Diving into a flat digital universe (which can be 'three-dimensional' yet nonetheless still flat) in which you're robbed of some of your 'existential freedom' is an extremely disappointing experience, the prime reason why such worlds are fairly quickly forgotten. Many virtual lifeworlds are extremely linear, despite exploration being one of the most fundamental attractive forces of (virtual) worlds in general. In a demythologized real world the meaning of life for people addicted to videogames is thus: 'Stay virtual!' Virtual lifeworlds share similarities with everyday worlds but are fundamentally different in that they're created by humans from the bottom up, and thus every single piece of content is meaningful or intended (glitches aside, which are the unintended side effects and manifestation of the imperfection of human existence). Touch, smell and taste are missing as of yet, surely because they're not going to be all that pleasant at times in a GTA universe, but we can nonetheless speak of a true lifeworld in which one can meaningfully dwell, in our present age mostly for recreational purposes (although the internet is in its own right a virtual world with a more diverse set of goals). Reflect on all of this and it becomes apparent that digital, virtual worlds do 'exist' in a rather important sense, in that you can memorize and recall their 'existential spatiality' as well as their narrative, music and sounds. It was almost as if we moved to a different city that also existed. I recall roaming the virtual world of Liberty City for months and I'm pretty sure all of my friends did as well. The same basically applied to Grand Theft Auto 2, but when the third installment of the series came around I was instantly hooked. Being a notoriously difficult game I was terrible at it it's hard for me to remember whether I finished the game or not. I remember playing the first Grand Theft Auto (you know, the one with the third person helicopter view) when I was around the age of eleven.

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