Gaming While Dressed?

[GwenHerself]

This might be a weird question...

I assume everyone has a somewhat different persona while dressed? If so, do you engage in some of the same activities you enjoy as a male while in female mode? Further, are there any CD gamers here?

[Krisi]

I have no "different persona while dressed". While I may pretend to be female, especially if I am out in public, my tastes and beliefs do not change.

And no, I am not a CD gamer.

[cindylouho]

I still xbox, had a game pass ultimate for a while, went crazy playing the division 2 for a couple of months recently. I still have EA Access.

[CharlotteCD]

I don't change. Female presenting me is the real me, and I am also the real me - I just wear different clothes.

[GwenHerself]

That's interesting. Perhaps "persona" isn't the right word. As odd as it might sound, I feel more confident when I'm dressed. It's like a different version of myself but still myself if that makes any sense. And it gives me permission to be more feminine and more aggressive in a way.

[kimdl93]

I probably defer to those who cross dress for reason other than gender non-conformity, but I will give it a shot. To the first question, I do not think I manifest a different persona when dressed. I may consciously try to manage my voice a little, and maybe there are mannerisms I repress when obliged to be in male mode that are more freely expressed when in female attire. As for the activities I enjoy, yes, I pretty much do the same things regardless of how I may be dressed...unless its some particularly dirty/oily/messy task. In that case i wear grungy old male clothes.

I am not a gamer...I find video/online games to be addictive. I have enough other problems already.

[Robertacd]

Nope, I am the same person DRAG or DRAB. The only thing that changes is the clothes.

[Stephanie Michelle]

Since I am not "out" I really don't do the same things. I am a guy... and when I dress I am a guy. As much as I would like to mentally feel more feminine I don't. Its too hard to try to "act" feminine, takes the fun out of dressing for me. I am just me in a dress. I definitely feel more feminine. I look more feminine. Whatever it is.. I enjoy and that what matters.

I think this makes sense!!!

[CD Rachel]

Hi Gwen

When i do dress i notice that there are some changes in my personality. Nothing too drastic but when I dress it seems that all of the white noise fades into the background and i am able to be just a nicer calmer version of myself. I have never been out while dressed so I do not know for sure if it would hold true when i am in public.

I have had a lot more time dressed as of late and I often like to do my everyday things while dressed. I have enjoyed my hobbies while dressed such as playing guitar and one night I took out my telescope and spent hours admiring the stars while dressed.

I used to play a lot of Call of Duty and HALO on the Xbox and also Mech Warrior on the PC. I have not gamed in awhile however due to circumstances keeping me busy and when i do have a little time my guitar time takes precedence.

Nice to make your acquaintance and welcome to the forum!

Rachel

[bridget thronton]

No my clothes do not changes my interests

I do prefer female avatars when playing most games

[Kay J]

I am the same old me in some pretty clothes that make me feel and look much younger! No gamer here to old for that stuff. Lol ;)

[Lana Mae]

I am 24/7 transwoman! So of course, I am "dressed" ! LOL I am a gamer since the Atari 2600! I now play a female character but there are no changes from when I was male! Clothes do not change me! I am me! Hugs Lana Mae Keep gaming!!!

[GwenHerself]

Thanks Lana! I just sold my 2600 before moving. I had a "heavy sixer", one of the ones that was made in California. So much fun to see the evolution of the game console!

[NataleeMaus]

I used to game while being dressed up in the past when I didn't have a roommate, but I never felt like I acted differently... Though in those instances I was playing with my regular friend group :)

I think if I had been playing with randoms (and actually had the vocal skills to pass lol) I probably would have experimented with acting more feminine. Would be pretty hard though cause I can get super competitive in games haha 😅

[foxy bartender]

I’m not exactly a cd, I’m out and feminine 100%, but I’m also totally a gamer. I’ve always played as female characters given the choice, but it’s never changed how I act, or feel. It did definitely give me a safe space to express my real feelings about myself but I have pretty much always been myself!
I’m on Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo, feel free to message me if you wanna add me!

[GwenHerself]

I’m not exactly a cd, I’m out and feminine 100%, but I’m also totally a gamer. I’ve always played as female characters given the choice, but it’s never changed how I act, or feel. It did definitely give me a safe space to express my real feelings about myself but I have pretty much always been myself!
I’m on Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo, feel free to message me if you wanna add me!

Oh, awesome! I have always loved playing a female character too. I love when games allow you the option. Mass Effect was one of my favorites, and Saints Row! Nowadays, I mainly play my Nintendo Switch, but I'd love more friends for the neglected friend list.

[foxy bartender]

Same, girl! I loved Mass effect!! Not only playing as a female character, but also getting to romance another female character made me feel seen!
If you wanna send me a message I’d be so happy to add you as my friend!

