<human>: Summarize the given text in a few sentences.

I am know what I like to do, and what I don't like to do. I don't like sitting in the gossip huddle talking about drugs, RuPaul's drag show, and how the corporations are coming to kill us all via resource depletion or some shit. Sometimes we play some type of boardgame or party game, but since I don't drink, another snag apparently ffs, those get old after a round or two.

I do, however like video games. I am a genuine, shameless video game nerd, always have been, always will be. I also like physical competition.

Now that the context is out of the way, the problem is whenever these social huddles start, I tend to either slink away to the computer/bedroom, or stay on the computer/bedroom, **if** I have some type of obligation like a raid or work if its after 8pm . Those are usually for a couple hours a couple times per week. When I do hangout, it seems subconscious, but I start vegatating and it shows. It is damn near impossible to fake interest in the conversations because my face apparently gives it away.  I considered talking video games with them, but then I figure that I would be doing the same thing they are doing, and will likely have a similar result. 

This is the main snag in the relationship. I hang out with her fine, and I don't have any problems with my roommates. I value time higher than money, so when I feel like I am wasting my time on asinine conversation it starts to get miserable after 15-30 minutes. Of course they love talking about that crap. I've already explained hundreds of times that either its too late, I have prior obligations, or I just find it uninteresting in just as many ways. At this point, explaining is why to her futile so I have to appear to be having fun with it, or change the game. We've been together for 3 years.
<bot>: So how do I either fake interest, since I'm sure that is a learned skill, or change the conversation to something everyone can enjoy?