Rhizome Experiment, Fall 2015

Perfection of the Simulated World

The simulated world allows people to become perfect. Their ideals can be realized in the virtual. In video games, gamers can create their 'perfect self.' This is done through character creation. Nearly every game now allows players to make their character however they want them to be. Gamers often make characters like how they wish they were in real life. Some gamers believe they find their 'true self' in video games. Video games have no place for excuses or hiding; you have to face the challenges. This creates a sense of urgency for the player that is crucial to the game's holding power.
Along with the 'perfect self' that video games allow gamers to enter their perfect environment with their perfect challenges. Gamers choose whichever games they want to play and master. Games always respond consistently, allowing players to figure out the logic and build a strategy. Once they develop a strategy, they devote their time to perfecting it. For many gamers, the goal is not to win a game, but to be perfect as much as possible. This is not simply a thing people do in video games. Many people try to perfect an aspect of there life and, under control, this can create positive effects. The problem begins when these media get out of control. When gamers lose control in their pursuit of perfection, they often become addicted, losing themselves in the game.

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