講題：What Is "Real Life" and How Can You Get One? How Video Games and Competition Make Life Worth Living Even If They Are Not "Real"
講者：Alex Golub（龔雁達）（夏威夷大學馬諾亞分校人類學系副教授）
時間：2025/03/20（四）10:00-12:00
地點：清華大學人社院C304教室
承辦單位：中研院比較南島研究群、清華大學人類所「當代人類處境專題」課程、國科會「南島連結」計畫平台、台灣太平洋研究學會

本場次為實體演講，無須報名

演講摘要：

Like most things that happen online, video games are often seen as a waste of time because they make you fat, lonely, and unambitious. In contrast, sports is highly valued because it makes you healthy, requires teamwork, and teaches you to be successful. In this talk, we examine the literature in psychology and anthropology to understand what kind of experiences people find meaningful. 'Real life' - a life full of meaning, fulfillment, and comradeship with others -- does not have to be a life spend 'face to face'. It can happen online as well. Once we realize this, we can see that life online is not always bad, and life in the 'real world' is not always good. More important is the quality of experience you have, whether than experience happens online or off.