Name: Anonymous 2007-01-04 5:44
MMORPGs really suck and stuff. So i came up with an argument about how they hurt children.
Here's a preview.
Online Games like World of Warcraft recreate a simulated "life" where players are rewarded with constant gratification and guaranteed positive results for investing time into them.
This skewers their perception and expectations of reality when the game ends. When they turn the game off they won't be in an environment where they are guaranteed to gain positive results for investing time into something.
There have been accounts of M.M.O.R.P.G. players who have commited suicide because these games have made them so depressed with reality. They cannot face reality anymore.
What do you guys think?
Here's a preview.
Online Games like World of Warcraft recreate a simulated "life" where players are rewarded with constant gratification and guaranteed positive results for investing time into them.
This skewers their perception and expectations of reality when the game ends. When they turn the game off they won't be in an environment where they are guaranteed to gain positive results for investing time into something.
There have been accounts of M.M.O.R.P.G. players who have commited suicide because these games have made them so depressed with reality. They cannot face reality anymore.
What do you guys think?