With game systems like Wii which force the gamer to actively participate (let's say, bowling for example), when this much physical effort is needed to play a game, what is it that prevents the gamer from going out and actually participating in real-life situations (i.e. actually going bowling)?

Although,one does exert more physical effort when one plays games such as Bowling on Wii, the truth is that the effort is not equivalent to the effort that would be put forth is the activity were being done in actual life. The respond being that its seems that what these types of games have that stop people from experiencing life outdoors is the same types of factors that stop gamers of regular video games.As to what that is I am not quite sure other than it seems to stem from being able to live out some kind of fantasy that they would other wise not be able to obtain. It may seem that in the case of more "realistic" games such as bowling, this fantasy could be obtained however, the games are still video games and so certain qualities such as high scores are more easily obtained in the games then in real life, since the Wii stick is not as heavy as a regular bowling ball. There might also be a kind of comfort that is gained from being able to perform in a more private setting.

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