RIB Introduction
Gaming is an escape from reality. An escape to a place in which we can all delve in to and achieve things seemingly out of this world. Gamers worldwide lead double lives. One is real, the other is virtual. However, the virtual life has proven to be much more rewarding, especially when the one in reality has proven to be faulty. This is the obvious reason that all gamers alike find one way or another to take time out of their days to immerse themselves in their phones, consoles, or PCs to game. It’s an escape from everything bad, everything wrong, with the world we live in, and an obsession with being in a world that is rewarding and fulfilling.
Three thousand years ago, King Atys of Lydia created games for his people to engage in when famine struck his kingdom. This enabled the people to pass the days with entertainment, instead of yearning for food. Today, we have the technology to better the lives of all seven some billion people, through gaming. There are many people who may think that videogames take up too much of our time, or are a threat to our society. Yet there is a reason that over a billion people game. It’s to get away from the world that is truly the one breaking us down, and to go the one that can fix us.
I found Carson’s post very interesting and true. That gaming is an escape from reality, and that people tend to like the virtual world better for obvious reasons. I like how Carson used an example of how gaming has positively helped people. This shows that McGonigal’s ideas aren’t as crazy as they might initially seem. I also found this post interesting because it seems like Carson may have a different level of gaming experience than me so it is very interesting to read his opinions.