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Will our future lives be like a video game?

A few years ago, the software company Owlchemy Labs released a computer game called Job Simulator. As the digital scaffold of the metaverse continues to shoot up all around us, and asvirtual reality continues to merge with, and augment, our physical surroundings, computer games will become an increasingly present, increasingly seamless feature of our everyday lives.

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Play is the most natural form of learning, so why has society paused the game?

For me, primary school learning felt like recess, so receiving an award naming me best student all-rounder for my enthusiasm was a surprise since it felt like I was playing rather than being educated. By stark contrast, the formal teaching methods of high school were a shock to my system, prompting daydreaming during lessons because that engaging combination of explorative learning and play I knew and loved had vanished quicker than the sun

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