[GwenHerself]

Same, girl! I loved Mass effect!! Not only playing as a female character, but also getting to romance another female character made me feel seen!
If you wanna send me a message I’d be so happy to add you as my friend!

I was the same way! My Female Shepherd was in love with Liara through all three games :).

I currently can't send any messages, but I will get in touch as soon as I can.

[Sissy_Michelle]

GwenHerself,

Mostly ‘World of Warcraft’, but sometimes I play ‘World or Warships’ too. And there are a lot of times I am adventuring fully dressed and feminine.

@—}——
Michelle

[Confucius]

Crossdressers make up a wide spectrum. About the only thing we all have is common is, feminizing ourselves makes us happy.

My persona doesn't change when I dress. I never developed a female alter-ego. I am the same person, and only the clothes changes.

While some of us are gamers, I am not one of them.

[docrobbysherry]

"Things I do as a male in female mode?"

All I can think of r eating, drinking, and going potty.

No wait, never mind! Eating and drinking I wear lipstick and worry about eating or drinking my wigs!:doh:
And, I go to the Ladies Room and sit down in fem mode. So, nothing, I guess?:straightface:

The games I play when dressed r a LOT more physically involved than computer games!:heehee:

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[Cheryl T]

My personality doesn't change.
I just exhibit more of the "softer" aspects of it. I'm more open to people and more tolerant. I drive differently and am more considerate to other drivers. Of course I carry myself differently and speak more softly. I don't feel the need to be the "Alpha" all the time and that's refreshing to me.
I don't game, but I used to. I played the Tiger Woods golf game for a long time and always in female persona.

[Sara Marshall]

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How about ?drag? racing lol

[donnalee]

Your car's on it's side!

[LydiaL]

One might suspect that lining up for a race off, whether gaming or in real life, 90 degrees off kilter, actually increases "drag"?

[Victoria_R]

I play world or warcraft too and call of duty on Playstation.

[falcongts]

i am a gamer atari to xbox one have way to many games have 3 arcade cabs arcade lengends ultimate with add ons and GRS controllers ect

[GwenHerself]

i am a gamer atari to xbox one have way to many games have 3 arcade cabs arcade lengends ultimate with add ons and GRS controllers ect

Oh wow! I've wanted to built a virtual pinball machine but haven't come up with a reason good enough to spend the money yet.

[Asew]

I don't change when playing games, so not necessarily but since I dress most of the time I guess so.

But for me games were a huge part of exploring a feminine side while being a male denying my feminine side. I would always prefer female characters to play. My favorite MMO had a costume set you could wear instead of your armor and drew in a lot of girl gamers and was part of a mostly female guild. I loved hanging out with them and changing my outfits in game :)

[Lacy99]

Mostly WOW or some other Blizzard game, and about the only time i have to play is the same time i dress so i almost always play dressed. And with Shadow Lands dropping in about 45 min you can guess where im off to =)

[PattiL]

I game a lot more than I should and try to use female characters/avatars. I play with my daughter (doesn't know) quite often so am limited that way. The change to work from home with Covid has really impacted my ability to play dressed. I'm even such a geek that I built my own arcade cabinet....

[Christina89]

I am a gamer and I do dress while I game. But my persona doesn't change. I still rage like my normal self and yell at some asshat and blame it on lag even when there isn't any. I play mostly rpgs now. And most of the time my characters are female. But I still play my normal shooters and sports games here and there. Also MASS EFFECT FOR THE WIN!!!!!!! #FEMSHEPALLTHEWAY

[Jane G]

I will dare to assume your question is actually aimed at whether or not CD gamers use a female avatar. Just to simplify the question in my poor old head. The answer from here is yes, I usually present as a female avatar when I play the odd online game. That said I have not played an online game for over two years. There is apparently more to life.:eek:

[SaraLin]

Does sitting on the couch in my nightie and playing Candy Crush count?

I've never been an online gamer in male OR female mode. I guess I'm just not a competitive person - more the MYST sort. (remember that one?)

Years back, I did like playing American McGee's Alice (I think that was the name), but again it was a one player offline game - AND REALLY WEIRD!

[cindylouho]

I never gamed online at all, despite owning an Xbox through all the generations, I thought it would be too addictive. I actually still have an original soft-modded Xbox in the clear case loaded with tons of games on a custom 320GB hard drive! However, at the beginning of this year I was playing a new game, Tom Clancy's The Division 2, (Was included with Gamepass) not only is it an amazing game but when playing online shooting bad guys, other people can join you and help you clear levels. To make it even better, online chat and party chat work really well, so well you can chat or speak (With a headset) with people even outside of the game. In game obviously its really cool to be able to say something like "I'll draw their fire here and you can flank them" or just to talk while playing. I guess the point of this long winded statement is that if your alone and bored as I was earlier this year, you can have a lot of fun and quickly make online friends who you can actually speak to if you want.

