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We are. Think about it. All the things people say you should be (well you should be) grateful for - house, friends, food, the computer you will read this on. But also, now I feel for games. Some people say they 'couldn't live without TV'. While this is a little extreme, and the fact is we could easily live without games (even some of you die hards!)they are the first interactive, highly interesting forms of media that actualy involve the player in a way that no others can, and they can really be quite brilliant.
I love films, books and some TV (as long as I consider it to be great) but along with most of my possessions, I am ashamed to say I do not think I value them enough. Perhaps this particular point should go in the life forum, but hey. We should value our favourite games, becase we are very priveleged to play them.
Super Mario World, Mario 64, Zelda: OOT and many more are why I am saying this. We are hugely lucky people being able to play such masterpieces of imagination. While of course there are abysmal games, at least thats what we complain about. At least its not something far more serious. Of course games are very un-important 'in the grand scheme of things' but we are in postitions lucky enough to be able to waste money on them, and not have to worry about much else.
Of course, this could be said of any 'rich' item - a video, CD, any material object that has no life value - In other words it won't keep you living. But games have never been considered like this (or so far as I can see)A recent topic in this forum 'The Sterotype of Gaming' points out that games are considered less important etc. However, while thats a different argument, I still feel that they are important - they, contrary to mid-market dailies beliefs, actualy give you ideas, not rob you of them, excite, and involve you, and the fact is, while they are not the most critical of things, they are valuable in what they give us, and we should perhaps be more grateful - Not just for 'all the usual' but for games too. Taking into account the worlds size in numbers, the amount that get to play such varied, interesting and valuable, and most of all (most of the time) fun, we are very lucky people.
I love films, books and some TV (as long as I consider it to be great) but along with most of my possessions, I am ashamed to say I do not think I value them enough. Perhaps this particular point should go in the life forum, but hey. We should value our favourite games, becase we are very priveleged to play them.
Super Mario World, Mario 64, Zelda: OOT and many more are why I am saying this. We are hugely lucky people being able to play such masterpieces of imagination. While of course there are abysmal games, at least thats what we complain about. At least its not something far more serious. Of course games are very un-important 'in the grand scheme of things' but we are in postitions lucky enough to be able to waste money on them, and not have to worry about much else.
Of course, this could be said of any 'rich' item - a video, CD, any material object that has no life value - In other words it won't keep you living. But games have never been considered like this (or so far as I can see)A recent topic in this forum 'The Sterotype of Gaming' points out that games are considered less important etc. However, while thats a different argument, I still feel that they are important - they, contrary to mid-market dailies beliefs, actualy give you ideas, not rob you of them, excite, and involve you, and the fact is, while they are not the most critical of things, they are valuable in what they give us, and we should perhaps be more grateful - Not just for 'all the usual' but for games too. Taking into account the worlds size in numbers, the amount that get to play such varied, interesting and valuable, and most of all (most of the time) fun, we are very lucky people.
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We are. Think about it. All the things people say you should be (well you should be) grateful for - house, friends, food, the computer you will read this on. But also, now I feel for games. Some people say they 'couldn't live without TV'. While this is a little extreme, and the fact is we could easily live without games (even some of you die hards!)they are the first interactive, highly interesting forms of media that actualy involve the player in a way that no others can, and they can really be quite brilliant.
I love films, books and some TV (as long as I consider it to be great) but along with most of my possessions, I am ashamed to say I do not think I value them enough. Perhaps this particular point should go in the life forum, but hey. We should value our favourite games, becase we are very priveleged to play them.
Super Mario World, Mario 64, Zelda: OOT and many more are why I am saying this. We are hugely lucky people being able to play such masterpieces of imagination. While of course there are abysmal games, at least thats what we complain about. At least its not something far more serious. Of course games are very un-important 'in the grand scheme of things' but we are in postitions lucky enough to be able to waste money on them, and not have to worry about much else.
Of course, this could be said of any 'rich' item - a video, CD, any material object that has no life value - In other words it won't keep you living. But games have never been considered like this (or so far as I can see)A recent topic in this forum 'The Sterotype of Gaming' points out that games are considered less important etc. However, while thats a different argument, I still feel that they are important - they, contrary to mid-market dailies beliefs, actualy give you ideas, not rob you of them, excite, and involve you, and the fact is, while they are not the most critical of things, they are valuable in what they give us, and we should perhaps be more grateful - Not just for 'all the usual' but for games too. Taking into account the worlds size in numbers, the amount that get to play such varied, interesting and valuable, and most of all (most of the time) fun, we are very lucky people.
I love films, books and some TV (as long as I consider it to be great) but along with most of my possessions, I am ashamed to say I do not think I value them enough. Perhaps this particular point should go in the life forum, but hey. We should value our favourite games, becase we are very priveleged to play them.
Super Mario World, Mario 64, Zelda: OOT and many more are why I am saying this. We are hugely lucky people being able to play such masterpieces of imagination. While of course there are abysmal games, at least thats what we complain about. At least its not something far more serious. Of course games are very un-important 'in the grand scheme of things' but we are in postitions lucky enough to be able to waste money on them, and not have to worry about much else.
Of course, this could be said of any 'rich' item - a video, CD, any material object that has no life value - In other words it won't keep you living. But games have never been considered like this (or so far as I can see)A recent topic in this forum 'The Sterotype of Gaming' points out that games are considered less important etc. However, while thats a different argument, I still feel that they are important - they, contrary to mid-market dailies beliefs, actualy give you ideas, not rob you of them, excite, and involve you, and the fact is, while they are not the most critical of things, they are valuable in what they give us, and we should perhaps be more grateful - Not just for 'all the usual' but for games too. Taking into account the worlds size in numbers, the amount that get to play such varied, interesting and valuable, and most of all (most of the time) fun, we are very lucky people.