Escape to an Animal Crossing Reality
I love this essay about Animal Crossing! Ananya Udaygiri writes about how this simple Japanese video game has such an effect on our generation. Not only is it a “miniature escape” from our everyday chaotic lives, but it is a way for Gen Z to have a vision about better times. I especially loved this essay, since I am addicted to Animal Crossing. I actually have over 400 hours of gameplay on Animal Crossing New Horizons as of now. After reading Udaygiri’s essay, I want to explore more about why and how video games, specifically simulation video games, have these kind of effects on our generation. Perhaps they make us want to escape from reality and have our own separate lives? Or maybe we simply enjoy the idea of living a life different from our current one.
