#36 Runescape

Egad! I am still not quite half way through the tutorial! I did create a character named Cheshire, red hair in Princess Leia buns and a green outfit. So far, she has spoken to strangers, baked bread, burnt shrimp, chopped trees and killed a large rat. We were asked to do fifteen minutes of the tutorial, and all that took me two and one half hours. I can see how a person can fall, like Alice, down the rabbit hole of time and just disappear for hours into these fantasy worlds. If nothing else, the game teaches you to follow instructions, or you get nothing done! I enjoyed it all in all, although I often got confused.

These games have their place in the world, role playing being a good use of the imagination, and quests and adventures teach a person to think and plan out, maybe even learn some lessons. As a side bar, my daughter met her future husband on just such a game, she was sitting in a pub feeling blue, he was passing through. They got to talking, and two years later, they married. Imagine had he not stopped by that pub, even though it doesnt really exist?

As pertaining to use in the library, these mega games can be a problem, especially with young people. Time and computer availabity can become a serious issue. However, if it can get young people into the library, maybe they will check out a book, while they are waiting for their computer slot to open so they can slay a dragon.