Quote of the Day

21Sep09

I view video games as something of an emotional therapy…it can be a relief, a kind of decompression to just play some video games. If I’m having some negative thoughts or negative feelings, videogames are one way in which I can release that energy in the context of the illusion of the game. I feel better afterwards. The aggression that comes out in the video game satiates whatever desire I might have to express that feeling. For me, that’s very skilful because when I do that I don’t have to go and hit anyone over the head.

–The Karmapa Lama, Trinley Dorje, who according to the Times of India remains “the only senior Buddhist leader recognized by Beijing, the Tibetans and India.” In a 2008 Time Magazine article, he was described as a “baby-faced 22-year-old who may be Tibet’s next great hope.”

(Via Game Politics)


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