As a person who only uses the internet for email and occasional research, I do not see the appeal of online games in general. Making a game that interrupts your everyday life as opposed to supplying a break from it brings bigger issues to my mind. Many people use the internet, as well as other media, to escape from the sometimes harsh reality of our lives. However, when the TV, radio, or computer goes off, we are brought back to reality. Some people however, seem to lose touch with reality at some point and do not fully understand the difference between what they saw on TV or the game they played on the internet, and the real world. Getting e-mails, instant messages, faxes and phone calls making the game seem real could further warp some people's sense of reality. The game remembers all the information you give it, such as your spouse's name. Later in the game yo

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