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My exact reaction.:) I have friends that openly state that they have "learned valuable life lessons from playing RPG games". From 15 years on I don't watch TV.
by nbzso 6y ago
My exact reaction.:) I have friends that openly state that they have "learned valuable life lessons from playing RPG games". From 15 years on I don't watch TV. I stopped video games after WOW madness. Result: Now I play guitar reasonably well, painting is more fun than ever, reading books is like morning coffee:)
- the_only_law 6y agoIt's a pretty common story that a lot of developers got their start from video games.
- nbzso 6y agoIt's logical. From 100 000 players, one eventually will be bored and start asking more interesting questions, first by finding workarounds in game logic, then moving to "how things work" and so on. But in reality games in mass are "gambling lots" filled width "dark UX" patterns, maximising user engagement for profit. Nothing more. Indie game development is full with horror stories and successful ones are rare.
- slowmovintarget 6y agoVideo games also have another use (if approached properly): fighting depression. They are essentially the antithesis of the depressive cycle. You have a goal, you do something to meet it, you get another goal... This active approach can actually be used to rewire the brain out of passive descent into proactivity (now go exercise, go learn, go eat properly). The knife-edge their is the addiction factor for some games. So it depends.