There are many reasons why one would love gaming and yet time and time again people ask why someone could POSSIBLY like video games as if it is a purely foreign concept that they simply cannot wrap their heads around, even going so far to demean those who enjoy this hobby. In this video I attempted to shine a light on the many reasons why one would love video games.
Music Credit:
Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
All the sources and youtubers are linked in this google document:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YARtaEg7T7Wev2w_fAZ8e4ZIu0S_8V8wjasKU2kqy4A/pub
00:00 Intro and Overview
01:23 Gaming is a Language
06:20 Escapism
09:12 Competence
14:25 Autonomy
17:54 Relatedness
21:13 All Fun And Games?
25:37 Games As Teachers
27:46 Gaming is for Everyone