Proust

how should i start this ... Marcel Proust, author of À la recherche du temps perdu (In search of lost time), this semi auto-biographical novel has 8 volumes. ( will need to find an article on a bit of it way too large to read)

Quote from wikipedia

"In Search of Lost Time can be viewed as a vast bildungsroman in which the neurasthenic narrator discovers that he is a writer after a lifetime spent distracted by society and love."

"In search of lost time " Is our quote from this person to find the relationship between 'in search of lost time' and ' online gaming'. Bering in mind that Marcel Proust died before Computer games existed.

First thoughts of this is that "in search of lost time" could mean simple things such as wasting time playing online games instead of doing something more useful.

e.g:- its 11oclock at night. and Mat has alot of work to do for uni, but he's playing a counterstrike instead.

some would say why doesn't he try to finish as much of the work as possible.
some would say why not go to bed and go sleep early.

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From my own experience by talking to real people in game online, they seem to not to have a real life as such.

ie, basic routine would probably be:-

• Wake up
• go to work
• come back home from work
• Play online game
  
• Sleep

this quote "in search of lost time" could mean that they are searching for something to do to catch up on lost time, for example someone who just recovered from a coma, but in this case in such a hypnotic state that their lives revolve around online gaming some of the lucky ones can just quit it like that, some not so lucky and have to go for therapy to help them back into the real world.

so.. this quote can support the bad side and the good side to gaming.. will look more into it....

Basics on online gaming

"the refer to video games that are played over some form of computer network, most commonly the Internet. The expansion of online gaming has reflected the overall expansion of computer networks from small local networks to the Internet and the growth of Internet access itself. Online games can range from simple text based games to games incorporating complex graphics and virtual worlds populated by many players simultaneously. Many online games have associated online communities, making online games a form of social activity beyond single player games." - wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Games

Online gaming

To produce a unique presentation (in pairs, me, Jonathan and Richard Ip) to do with online ga,ing and relating it to the quote, "A la recherche du temps perdu." (In search of lost time) - Marcel Proust