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Whats the attraction?

TheCatWoman

Of computer games, meta verses etc, I really don't get it, can anyone explain it to me, please? 

What do you get out of it?

I keep seeing all this stuff advertised and I hit a big concrete wall in my head and think, ouch and eh?

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  • I’m not into computer games and “I don’t get them” either.

    I don’t think that enjoying computer games is different to enjoying any of the other countless hobbies people get involved in. I imagine some games replicate the thrill of things like participating in a motor race or building a community, but as I don’t play computer games except except online sudoku and wordle, I don’t know. 

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  • I’m not into computer games and “I don’t get them” either.

    I don’t think that enjoying computer games is different to enjoying any of the other countless hobbies people get involved in. I imagine some games replicate the thrill of things like participating in a motor race or building a community, but as I don’t play computer games except except online sudoku and wordle, I don’t know. 

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  • in reply to ArchaeC

    I think you need to distinguish between single player games, where you are playing against the computer, which are solitary and for entertainment, and multiplayer games where you play against other real people, which are also entertainment but also a shared experience.

    With other people they can be on the same room, or online. But you can interact and sometimes talk to them.

    You can also play for money if you are very good,. So it can be a means to earn money.

    The meta verse is something different. The best way to think of it is it is an online world, where you have a set of your details, likes, friends, photos, interactions, just like in the real world. They may be the same or there may be differences. You may have a slightly different persona.

    I think people may want to return to the real world as the emotional connection online is not the same.