It’s odd to think that whilst it’s a trait of the human race to fear the unknown, we choose to sleep every night under the perpetual threat of being transported into the very dark depths of our minds at the closing of an eyelid. Instead of exercising caution, we choose to embrace this unknown entity and take a journey into a fantastical world where nothing is quite what it seems.
[drop]Based around our relatively meagre efforts to discover how the brain works, scientists have determined that during our daily life we only use thirty percent of our brain’s potential. However, when we drift off at the end of the day this activity increases by seventy, suggesting that our dreams are formed from the most powerful moments of the brain’s existence.We are led to believe by the relevant media outlets that reality is real, but as Inception so effortlessly suggests, could we be living in our very own dream world now? Nobody knows, but the prevalence of dreams and other occurrences such as déjà vu should serve as conclusive proof that life isn’t as clear cut as we are led to believe.
Society has gradually evolved the word “dream” into something that connotes pleasure, but dreams can torture people as well as allow them to live out their impossible wishes. Greatest fears or past events can all be manipulated into something extremely sinister and made to seem so real to the inhabitant.
[drop2]Whatever you dream, a reason why we play videogames is to fulfil the fantasies that we cannot in reality. Whether it is working as a detective in 1940’s Los Angeles or becoming a world class footballer, videogames serve as an open door to all of our greatest aspirations and hopes. Likewise, titles such as Dead Space and Resident Evil allow us to participate in the fear of a nightmare whilst living in the knowledge that the fear is born out of the pixels on the screen and not a projection from the brain that could, potentially, be less synthetic than we allow ourselves to consider.Frankly, I find it difficult to believe that our minds can’t equal and even better the experience that can be had from playing videogames. Maybe in years ahead we will be playing videogames inside our heads, and returning to reality at the click of our fingers. For now though, I am forced to play with my Dualshock and simply speculate about where videogames could be taken in the impending years.
Who’s to say that this is reality? For all we know, we could all be a participant in one, awesome videogame, and a young boy could be sitting inside an arcade twiddling a joystick, leading our lives. Tough to comprehend, but with the existence of déjà vu and the little we know about the brain, who’s to say that someone, somewhere, isn’t inserting another coin?
SavageOranges
… 0_O pretty much sums me up now. Ironically, I’ll definitely lose sleep over this, thinking about it. Thanks Toby :P
moshi
My life would make a pretty crap game so I hope they enjoy wasting there money on me.
mynameisblair
Mind blown.
Good article, Toby. A bit on the weird side but that’s not a bad thing!
Kronik76
Someone’s been smoking too much pot… :-P
smokeybeef
I wouldn’t say we “choose” to sleep per se. It kind of gets forced upon us, doesn’t it?
Toby M [Dexter17]
To a degree. If you chose not to sleep for as long as you could you body would eventually send you to sleep (or into a sleeplike state) on its own. So I guess you’re right, but in saying that the amount of sleep you have can be controlled if you are determined to control it.
The general message that I was trying to put across is this; sleep is generally enjoyed, which goes against a typical human trait of fearing the unknown.
fattyuk
Sums me up as 1.fascinated by dreaming Nd the meaning of it. And yes inception is one of my favourite films ever
Pookinator
Wow, great read Toby! :)
CrawFail
If my life is a video game it’s in need of a serious patch.
..some DLC would be be nice too as this games currently only about a 6/10.
CrawFail
Graphics are nice though and controls are solid, until I use the ‘BEER’ item. Its a little hard to move the character around fluidly after that.
fattyuk
Post of the week!
rht992
the 3d’s awesome as well
TURRICAN-808
The Dreamcast:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBweijbvR_4
Crocadillian
WOOOO!
TURRICAN-808
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO1kKemcwYk
:)
MadJunkBoy
intressting read toby =) it kinda feels wierd when u find urself in a situation and thinks for urself: “i have been in this situation before”
i get that feeling alot of times… déjà vu…