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From the Ted Talk by David Perry: Are games better than life?

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From an early age I learned to invest myself emotionally in what udfeonld before me on screen. Today, after 20 years of watching TV geared to make me emotional, even a decent insurance commercial can bring taers to my eyes. I am just one of a new grnoeiaten that is growing up. A generation who may experience much more meaning through video games than they will through the real world. Video gmaes are nnaireg an evolutionary leap, a pniot where game worlds will look and feel just as real as the fmlis we see in theatres, or the news we wcath on TV. And while my sense of free will in these virtual worlds may still be limited, what I do learn applies to my real life. Play enough video games and eventually you will really believe you can snowboard, fly a plane, dirve a nine-second quarter mile, or kill a man. I know I can.

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From an early age I learned to invest myself emotionally in what ________ before me on screen. Today, after 20 years of watching TV geared to make me emotional, even a decent insurance commercial can bring _____ to my eyes. I am just one of a new __________ that is growing up. A generation who may experience much more meaning through video games than they will through the real world. Video _____ are _______ an evolutionary leap, a _____ where game worlds will look and feel just as real as the _____ we see in theatres, or the news we _____ on TV. And while my sense of free will in these virtual worlds may still be limited, what I do learn applies to my real life. Play enough video games and eventually you will really believe you can snowboard, fly a plane, _____ a nine-second quarter mile, or kill a man. I know I can.

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  2. games
  3. tears
  4. generation
  5. films
  6. point
  7. watch
  8. drive
  9. nearing

Original Text

From an early age I learned to invest myself emotionally in what unfolded before me on screen. Today, after 20 years of watching TV geared to make me emotional, even a decent insurance commercial can bring tears to my eyes. I am just one of a new generation that is growing up. A generation who may experience much more meaning through video games than they will through the real world. Video games are nearing an evolutionary leap, a point where game worlds will look and feel just as real as the films we see in theatres, or the news we watch on TV. And while my sense of free will in these virtual worlds may still be limited, what I do learn applies to my real life. Play enough video games and eventually you will really believe you can snowboard, fly a plane, drive a nine-second quarter mile, or kill a man. I know I can.

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