Games

Gaming has been my life-long passion, in most of its shapes and forms.

As someone growing up with early computers, those computer games of course have accompanied me most of my life, and I both play and create them. While I’ve had my occasional binge sessions, I don’t really consider myself a gamer much, though the point may be debatable.

I’ve also been playing tabletop roleplaying games for decades. Storytelling is one of the oldest human past-times, and a vital aspect of culture. Roleplaying games allow us to experience life as it could be, try out decisions or personalities unlike our own, and engage in deep creative thinking.

Roleplaying games are actually an interesting and complex subject. There have been a few non-fiction books written about it such as “The Functions of Role-Playing Games: How Participants Create Community, Solve Problems and Explore Identity”

I also play Live Action Roleplaying (LARP). But I don’t write about that on the Internet, because LARP only works as a real-world activity.