> you can play through a game of Civilization in a few hours/days. There is no analogous real-life experience. If it's not analogous to real-life experience, y

> you can play through a game of Civilization in a few hours/days. There is no analogous real-life experience. If it's not analogous to real-life experience, you haven't gained any tacit knowledge that useful for real life. > If you fail in Kerbal Space Program, there is no Challenger explosion If you're involved in launching Challenger, you don't (and wouldn't) learn how to do so by playing Kerbal Space Program. > In the same way books transport us, and let us visit other places and situations, games can do the same. Yes, just like music - but that is a different thing than gaining tacit knowledge that can be used in a real-life situation. Lets not confuse arts with professional development.