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Its because the experiences I had and sometimes still have, are very real experiences. No less valid than any other. When people scoff at gaming, they fail to realize that there is no difference between experiences generated in the real world and those generated on the screen.
The drama, the suspense, the skills, the adversaries and comrades, the high stakes and epic victories, and of course the shock and disbelief that comes with defeat, they are all actually experienced. In the mind of the player, all of those emotions are very similar to and maybe indistinguishable from that of a true gladiator, a king, a knight or a military strategist.
I've heard people say that life feels like a game to them. I say my game feels like life to me. I'm not at all shamed to admit this. I admit it with confidence and I feel well justified in doing so. I am not replacing real life with games. I have a good life, but part of that good life has been my experiences with games. Game or no game, its all the same kind of experience to me and as far as I can tell, there is only one kind of such a thing.
Do you feel the same? Has gaming been a special part of your life?
The drama, the suspense, the skills, the adversaries and comrades, the high stakes and epic victories, and of course the shock and disbelief that comes with defeat, they are all actually experienced. In the mind of the player, all of those emotions are very similar to and maybe indistinguishable from that of a true gladiator, a king, a knight or a military strategist.
I've heard people say that life feels like a game to them. I say my game feels like life to me. I'm not at all shamed to admit this. I admit it with confidence and I feel well justified in doing so. I am not replacing real life with games. I have a good life, but part of that good life has been my experiences with games. Game or no game, its all the same kind of experience to me and as far as I can tell, there is only one kind of such a thing.
Do you feel the same? Has gaming been a special part of your life?