Interesting article, the author kind of gripes at the end that open world games like Minecraft and Roblox eventually devolve into a competition among players fo

Interesting article, the author kind of gripes at the end that open world games like Minecraft and Roblox eventually devolve into a competition among players for points, achievements, and status. While that is true in many cases, so is society in general, and I think that occurs when people accept rules that limit what they create and discover in the world. 'Mini-games' are all about points and status, servers with economies result in play that is all about selling goods and accumulating wealth. What the author doesn't mention is the side channel (typically discord) on which players are communicating and socializing.