Aggression in Video Games as Escapism and Mean for Self-Development

Cilj ovoga rada je istražiti smisao agresije, shvaćene kao prvenstveno kao borbe, natjecanje i suočavanje s izazovom u videoigrama; kada je korištena kao eskapističko sredstvo bijega od životnih problema ili dosade, ali i njezin potencijal za osobno jačanje i razvijanje pojedinca. Radom želim istražiti opravdanost kritike nasilne agresije igrača u videoigrama; kao i utemeljenost samorazvoja na nasilnom, ali nenasilnom natjecanju u videoigrama tumačeno kroz ideje volje za moć i amor fati Friedricha Nietzschea. Samorazvoj kroz videoigre također promatram kao potragu za osobnom realizacijom kroz širu filozofije egzistencije, ali i upotrebu znanstvenih spoznaja o koristi primjene igre i njezinih mehanika radi poboljšavanja učenja i rješavanje stvarnih problema.Goal of this paper is to investigate meaning of aggression, understood primarily as fighting, competition, and confronting challenge in video games; in its use as mean of escapism to evade life problems and boredom, but also its potential for individual personal growth and development. I aim to investigate if critique of violent player aggression in video games is justified with this work; as well as founding for self-development based violent and non-violent competition in video games, interpreted through Friedrich Nietzsche’s ideas of will to power and amor fati. Self-development through video games is also observed as a search for personal realization through broader existentialism, but also through use of scientific knowledge about usefulness of game and its mechanics for improving of learning and solving of real world issues