Oh, and for anyone still reading this a week later, I finally remember the name of the book I really wanted to give as an interesting in-depth commentary on all

Oh, and for anyone still reading this a week later, I finally remember the name of the book I really wanted to give as an interesting in-depth commentary on all-consuming augmented reality (which is somewhat related to the topic of gaming as opiate): Lady of Mazes, by Karl Schroeder