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Will Achievements Take Over Reality?

February 23, 2010 in Blog comments 7

Will the obsession with achievements bleed into our every day lives? Does the possibility of that make you feel any different about video game achievements?

I think the goal of this system is obvious. The healthier and more responsible I live my life the more "Life Achievements" I earn. By comparing scores with my family and neighbors I am encouraged to keep up and not falter. However, this goodie-little-two-shoes version is a utopia. The reality, I believe, will be much more depressing.
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  • 0
    Aussie Legend Feb 23, 10
    Nerd alert!

    *runs off and hides*

    Some people read too much into things and have way to good of an imagination.
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    Guugley Feb 24, 10
    People are already trying their hardest to get some pretty neat achievements in life.

    They just don't think of it as some sort of Xbox game...
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    Pepper Roni Feb 24, 10
    If they think achievements will take over life, why not experience points? It'd certainly (possibly) would make the hardcore nerds more inclined to exercise more.
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      Guugley Feb 24, 10
      Achievements and experience are already something that influence us regularly, the whole concept of it was taken on to the consoles from reality. People seem to forget that and it baffles me how...
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        dwg14390 Feb 25, 10
        You don't earn any exp for not realizing that the human race is a retarded species.

        This must be a joke article. I didn't read it but it must be a joke article, it has to be!
      • 0
        JeffGrubb Feb 27, 10
        But we are going to return the twisted idea of achievements and experience back to real life that video games have settled on.
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    Ech0ez Feb 25, 10
    Achievements taking over reality? Damn those video games, soon they'll take over the world.

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