David Perry's: Are Games Better Than Real Life

In David Perry's, "Are Games Better Then Real Life", he discusses how the line between reality and video games has become blurred. From watching this video I was somewhat intrigued at how someone could literally lose themselves inside a video game. I just couldn't wrap my head around the fact the someone would rather sit in front of a TV and not enjoy the life that they have been given. I have played video games in the past and never once did I ever feel like it was becoming that much a part of my life. Its just like someone who watches a TV show and yet we don't ever hear of people pretending that they are on a particular episode. This got me to thinking what is it about video games that makes people what to live in those moments. I think when people interact with a virtual reality for long periods of time it can have a minimal effect on how they view their actual reality. I don't think people who play video games get lost in them accidentally. I think its because something has caused them to want to escape their actual reality and live a world where they find it more appealing than their normal lives. When I play a video game I know when to stop and I think for people who are addicted to video games subconsciously want the video game to become their actual reality. I feel that its not the video games that are addictive and its more of a psychological affect that causes people to intentionally want lose their minds in a virtual reality.