[GwenHerself]

Does sitting on the couch in my nightie and playing Candy Crush count?

I've never been an online gamer in male OR female mode. I guess I'm just not a competitive person - more the MYST sort. (remember that one?)

Years back, I did like playing American McGee's Alice (I think that was the name), but again it was a one player offline game - AND REALLY WEIRD!

OMG, Sara, I love MYST! Can't say I ever beat it, but that is a great game. Alice was pretty amazing as well!

[Gizmo, Debbie]

I managed to beat MYST, I thought that the easy one of the bunch. Not managed to beat the others in the series though.

[SaraLin]

Ok, OK - I confess. I had to look up a "walk-through" guide to get past parts of MYST (cheat) - AND I had to use cheat codes to get past parts of Alice. But I still loved them.

One of the later games in the MYST series allowed me to pick my avatar, and I naturally picked a female one.
Alice WAS (is?) a female character - no choice. I, of course, was glad. And using her skirt as a kind of parachute was a nice touch (if you played, you know...)

[adelinapa]

I have a PS4 but I only really play No Man's Sky online. I've always used female avatars in games like Skyrim. When asked about it my standard reply is that I'd rather look at a women's back end than a man's all night.

[Jemima Stephens]

I sometimes Play Second Life and have a number of different Avatars on there - a couple are crossdressers and a couple are full female

Sometimes I like to match my Avatar's outfit to what I am wearing in Real Life to see what reaction I get.

I like to go to different clubs and chat to people or role-play

[ellbee]

Years ago, I was pretty heavily into IMVU for a while (before it started negatively affecting my real-world life & had to quit cold-turkey, that is)...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMVU

www.imvu.com


Yes, I was a female character. And yes, I was usually dressed IRL, at least to some degree, while playing.


I had made some good online friendships with others there. I believe most had thought I was a real GG, I was so deceptively good at it. (Not exactly proud of that, BTW. :o )


But, it had enabled me to live a virtual life as a "GG," letting my inhibitions go, really exploring & developing the feminine part of me in a different & unique setting.

I was goofy, crazy, and had lots of fun... ellbee gone wild! :roflmao:


Anyway, no, these days I don't recommend this (or any other similar places).

Stay away! It's a bad spiral. Trust me. :sad:

[TanyaT]

this might be a weird thought but i wear female knickers because they are comfy not because i want to feel 'dressed" so wen i play Apex Ledgends on xbox I always have my knickers on lol x

[adelinapa]

I played SL for a couple years and sometimes miss it. Maybe we can meet up in there if you want.

[Alice_2014_B]

I don't have a different persona when I'm dressed up.
I've done stand-up more dolled up than I have as my drab self.
I always pick a female avatar when gaming, like "Settlers of Catan" online.

:)

[Krea]

If i play computer games at home then i am inevitably in gender-blurred presentation anyway. I prefer to play as female characters. No, i don't do cosplay tho.
I know they're not very trendy now, but i love retro FF games. My obscure profile pseudonym is actually taken from the heroic adventuress Krea Datura in one of these games.
I have a Steam account as "Analand Sorceress" , feel free to send me a friend request, :thumbsup: all i ask is that you message me here so that i know who it's from.

[Amelia_Rose]

I am a gamer (PC), and I have played while in fem. I have always generally preferred female characters when playing RPGs, but it was been awhile since I've played one honestly. These days its mostly World of Warships or if I'm in a creative mood maybe I'll hop on one of my train simulator games. I get what you mean by saying you have a different persona while dressed, and to an extent that may be true, but I think as I've become more comfortable with this side of myself, the lines have blurred a bit. I would not say that my female side has a totally different set of interests or anything like that...she just dresses much nicer and is not a much of a slob.

[Stevie Allyn]

... I would not say that my female side has a totally different set of interests or anything like that...she just dresses much nicer and is not a[s] much of a slob.
Brilliant! You could be describing me there! :)

[Amelia_Rose]

Haha funny how that works huh?

[VeronicaMoonlit]

This might be a weird question...
I assume everyone has a somewhat different persona while dressed?

That would not be a wise assumption to have.


Further, are there any CD gamers here?

Yes, there are trans-gamers here. There have been several discussions about being trans and gaming in the past.



Anyway, no, these days I don't recommend this (or any other similar places).

Stay away! It's a bad spiral. Trust me. :sad:

Why do you say that? I have found and seen that SL/IMVU and other similar virtual worlds can help with the dysphoria some transfolk have. I have encountered transpeople in SL who used SL to explore their feelings and "find themselves".


I played SL for a couple years and sometimes miss it. Maybe we can meet up in there if you want.

I've been regularly using SL since 2006, you can find my SL name if you search past threads about SL here.