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Sometimes you want to relax your mind and be entertained. Playing a game would be like Ironman pausing the Civil War movie mid fight and asking the spectator "H
by ASalazarMX 5y ago
Sometimes you want to relax your mind and be entertained. Playing a game would be like Ironman pausing the Civil War movie mid fight and asking the spectator "Hey bud, where should I punch Captain America?".
It wouldn't change the outcome because the game is telling a story, but the experience of being an observer or a player is very different.
- GDC7 5y agoSo much this. I think that is something that the proponents of the "metaverse theory" don't get. The rise of videogames has been predicted for ages , but if you look at total-hours of entertainment enjoyed by the population they are still lagging compared to passive mediums. I also think that when adulthood comes around that's the time when the preference for passive storytelling really emerges in a crystal clear manner.