Online games are often simulations of real events in life that we often do not get to experience. So through these games, we get to play any part we so badly want to be and experience how it really feels to be one. It is actually reality-based if you come to think about it as any decision you make, any action you take directly affects what is about to transpire in the future. And you are generously rewarded or penalized for either doing something good or something unacceptable.

So perhaps this is actually what makes online games very appealing and addictive to the playing public. Managing a restaurant or cafe, taking care of a pet, owning a huge farm virtually is far better than actually owning one. Fighting wars, keeping enemies away, becoming a warrior and being a gangster or mafia boss is possible virtually than in real life. One can die and live again for countless times and this is absolutely not possible in real life. Gambling online is also better than actually having to go and have a face-off with other gamblers. I bet it is less stressful but equally rewarding.

When you think about it, it is the feeling of actually doing something that is impossible to do in real life and most of the time succeeding at it that that makes online games so addicting. One always wants to gain more and win. If he loses, he tries and tries again to become better and achieve the results he has set his mind to. This brings out the competitive side of a person, not settling until he gets the results he wants. Online gaming can be both positive and negative for many people. But then again, everything is about balance. This newfound alternative to gaming has become so popular that both teens and adults adore it. Perhaps players of varied ages can relate to these types of gaming that is why it has become so “in”.

My friend spends countless hours on his computer playing online games. He sometimes skips lunch or dinner and barely gets any household chores done. His mother scolds him and tells him it is not good for the health. But he doesn’t seem to mind and keeps on what he is doing. He is probably an online gaming addict. It’s what makes him tick.