Video games have one problem, the way I see it. Take me as a social critic with the opinion put, but video games, gather shallow tastes. They become even more shallow in time, more streamline, corrupt with worst market instincts. It will kill them. That is why, I would hesitate calling myself a gamer. Infact, I do have little patience for gaming. But I like art, I like self expression, I like the mystery dive. That is why, I do enjoy some interactive fiction here and there. I also like systems and systemic thinking, because systems are puzzles - all broken by design - which is why, I do check out on games briefly, never stick to them for long, though. They just do not hold. They do not have the power, for me.