One of the wonderful things about being alive in the twenty first century is that, as an adult, I still get to admit that I play video games. I'm not a gamer, but as with many male adults it has become clear that this is not something that we wanted to do.
You can tell a lot about a person by the time of video games that a person plays. If you like adventure games then you could be looking for an escape or really wish you lived in a world with a save button. If you play Counter Strike and sport games you may have built a pyramid of beer cans at one point in your life or another. If you're more into MMORPGs, you probably don't have a job any more.
For me it was never down to what kind of video game it was. What was important was that the character improved. I don't want a new weapon as much as I want a way to improve the weapon I've got. I don't want a new vehicle unless I can look on the screen and say "that's my character". What I want is a chance to start small, grow infinitely and crush whatever challenge is in my way, like a dishonest chess player whose partner keeps going to the bathroom.
While video games may not have a lot of defining positive features, I think tat this experience is one which everyone should be able to relate. Sometimes in life there come moments of epiphany, where everything goes bright and we get to say "I understand".
I have decided to keep a blog because I've decided to start chasing these moments and admitting to the rest of the world that I'm an epiphany junkie. It has come to my attention that I'm not the only person who is interested in learning the things that I've figured out so far and so I've decided to make this file available to those who are interested in seeing what I'm up to these days. I hope that what I discover will be enlightening for us all.
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