I pondered this for a while, still not sure why. It could be the connection to the physical world. There is something satisfying about working with geometry an

I pondered this for a while, still not sure why. It could be the connection to the physical world. There is something satisfying about working with geometry and differential equations. The realtime constraints force you to care about performance, which many people find a fun challenge. Your output is the frame buffer instead of the DOM. It's more of a blank canvas. Most web development is utilitarian, whereas games are more artistic. I am not sure, but I would love to be a game engine developer in another life. I have zero interest in web framework development.