The Zone

"The Zone" is a state a gamer gets in to when playing the most uber awesome game ever e.g. Half Life 2,Metal Gear Solid, Call of Duty 4, Super Rubber Dub. Symptoms of someone who is in "The Zone" include: wide eyes, open mouth, drool, fast button movements, incoherent shouting of the words "n00b", "p0wned" and "TOAST". There are different "Zones" for different games e.g. whilst playing Time Crisis, the "Zone" is created by switching the couch round and ducking behind it, whilst playing Metal Gear Solid, a bandana is tied round the head, and when playing Virtua Tennis, the console is switched off. Once in the "Zone" any break in the player's concentration can cause them to shut down, similar to a sleepwalker.