets me riled up and downright pissed off when I see female characters portrayed in a game as primarily sex objects, stupid, or inconsequential. I prefer games that let me play as a female character... though I'll certainly play games where I play as a male. It's a qualifier that influences how I sometimes view games. A good game is still a good game... but for example, Warhawk would be a better game for me if they had female avatar options. I'm also talkative when playing online and yes, it can also influence how some gamers interact with me... because I'm a [female] gamer.

I guess I'm also an [old] gamer. I don't think of myself as old, but apparently in online gaming I'm considered as such. I'm 47 and the games I play online tend towards the shooter genre... Killzone, Warhawk, Resistance, UT3. While it's not unusual for females to play these games, it apparently is unusual for an [old] [female] to play these games. Not that this doesn't have it's advantages... young boys seem to find female gamers fascinating... but mentioning that I'm also 47 seems to send those 15 year old teabaggers scurrying away in a hurry over fears that I somehow know their Moms and will tell on them or something (I don't, and I wouldn't).

I'm also an [opinionated] gamer. I blog on gaming related topics a lot. I usually blog in the closed off, passworded community of the Playstation Gamer Advisory Panel, but recently I've been feeling the need to stretch my wings. On looking around, I find that this site seems to have intelligent, opinionated, interesting and informative blogs, so this is my first blog and introduction. I won't bore you with a list of consoles I've owned or games I've played... I'm 47 and still remember Pong on the black and white TV and Zork on my Tandy computer! It would be a long list. I will say that currently I have a PS3 and a PSP and most of my gaming is done on the PS3.

In an effort to meet my fellow neighbors in this community... how did you fill in the [blank]?