appreciate that use of these games is a uniquely powerful interaction. For the player, time
stands still and self-consciousness disappears. Csikszentmihalyi described this state as
“flow.” 1 His concept was exemplified by mountain climbers living in the moment of ascent or
surgeons lost in a delicate and demanding task. He could just as well have been describing
what happens when individuals engage with some of today's interactive games. Games are …