Why no movies made about the dysfunctional, life absorbing nature of WOW & similar MMP games?

[MN_Maenad]

@Ferret_Herder

That’s still boring, though. Instead of an addict stealing shit, bringing unsavory people around, fistfights, etc., you just get an annoyed spouse/parent bitching about the gamer being in front of a computer screen all day.

Exactly my point. Comparing gaming addiction to someone addicted to say, heroin, who is stealing from their family, hanging around with violent thugs, and turning tricks to support their habit is ridiculous.

[Miller]

@Shooby

And IMO, the show undercuts the argument people are making in this thread about how watching addicted gamers is not entertaining - The Guild is genuinely funny. I don’t think entertainment value is inherent in any specific subject matter - it’s all about how it’s written and presented.

But it makes video game addiction entertaining by satirizing the concept. Successfully making fun of a dumb idea isn’t an endorsement of the dumb idea.

[Bryan_Ekers]

@Tom_Tildrum

It’s pre-videogames, but Mazes and Monsters is the Reefer Madness of D&D.

@Dewey_Finn

That’s the first thing I thought of.

Same here. I wonder what became of that young actor…

[kenobi_65]

@Bryan_Ekers

Same here. I wonder what became of that young actor…

He did a TV series which required him to regularly dress in drag. Utterly ruined his career.

[nearwildheaven]

@MN_Maenad

Exactly my point. Comparing gaming addiction to someone addicted to say, heroin, who is stealing from their family, hanging around with violent thugs, and turning tricks to support their habit is ridiculous.

Neglecting your family can be just as destructive.

[Cuckoorex]

There’s Life 2.0.

[Bryan_Ekers]

@kenobi_65

He did a TV series which required him to regularly dress in drag. Utterly ruined his career.

Huh. I thought he died of AIDS.

[Cuckoorex]

Also: Second Skin. I saw this one in 2008 at SXSW, thought it was pretty decent.

[Sam_A.Robrin]

@nearwildheaven

I’ve heard the same kind of thing about Internet pornography. Anyone who would spend every waking moment doing ANYTHING, no matter what it is, has serious problems.

The A&E series “Intervention” has had a couple of video game and pornography addicts on, although with one exception they also had massive substance abuse issues.

Search for the movie Cyber Seduction (I think YouTube has it). Makes Reefer Madness look like Citizen Kane!