Comment Comment by jblz The STTNG Episode "The Game"[1] comes to mind :)In the show, the device physically stimulates the pleasure centers of the brain to the point that players are highly addicted & easily manipulated.I interpret it as allegory to the way "real" video games leverage variable rewards & other reinforcement to do something similar.1. http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/The_Game_(episode) parent jblz 9 years ago
In the show, the device physically stimulates the pleasure centers of the brain to the point that players are highly addicted & easily manipulated.
I interpret it as allegory to the way "real" video games leverage variable rewards & other reinforcement to do something similar.
1. http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/The_Game_(episode)