I don't look at videogames any differently now then when I was a child. I don't remember ever being immersed to the point where the game environment seems real, and I don't particularly care to experience videogames in that way.
Who Plays Games and Why: Evolutionary Biology Looks at Videogames Wednesday, June 2, 2010 5:30-7:30 pm. (registration begins at 5:00 pm.) Harvard University Science Center, One Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA
a Boston paper just put out this article about the top 20 videogame bosses of all time (in their opinion). my dissents aside I thought it was funny that they did this in honor of National Boss Day on the 16th! http://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid24919.aspx