Interesting Talk On Future Of Games - We Should Discuss

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Rainbird said:
First off, that was a great talk!

Secondly, I'm scared. Now, no doubt will we see positive ramifications from something like this (more effort going into being healthy, studying etc.), but if everyone is "playing" the "game"/real life, wouldn't that desensitize us? Doing all these things will be more of a means to an end, rather than the end it self. I know that obviously soome will still do the things they like because they like them, but isn't all this a way of driving people to do something they might not normally do?

I can see the good part of it, but what about the bad? I do things and support causes because I believe in them, not because I am rewarded for it. And what if the government says "Organic milk is good for you, you get a bonus for buying it", but the milk companies who would rather see you buying their unorganic milk have a bigger pocket, and will seek to make more people buy their milk instead? (This can be applied to anything really).

If people become too stuck in this "game", won't they lose their morals, and play by the rules set by whoever gives you the most points?

Personally, I don't buy organic food because it's "real", I buy it because it's better for me and for nature. I play videogames because I like them and not because I want to earn trophies.

Who would want everything they do measured anyway?

Your (sincere) warning is EXTREMELY interesting because what you are describing is EXACLTY what is our world ... RIGHT NOW.

Throught TV/paper, we are said to buy/purchase/get a lot of different that are completely useless but that we are still going to buy because we are brainless sheep.

Some time, there is even people that buy stuff they dont even need EVEN IF they dont have money, so they have to borrow money to bank that LOVE to give them money because they know they will never be able to send back the money, so bank will be able to applicate to them INSANE rate of interest ... recession anyone ?

Our world (thx you capitalism) is already completely ruled by some big WW corporation that manipulate us from birth to death ...