A woman informed me today that I would never achieve anything of significance due to my immaturity from playing video games. Why is gaming viewed as immature by some people?

I don't think it's immature! It improves hand eye coordination for one. Many people do very well playing video games for a living. It's a welcome break from the stressors of life....those who find it immature are probably "stuffy" with boring lives.....game on Corey!

Because some people are stuck in the past and don't realize the applications of video games in real life. Don't think twice about what that person said. I have never seen any immature responses from you on this site, so I would say the problem is hers and not yours.

I think because so many become addicted to their games, and it then becomes a destructive activity .. Not productive.  They can lose traction in 'real life' situations, and become competely compulsive.

Sure it can enhance hand eye co-ordination .. But, it you don't shower, don't work, don't feed yourself nutritional food or engage in other social activities .. What good is hand eye co-ordination? .

At first, this is a personal outlook and perspective of each person which we can't never change it, it's just how they think and believe it.

Secondly, Angela Antony slayed the point about the woman and everything around this matter. That woman entitled to her own opinion but that doesn't mean that you can't achieve anything or be successful or mature in your life. Video games exist to be played and have fun. People choose their fun differently and actually no one has the right to call other's fun immature.

However, the main point of this depends on how people or (you) at this case do the gaming. Addiction through the game is what makes everything worse. There's very scary examples that how people become addicted to games and (Live stream,mode) games that they forget about their lives, their wives and husbands and even their child!  Sometimes people don't shower for days and hold themselves against the bathroom as long as possible to keep on the game. So you see ? These examples helps the gaming sound too immature to some people.

But now even myself, i'm death busy with my life, i do work, i have music and soccer training and practice and recording everyday, having work out program, and on a periodical schedule, i have my education as well, and i have to take care of my girlfriend and i have her responsibility as well. And recently i'm in a deadline of my life! I have some travels, very important meetings, and i need to find another temporary job and rent a house for my temporary resident in CA. Ect . . .and guess what ? I have Sims and FIFA 16 recently on my laptop, I play them in my rest /fun times. And played so many games so far tho! And when i play a game! ? I live the game literally, if i don't, i can't enjoy the game, it's not a game to me, but a life that i'm living. And i'm too furious about the games i play, when i play FIFA (soccer game) even my hands gets scratches and bruises because i wanna win by any cost, i just won't give up even if it's a game, everything is serious to me at these levels!

I play games and i live them as i described, now, am i irresponsible ? Immature ? Or what ? As i named headlines of my life, i guess you can say pretty much the answer is no. So you see ? Your gaming has nothing to do with your life and your maturity as long as you know how to balance them. So don't listen to these kind of people and live as you enjoy it :) 

I beta test PC games for Slitherine/Matrix games. These aren't kiddie games either. You have to use your mind and plan strategy and leadership to play them well. Not an easy job but I've been playing for many years now. I enjoy being a tester so the games are perfect when they are released. I don't play any Mario or kiddie games and these are for the more mature thinking people. Immature my butt !

If you can control your habit, it's okay.  Moderation is acceptable.

But if you can't control it - if you spend all your time playing computer games, to the exclusion of actually interacting with people in social settings - you won't grow to your full potential.

A lot is because it is called a "GAME"... If it was called something else, like an "activity" or even a hobby, people would look more positively towards you "Playing a game"

Next time that comes up with anybody, just respond with "Wow, then you must have played them a lot!"

Speaking from experience . . It is both a stress reliever AND a HUGE time waster. In moderation it is fine, it is when it consumes your every waking moment (slight exaggeration) then it becomes an unhealthy obsession. Live your life away from the computer/Television screen but visit when you want some down/fantasy time.

Simply play all three "God's of War" and tell her you studying Greek Mythology . . . It is pretty accurate. ;)

Also, she is weighing and measuring it's worth unjustly to what SHE believes is an unworthy or worthy according to her worldview . . .