Why Your Mom Told You Not to Play Video Games Before Bed
I was playing Halo 2 the other night before bed, and I awoke the next morning having had the most peculiar (but justified) dream.
In it, I was in what I can best describe as a souped up laser-tag-esque arena, only the other people were playing were “astronaut miners” who supposedly lived on the “station” we were in. Sigourney Weaver was there as Ripley, but she died a couple of times and came back. I was the only one with a gun, but the rounds I was firing were live.
Aliens (the ones from Alien, not Halo 2) were running around, as were several miniature Predators (from Predator…in case there was any confusion). The Predators were running toward me at one point for (unexpectedly) help - which was good, because my gun was jammed when I was trying to fire on them. They sounded like kids, were short, and had what looked like rubber masks on.
The dream never resolved itself, but it got me thinking. Why was I dreaming about running around shooting Aliens? Well, the Aliens were probably because I watching Alien the week prior, and the arena/shooting aspect was probably because I played Halo 2 just before bed. I have absolutely no idea where the kid-Predators were from, especially since I haven’t seen either of the AVP movies.
Occasionally a book I’m reading before bed will creep into my dreams, but this was a really vivid dream that had me running around worried and stressed (in the dream, not in my apartment).
Maybe Mom was right. Maybe I shouldn’t play video games before bed. Maybe you shouldn’t either.
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June 24th, 2009 at 11:21 am
We the Management would like to clarify the wording in Sean’s final statement.
As people in the business of making video games, on the contrary, we the Management would like to encourage you to play video games all the time, enjoy them, talk about them with friends, and plan on purchasing many more especially indie games. We certainly do not wish to discourage any behavior that is pro-game.
We believe the sentiment Sean was grasping for was “Enjoy Responsibly.” Followed by a hearty “Game On.”