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NCSoft president: "The games industry's evolution towards acceptance and diversity is ongoing" (www.gamesindustry.biz)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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"Play is an integral part of human evolution and learning," she says, mentioning that this is a topic she covers in her book. "Gaming, being the most refined form of play in our time, has much to offer. Instead of focusing on what gaming is not, it's more effective to showcase its true essence. The industry's effort to create a more diverse range of games, beyond merely violent and intense ones, will help showcase the broad spectrum of gaming as an expression of creativity."

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Gaming is not the most refined form of play. The most refined form of play is unstructured, spontaneous, and uses imagination. Gaming is the opposite of that. It is essentially a grim struggle to perform at one’s best in a 100% defined environment and ruleset.

I’m a gamer. Mad respect for gaming. I use it to achieve flow and improve the precision and skill of my brain.

But I don’t really consider it “playing” in the sense that puppies and little kids play.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

The most refined form of play is unstructured, spontaneous, and uses imagination.

[citation needed]