Comment Re:Possible, but... (Score 1) 310
"...they can never provide the kind of mind expansion that reading a lot of novels can."
Now, don't get me wrong--I love to read, and I write my own fiction/nonfiction as well. But, I have to wonder what you mean by this statement. What's your basis?
Games, by virtue, are what one might call an "ergodic" literature--this means that they require work in order to extract a result. While reading texts certainly has this aspect to some measure, television shows can be viewed as the real opposites of "ergodic." In fact, I recall reading an article that says our brains shut down after half an hour or so of watching T.V. as there's no real effort being exerted.
So, if you're insinuating that games are somehow the passtime of the lazy, I'm afraid I differ--there's actually more mental involvement than in books.
If I misunderstand your statement, please clarify.
Now, don't get me wrong--I love to read, and I write my own fiction/nonfiction as well. But, I have to wonder what you mean by this statement. What's your basis?
Games, by virtue, are what one might call an "ergodic" literature--this means that they require work in order to extract a result. While reading texts certainly has this aspect to some measure, television shows can be viewed as the real opposites of "ergodic." In fact, I recall reading an article that says our brains shut down after half an hour or so of watching T.V. as there's no real effort being exerted.
So, if you're insinuating that games are somehow the passtime of the lazy, I'm afraid I differ--there's actually more mental involvement than in books.
If I misunderstand your statement, please clarify.
