point taken, but I think those activities are not exactly the same. You need to create a whole new movie for me to keep watching—you cannot create it once and have me watch it for two years straight. It’s a one time thing. Ditto the rest of your examples. They’re naturally limited in time.
By the way that’s exactly why shows in place of movies. Much lower expense on each episode plus addiction equals airtime and income. Movies are not made to be addictive, but shows are.
Whereas social media and games don’t have this problem. Contemporary games are endless, create once and run forever—until a better one comes along.
I think that’s a useful distinction. A lot of games do have natural endings, though some (especially online multiplayer games) don’t. I’ve definitely put much more time than I wanted into Overwatch and Rocket League; but I haven’t had that can’t-stay-away problem with most single-player offline games. Especially ones with definite narrative arcs, like, say, Final Fantasy 7 (both versions). Those are technically replayable, but like you say about movies, I don’t reach the end and think “just one more time through!”
point taken, but I think those activities are not exactly the same. You need to create a whole new movie for me to keep watching—you cannot create it once and have me watch it for two years straight. It’s a one time thing. Ditto the rest of your examples. They’re naturally limited in time.
By the way that’s exactly why shows in place of movies. Much lower expense on each episode plus addiction equals airtime and income. Movies are not made to be addictive, but shows are.
Whereas social media and games don’t have this problem. Contemporary games are endless, create once and run forever—until a better one comes along.
I think that’s a useful distinction. A lot of games do have natural endings, though some (especially online multiplayer games) don’t. I’ve definitely put much more time than I wanted into Overwatch and Rocket League; but I haven’t had that can’t-stay-away problem with most single-player offline games. Especially ones with definite narrative arcs, like, say, Final Fantasy 7 (both versions). Those are technically replayable, but like you say about movies, I don’t reach the end and think “just one more time through!”