Gaming can be a great way to learn about different parts of the world, subcultures, and activities you don't regularly have access to. For example, one of my favorite games of all time is Geoguessr. If you've never played, they drop you into a random location somewhere on Google Maps street view, and you have to figure out where you are in the world, down to the exact coordinates. You could be in a sparsely populated village in Mongolia, or you could be on a city street in Paris. It's up to you and your ability to interpret context clues to figure it out.
The great thing about Geoguessr, though, besides its riveting gameplay, is that you get to literally see the world. You get to simulate being places you will probably never go. And you get to see them without all the curation of travel photography/ tourism promotion. You get to see the world as it actually is. This is one of the ways that gaming can be valuable to us, outside just entertainment.
The great thing about Geoguessr, though, besides its riveting gameplay, is that you get to literally see the world. You get to simulate being places you will probably never go. And you get to see them without all the curation of travel photography/ tourism promotion. You get to see the world as it actually is. This is one of the ways that gaming can be valuable to us, outside just entertainment.
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