Are Games Better than Real Life?

I really enjoyed the David Perry and found his presentation rather gripping. His statistics he shared were enlightening; target age to sell video games to is 37, and that 43% of gamers are women. That does surprise me. I have 1 son who loves gaming and 3 daughters who couldn't care less about video games, so this statistic shocks me.

However, the part of the presentation that sticks out in my mind was the video made by the addicted gamer, honestly it scared me to my very core. I am not ready to accept that real world and virtual world gray area. I suppose I learned from it, however, that if we are designing, the games need to promote good qualities, that perhaps our students will adopt.