So, in between being bored of my job, I entertain myself with computer
games. Currently, I’ve been playing Digby Donut, a game much like donut tetris
but only by matching icing colors. The scenario is that Digby is going to open
up donut shops all over the USA and I need to help him stack the donuts and
collect money to open new shops.
I’m 3 levels from the top level. I can’t seem to budge
from this level! I’m trying really hard. A little obsessed to be honest.
The irony?
I’m wasting a lot
of my time trying to pass this level. Call it a gamers curiosity but in my defense, it stimulates my brain rather than become mush to the office laptop with hardly any cool programs on it. What I’ve come to realize is... I’m such a
dumb ass, escaping my real work to surrender to a imaginary job. Yes, job and
not game. Here, my boss, Digby has a target to be the donut king. I’m his
slave. Every time I drop a donut, he frowns. Everytime I misplace an order, he
frowns. He also comments and says it’s my fault that I dropped the donuts he
made. I can’t fuck up more than 5 times (by this level). If I do, he flips and closes the
whole darn shop! Talk about a perfectionist.
See, although he says he perfects his recipe, he doesn’t
move from his spot. He just sits there and watches me work. Sure, he smiles if
I successfully stack up the right color of donuts or make an order right but
seriously, I could use more credit. Sigh. It’s as hard to make it in the
imaginary world as it is in the real one.
Interestingly, a lot of games have similar scenarios,
especially no-brainers like this. All we gamers run from one job to another. I'm wondering if people actually realize this
conspiracy? *track in track out
On this note, there are still people obsessed with games.
They could even live in internet cafes just to play online games. They could
line up for 2 days and 2 nights at a store once a new game is to be
released. I used to think gamers
waste so much time to play something unreal. To some extent, I still do. But
I’ve come to understand that gamers mind is a bit twisted and brilliant at the
same time. They game because they need a brain stimulator which they can not
find in any other form, like music, knitting, painting, etc. They're like
puzzle or chess players. They’re like novel readers but with more finger
activities. And the harder they play, the more their brains are used. So, I'm watching out for those gamers out there. You might have a sick way of thinking deep down. Yeah,
it’s also relative but it beats starring blankly at the TV (watching TV and paying
attention is something entirely different).
So, some r.e.s.p.e.c.t to the gamers out there. I know,
deep down, you are more than what you seem to be. Game on, guys!
