Noah Raford: Cómo hacer que los videojuegos sean una fuerza del bien 

Cómo hacer que los videojuegos sean una fuerza del bien 

Si pensamos que las redes sociales son poderosas, no perdamos de vista los videojuegos inmersivos, dice el futurista Noah Raford. A medida que más personas son captadas por el mundo de los videojuegos y la virtualidad, las comunidades que forjan empiezan a generar movimientos sociales del mundo real. Raford nos invita a reconocer qué está sucediendo realmente, y luego a aprovechar esas fuerzas para construir el futuro que queremos.

Video games have become more than entertainment, now eclipsing film and music with vast online economies and passionate communities. As traditional sources of meaning erode and anxiety rises, millions are finding purpose, identity, and belonging inside immersive games. These digital spaces can foster powerful movements—sometimes for good, sometimes fueling extremism—as seen when online clans spill into real-world action. The future depends on harnessing gaming culture to build positive communities rather than sow division.

Virtual Worlds Will Shape The Real-World Movements Of Tomorrow

Video games now outsize film and music combined, drawing billions into immersive social worlds. These environments offer community, purpose, and even economic opportunities, but they can also breed powerful, sometimes extreme, group identities. As a third of U.S. teenage gamers already spend more on virtual fashion than physical clothes, the line between digital and real life is blurring fast. The future may be dominated by 'gamecults'—movements born in games, spreading far beyond the screen.