by Jeff Woleslagle on Feb 08, 2006
Is it "just a game"?
Merriandra, writer for our Vanguard: Saga of Heroes - TenTonHammer site,
takes a look at the real emotional impact of a virtual world.
"It's only a game." I've used those four words myself, without really thinking about their implications. Once, my boyfriend's guild had carefully strategized and planned for a raid in the Plane of Fear, in pre-expansion Norrath. They had several hours of painstaking success before the entire raid was slaughtered, thanks to a train brought by a careless late arrival. The boyfriend (who is now my husband) slammed his fists on the desk and pushed his chair away, frustrated and angry.
How virtual is your virtual world? Examine your assumptions at Vanguard - TenTonHammer!