Well, it's pretty obvious this guy had to come up with some sort of plotline for his book, so he tried to do one of self-growth. It's just unfortunate that he really doesn't 'grow' much, and remains kind of whiney and judgemental, at least in voice. There was either a lot going on he didn't want to share, or he was just trying to build a plot-arc into the book.
I agree--why is fantasy escapism more than watching football or playing golf?
That's always been my question. I'll never understand why people will find it socially acceptable to play fantasy football or play a character in a video game but turn down their nose at table top roleplaying. Isn't it the same concept?
And I wasn't too into his message of escapism. I just enjoyed him exploring the different levels of geekdom. I liked reading about their stories more than I liked his soul searching journey.
This made me so happy -- http://www.viruscomix.com/page500.html -- thank you! And, yeah, I have little patience for people who are mystified by why it might be fun to be a geek.
Good point about the author perhaps trying to "dumb down" the book. That's possible. Though I also think he might just not be that great a writer, too...
I don't think that anyone in this day-and-age can really live without some escape.
My brother escapes through weight lifting. He would roleplay, but he doesn't have the creativity. My father golfs. My mother bikes.
I think that 'gaming' is a product of creative minds and information overload. Organized roleplaying didn't exist until after television, radio, and other Mass Media. It was a product of the Cold War. Maybe that's a coincidence, I think that it is not.
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My brother escapes through weight lifting. He would roleplay, but he doesn't have the creativity. My father golfs. My mother bikes.
I think that 'gaming' is a product of creative minds and information overload. Organized roleplaying didn't exist until after television, radio, and other Mass Media. It was a product of the Cold War. Maybe that's a coincidence, I think that it is not.
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