Suspension of Consequences
In games, we are also allowed virtual experience, without physical or social accountability. Fox Network’s House, M.D. series once touted House as the “doctor you love to hate.” Far from hating House, most of us envy his lack of adherence to social norms. In adventure games, we are at liberty, and often required, to forego the social niceties in pursuit of the game’s goal. Trespassing, grand theft, and a host of misdemeanors are often part and parcel of the required actions to complete the game.