Do video games need a new name?
We’re in the middle of a transformation in online idle time, a shift from passive doomscrolling to something more engaging and often more social.
- doomscrolling 명사 나쁜 상황에 대한 뉴스만을 강박적으로 확인하는 행위
Interactive activities are blurring the lines between video games and other social activities. Games like Pokémon Go, Fortnite and Among Us host hangouts for friends, pop culture moments and political organizing. In so doing, they’re redefining what a “video game” is.
- hangout : (사람의) 집; 집합소, (악당 등의) 소굴 / 저급한 오락장
And it’s not just gaming companies experimenting with interactives. Zoom has new features that include poker, trivia and mystery games. Peloton will make a game where pedaling can command a rolling virtual wheel. Netflix plans to add video games.
- trivia 1. 하찮은[사소한] 것들[정보] 2. (퀴즈 등에서 테스트되는) 일반상식
“It feels as if something exciting is happening,” my colleague Shira Ovide writes in our sister newsletter, On Tech. “There’s more mushing together to arrive at new digital forms that emphasize interaction rather than passive reading, watching or listening.”
- mush : 곤죽 (같은 덩어리·반죽) / 개썰매 여행을 하다