Video Game Logic

Video games, for the most part are a past time meant for amusement only. They have little practical value, because no matter how good you are at them, it doesn't usually have the ability to translate into real life. Well, most of the time. In this post, I'm going to explain how video games can teach us a few things about real life.

1. It can't be impossible
The game designers would never make a game that was literally impossible to beat. They would never make any money. Now, this lesson can't be directly applied to real life, because real life doesn't have a game designer, so, some things are literally impossible. This is rare. And, usually, something anyone would want to do is possible. If you can't get through an area in a video game, You step back and examine your options. Is it possible to get through the way you're going? Are you not skilled enough to make it through? or are you trying to complete it the wrong way? These can all be applied to life. If you're trying to do something impossible, try looking at it again to see if you should practice more, or go a different way, or if that's just not the right thing for your life

2. You are special
In most video games, at least the type I play, you are the hero; the one destined to save the world from all evil. If someone says "you can't do that!", you prove them wrong. A forest child in a green tunic can be the savior of the world. In real life, you may be pretty average. But you are still unique, you are special, and there are things you can do that no one else can. And, a lot of the time, you can do things that everyone says you can't. You are the only one who is you.

3. Let someone else take over
This is a basic extention of #1. So, maybe it's not impossible, but no matter how much skill you have, you just can't master this one room in the dungeon. If you're playing with someone else, that usually means you let them take a turn at it. In life, that can mean a few different things. If it's impossible for you, you can ask for help is the simplest way to put it. I don't know how many times I've left life up to my Halley girl, and things have all turned out way better than if I'd tried them myself.

4. Take a break
When you've tried a level a million times, and just keep dying, what do you do? If you're like me, you probably put the controller down and leave the room, you talk to friends, eat, sleep, or go somewhere. This method is great for when you have put way too much effort into one goal or another and it just doesn't seem right. I find that when you take a break, it's easier to finish because you're frustration level is down

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5. If you don't know, go to the internet
If you're totally stumped and just need to find that one last thing, an online walkthrough of that game is a great place to turn. Now, while you can follow video game walkthroughs blindly, I wouldn't suggest doing the same with life, but when you feel all alone in being you, the internet can help you get out of the immediate cultural mindset and to a more global standpoint. Also, taking advice at your discretion from bloggers and strangers can be helpful, at least, occasionally.