Just like any hobby or passion, gaming or watching others game brings me a lot of joy and comfort. I, especially, like seeing others play on YouTube because as silly as it sounds, it feels like I'm in the comfort of company. I've grown up watching so many gaming channels that it would make my mother upset countless times.
But growing up with gaming as a part of my life did change my perspective in many ways. For example, certain games evoked emotions that were refreshing in some unique way. Sad games like "Beyond Two Souls" or the "Walking Dead Telltale" games made me cry a lot while games like "Little Nightmares" or "Corpse Party" made me break into a cold sweat.
But I guess you could say they did have some influence on the way I thought about ideas.
This is because they allowed me to be part of an imaginary world separate from ours and we were free and even compelled to do whatever we wanted. Sure, they could end up in bad results, but there's always the possibility of trying again—unlike what most of life offers. That's the comforting thing about games.
Another reason is the gaming community. People create so much amazing content as a result of their love of games. For example, game theories or philosophical discourse always bring my attention to the smallest and most subtle details. My favorite game theories were always the ones where you thought the game was very single layered and simple in it's meaning but seems to hide a darker truth, like "Hello Neighbor" or "Doki Doki Literature Club."
A final thing I like about them is that they offer us the perspective of a team of people who created the game to offer us a certain message. For a deep and compelling one like "Detroit: Become Human,"it's interesting to consider the philosophy of games and the character development in juxtaposition to our development.