So, I was browsing through Wired.com today and I happened to come across a very, very, very interesting article.
Basically, a Norwegian boy survives from a Moose attack by "feigning death" which he learned from World of Warcraft.
Being a seasoned World of Warcraft player who played a few years ago before "retiring", I felt that this was such an amusing and outragous story. "Feigning death" in WoW is a Hunter's ability which literally has the hunter feign death when he/she is being attacked. To think such a useful trick in a game would be useful to survive in real life.
Thoughts: When I first saw this article, I was laughing hystericallly. Probably because I used to play World of Warcraft. How ridiculous is it when you start using skills, abilities, etc. originally from a game and applying them to your own life. Fortunately the young boy was able to escape being injured, but I sort of feel that it is amazing what some people can do... This definitely brings up the idea that video games are not completely useless (hehe) and that people can really do some outragous things, especially children.
Anyway, what are your thoughts, opinions, and ideas on this. Do you think that video games can really help people out of life or death situtations? You decide.
Maybe we should train children to learn special skills from video games so that they can use them in life. That way children can have a way to combat against moose.
-Entry by James Ngo
Comments (2)
Very interesting story. Video games often simulate life or death situations, but do they actually provide a resonable means to survive? I don't really think so. Video games offer, at best, a surrealistic view of the world; for example most '1st person shooter' games feature one main character who can kill literally hundreds of his adversaries before going down.And no matter how hard game designers try, every year they crank out graphics which are impressive by any standard, but by no means real. Instead, I think video games offer the average gamer a naive sense of invincibility not applicable to real life.
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December 12, 2007 08:21 PM
Posted on December 12, 2007 20:21
That is true. Video games do often distort a person's sense of reality in what they can or cannot achieve in the game versus what they can and cannot do in reality. What I found interesting was the fact that a game was applied to a person's life which was definitely a factor in saving this boy's life. To see someone actually use a video game as a basis to surviving is something that was unthought of.
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December 20, 2007 04:13 PM
Posted on December 20, 2007 16:13