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**clomoll** · 11-21-2007, 08:22 PM

I posted this because I see trend in "alternate-reality lives." Whether MMO's, Second Life, or live role-playing, there seems to be a significant portion of people who find comfort in escaping.

I was curious as to people's feedback, humorous or otherwise. In the case of this movie, apparently it is a positive view of this hobby.

People have always tried to escape from reality. MMO's are just a new way. Before we had D&D, before that, the '60's. It's nothing new. It's only human to be dissatisfied with your current reality. Everyone has their own way of dealing with it. Some days I'm not happy with the reality of my job so I go to a special little room and hit people over the head and pretend that that is all that exists....I think some people call it kendo.

11-21-2007, 08:22 PM	#8
clomoll Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 420 Senior Member	I posted this because I see trend in "alternate-reality lives." Whether MMO's, Second Life, or live role-playing, there seems to be a significant portion of people who find comfort in escaping. I was curious as to people's feedback, humorous or otherwise. In the case of this movie, apparently it is a positive view of this hobby. People have always tried to escape from reality. MMO's are just a new way. Before we had D&D, before that, the '60's. It's nothing new. It's only human to be dissatisfied with your current reality. Everyone has their own way of dealing with it. Some days I'm not happy with the reality of my job so I go to a special little room and hit people over the head and pretend that that is all that exists....I think some people call it kendo.
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