More philosophically, and judging by the author's notes, they mention that video games "would keep [us] playing with them until it killed us". I think the inte

More philosophically, and judging by the author's notes, they mention that video games "would keep [us] playing with them until it killed us". I think the interesting thought here is that a video game character's world and life only exists as long as someone is playing the game. As soon as the off button is pressed, they cease to exist, so it makes sense for them to need the player to continue indefinitely to prolong their own existence. Very thought-provoking piece of fiction.