tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813372066757919083.post1014029106416324196..comments2015-11-01T00:53:51.330+01:00Comments on More than just a Game: On SemanticsMaldwizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726258842496198525noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813372066757919083.post-8177106901265708882015-05-26T21:28:26.154+02:002015-05-26T21:28:26.154+02:00Hello Jeromai! Thanks for your comment. That is an...Hello Jeromai! Thanks for your comment. That is an astute observation. I can also image hardcore raiders being genuinely burned out at some point. However, it is my impression that many people (like e.g. Tobold) who use the term are probably rather experiencing boredom or apathy than what you describe. This is, of course, just a personal impression.Maldwizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02726258842496198525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813372066757919083.post-91015523438223050722015-05-26T21:26:07.504+02:002015-05-26T21:26:07.504+02:00Hello Shandren! Thanks for your comment. I studied...Hello Shandren! Thanks for your comment. I studied philosophy as well – in fact, I’ve had a keen interest in philosophy ever since I’ve first come into contact with it in comprehensive school and as such I consider myself a lifelong student of philosophy. I wish you all the best with your dissertation.Maldwizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02726258842496198525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813372066757919083.post-21185970886234132342015-05-26T04:12:34.849+02:002015-05-26T04:12:34.849+02:00Nice discussion on semantics, and very much agreed...Nice discussion on semantics, and very much agreed on defining terms.<br /><br />I'd like to point out that there's a use of "burnout" in an MMO context that I personally feel is more closely akin to the psychological terminology than someone feeling apathetic and bored and deciding that they're "burned out."<br /><br />This is where the individual has intensely and almost obsessively played said game for hours daily, "grinding" for some kind of goal, or lingering on to do an activity he or she no longer enjoys out of social obligation (e.g. raiding) and just finding it very hard to detach from the game. This eventually ends up in a dramatic emotional explosion whose energy they use to quit the game forevermore, or just find that they've literally "chored" and "obligated" themselves to the point where nothing in or related to the game can ever give them joy again.<br /><br />I'd suggest the above is a fairly valid use of "burn out," it's just confused by others who use the term without actually experiencing such a thing.Jeromaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02206083433625986970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7813372066757919083.post-34277131906125040192015-05-26T00:26:05.797+02:002015-05-26T00:26:05.797+02:00Nice read, and boy do i aggree with the sentiment ...Nice read, and boy do i aggree with the sentiment that defining terms is something we could all become better at remembering. As a phd-student in philosophy I have written several papers/articles whose sole purpose was to clear up mistakes resolving from subtle equivocations (two words having the same name, but different meanings) or straight up undefined terms. SO often the reason two parties to a debate are talking past each other is that they think they are using the same terms, whereas they really aren'tShandrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09243368468608048536noreply@blogger.com