What Would the World Be like without Video Games
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Speaking from the perspective of a guy who has spent 13 years out of 17 gaming...
Incredibly depressing.
Incredibly depressing.
Not too different.
There's zillions of ways to amuse oneself besides videogames like say playing airsoft/paintball, hiking, partying the like.
There's zillions of ways to amuse oneself besides videogames like say playing airsoft/paintball, hiking, partying the like.
We would all be more bored and angry. Nihilism and self destructive behaviour would be even more prevalent. Probably there would be a revolution.
I dunno, but one thing for sure: I would have shot myself from severe depression in this alternate world.
Well, there'd be no apocalypse, or anything. I mean, the world got along fine before they came along.
This alternate world WOULD be, however, severely lagging behind our world in terms of technology of many varieties, as well as in artistic and economic development.
I once wrote an (admittedly condensed) essay about the societal contributions of the interactive media.
That said, it seems a rather impossible situation; as media has evolved artistically and technologically its naturally grown to encompass more and more of our cognitive processes. First we saw situations explained, then we listened to them explained, then we saw them played out, then we saw AND heard them played out, then we played them out ourselves. Interaction was always a logical conclusion to media development, and I doubt it could be avoided barring some massive technology-altering world event.
This alternate world WOULD be, however, severely lagging behind our world in terms of technology of many varieties, as well as in artistic and economic development.
I once wrote an (admittedly condensed) essay about the societal contributions of the interactive media.
That said, it seems a rather impossible situation; as media has evolved artistically and technologically its naturally grown to encompass more and more of our cognitive processes. First we saw situations explained, then we listened to them explained, then we saw them played out, then we saw AND heard them played out, then we played them out ourselves. Interaction was always a logical conclusion to media development, and I doubt it could be avoided barring some massive technology-altering world event.
