Reasons we play

People are driven to video games due to several factors, one of these reasons is the idea of challenge and mastery. This is explored in the reading as it is explained how people tend to stick with the objectives presented in video games, and are willing to finish it all the way through. In real life people are easy to give up and change their direction. If people could keep this level of dedication in the real world than many would be able to exceed in many real world aspects. In the video It is explained that this dedication in games could be used to transfer that dedication into solving real world problems.

Many people who play games enjoy the social aspects of it. Social contact is nesecary for humans and video games provide that. They offer opportunity's for people to play with their friends and interact with ne people. In Why We play it Jane McGonigal talks about the millions of World of Warcraft players who interact with each other daily throughout the game, giving them their social contact. It allows us to build strong connections with those who we play with.