The “speech” kinda reminded me of the purpose I once thought was the purpose of my life(being a freelance artist) and made me think I should once again grab me a pencil and do something creative. Incidentally I just bought me a ton of new games in the last couple weeks and got into some kind of gaming frenzy at last.
I mean, I love videogames, since I held the first LCD thingy from Nintendo in my palm, and that never ceased, even though I basically never really owned a single console, or handheld and a PC was just totally out of the question. But roughly ten years ago I bought me my first PC and since then I play videogames on a daily basis; wich is perfectly fine, but it kinda started to substitude large parts of my other hobbies and passions. I don’t wanna whine, but I think I should really seek for more balance between all the stuff I love.
The big difference between videogames and doing something creative(spongy term, I know) is, that the one makes only you happy and the other can make others and yourself happy; I mean, in a more direct way, than going on a raid with your clan and scoring big-time in whatever RPG or FPS you prefer. Doing something in RL is still a bit more substantial and satisfying, than doing virtual stuff, but it’s also a bit harder to accomplish, most of the time.
But damn, those games look so good…it’s not easy folks, it’s not easy.
