Ah, so I am not the only conspiracist who thinks this.... :P
Games are about escape. More specifically an escape from the present reality. Games give one an opportunity to experience life from a different angle or scenario. Our reality is not necessarily within the game, but we can create a temporary reality based upon a specific situation presented in a game. We can know what it feels like to drive hot rod cars at blazing speeds and crash them into walls, but we don't have to experience the consequences involved in such a real-life event. GTA:San Andreas is a perfect example of this. It is a very popular game because people want to experience life "in the hood" but they don't want to face the consequences of actually living there and being in constant danger of death, burglery, and violence that is often witnessed in those enviroments. Games do what movies do by giving you a temporary altered reality, but with games, the player actually gets to experience more of the enviroment because they can chose what actions and consequences they want to temorarily experience within that altered reality.
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