Ted Talk, "Are Games Better Than Real Life?"

I watched this 20 minute video last night and honestly I found it kind of odd.  The video goes on the discuss a video game addict and allows him to tell his experiences through video games.  The video game addict talks about watching the games evolve as he got older and how they would become better and better with designs and graphics.  He discussed how he became consumed in the games and that they began to become his "reality."  That he started to believe that he could actually do or accomplish the things he did in the virtual video game world, such as fly planes and kill others.  The addict also discussed how as he got older it was much more hard for him to distinguish between reality and this virtual world.  I understand that people with addictions to video games may feel this way but I honestly do not see how it can consume you so much to the point where you cannot distinguish between real life and video game land.  As you can tell, I have never been a real big fan of video games.  I have played my fair share but much rather be doing physically active things and being outside.  I will be interested in learning more about this and understanding how video games can become so real for some people.

Melinda Terry