WHY people play video games

why /frog/? Why pay for virtual experience that drains your nerves and health? Its like paying to be jailed at your computer and mining gold, except you do it for "fun".
What makes the games so attractive?

>>4
fun doesn't exist, its an emotional response to rewards in >>3 and not to the game process itself(which is more work-like)
Its not much different from learning a new trick and having satisfaction that you unique enough to know the skill required for the process which soon becomes routine(until you learn the next trick).