I am watching the documentary Get Lamp , and I came to a segment in which Peter Nepstad says "We read for hours and hours on our computers" and it strikes me that the internet is, for many of us, an interactive fiction but with real people and real consequences to a point. Yet we are in no immediate danger as we chat or blog or even email with our online persona.
We type our bits and wait for replies and isn't it so much like the early text adventures? Yes there are plenty of multilayer text based games online but I think the truly addicted among us are all playing at an immersive escape from reality. Some of the hoops I find myself jumping through to simply post a comment are a lot like the mazes that frustrated the early text gamers. Avoiding viruses and spy-ware is a lot like dodging arrows and taking potions and fighting dragons. We all have our favorite rituals to stay alive in this adventure called the Internet.
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