RAFA_Ch4_ZIMMERMAN_Q

IN THIS ESSAY, ZIMMERMAN TALKS ABOUT NARRATIVE, INTERACTIVITY, PLAY AND GAMES.
THE PRODUCT IS EASY TO READ. MR. ZIMMERMAN CUT MY ATTENTION (NOT AN EASY TASK
SINCE I'M ADD POSITIVE) IN THE WAY HE DESCRIBES NARRATIVE AND I TOTALLY AGREE
WITH HIS VIEW (PG 156)
2. A NARRATIVE IS NOT MERELY A SERIES OF EVENTS BUT A PERSONIFICATION OF EVENTS THOUGH A MEDIUM SUCH AS LANGUAGE. THIS COMPONENT OF THE DEFINITION REFERENCES THE REPRESENTATIONAL ASPECT OF NARRATIVE.
HE ALSO GOES ON TO DESCRIBE GAME AS FOLLOWS: (PG 160)
A GAME IS A VOLUNTARY INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY, IN WHICH ONE OR MORE PLAYERS FOLLOW RULES THAT CONSTRAIN THEIR BEHAVIOR, ENACTING AN ARTIFICIAL CONFLICT THAT ENDS IN A QUANTIFIABLE OUTCOME.
I TOTALLY DISAGREE HERE WITH MR. ZIMMERMAN, "GAME CAN BE VOLUNTARY UNTIL A GAME NO LONGER IS A GAME AND BECOMES A ADDICTION OR A WAY OF LIFE" DO YOU AGREE WITH ME? DO POKER PLAYERS ARE PLAYING A GAME? OR ARE POKER PLAYERS NO LONGER PLAYERS BUT WORKERS?