Panopticon of global surveillance

[Magda Hassan]

I have often wondered about these games and the possibility of deeper entry into the Collective Unconscious by some players.

I realise this may sound far fetched to most, but I don't actually think it is. And to take the concern to its natural conclusion, some games would be designed with this possibility in mind ("in-mind" being the operating principle).

I am reminded of the 1980's film, a good one imo, featuring Dennis Quaid, Max von Sydow and Christopher Plummer - quite a cast. The film was called "Dreamscape".

The question one needs to ask is this. Can one be trained to enter another's dream - even their day dream - even when they are in a semi day dream state playing a Game?

As to the latter I don;t know. For the former question I feel sure the answer is yes.

Definitely yes to the former. The altered states of consciousness and brain waves the people go into when playing these games, like being in the zone when watching tv, make a direct route to the unconscious, which is why tv sdvertising is so valuable. Also the amount of time many spend on playing the games means they often spend more time in that 'reality' than their 'normal' waking reality and 'real' people.