The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch - Part 1 Reflection

"What might Perky Pat Layouts correspond to in your own world? Why do you make that connection?" 

The entire interface with the Perky Pat Layouts reminded me a lot of Role Playing Games that we have in our world. The connection was first brought up in the D2L quiz we took. From there I saw more and more connections. In Three Stigmata, people escape their lives and take solace becoming someone else. Different people embody the same person and live that person's life, even if only for a short period of time.

That kind of escapism is largely the idea behind many video games. A person, seeking to experience something other than their own life, takes on the roles and responsibilties of a character. Only in recent developments have games that involve player choice become popular. Most of the time you are playing through another person. Yes you are you playing, but at the same time you are this other person making decisions for them.