{"id":4587,"date":"2022-02-01T15:36:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T14:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/01\/pushing-buttons-why-are-games-about-mundane-tasks-so-much-fun\/"},"modified":"2022-02-01T15:36:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T14:36:06","slug":"pushing-buttons-why-are-games-about-mundane-tasks-so-much-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/01\/pushing-buttons-why-are-games-about-mundane-tasks-so-much-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Pushing Buttons: why are games about mundane tasks so much fun?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this week\u2019s newsletter: farming, city planning, even golf \u2013 I admit I find games about unbelievably boring activities addictive<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/info\/ng-interactive\/2021\/nov\/24\/sign-up-for-pushing-buttons-keza-macdonalds-weekly-look-at-the-world-of-gaming\">Don\u2019t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Welcome to Pushing Buttons, the Guardian\u2019s gaming newsletter. If you\u2019d like to receive it in your inbox every week, just pop your email in below \u2013 and check your inbox (and spam) for the confirmation email.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite the hundreds of happy hours I spent playing Guitar Hero in the late 00s, I feel slightly resentful towards it. In my late teens I was a decent player of the actual guitar, but Guitar Hero was so much more fun that I ended up ditching my actual instrument and playing that instead. I became superhumanly good at it, and meanwhile I remain an average player of the real guitar to this day. What might have happened if I\u2019d spent all those hours learning my real instrument? Obviously Guitar Hero is the sole reason I\u2019m not currently embarking on my seventh stadium tour.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/2022\/feb\/01\/pushing-buttons-why-are-games-about-mundane-tasks-so-much-fun\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/24b7a46050914a68b15139b64f745a88cce78712\/67_0_1983_1190\/master\/1983.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=e0a400d3c4d056a7ec008ec0cff4f353\" title=\"Pushing Buttons: why are games about mundane tasks so much fun?\" \/>In this week\u2019s newsletter: farming, city planning, even golf \u2013 I admit I find games about unbelievably boring activities addictive<br \/>\nDon\u2019t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here<br \/>\nWelcome to Pushing Buttons, the Guardian\u2019s gaming newsletter. If you\u2019d like to receive it in your inbox every week, just pop your email in below \u2013 and check your inbox (and spam) for the confirmation email.<br \/>\nDespite the hundreds of happy hours I spent playing Guitar Hero in the late 00s, I feel slightly resentful towards it. In my late teens I was a decent player of the actual guitar, but Guitar Hero was so much more fun that I ended up ditching my actual instrument and playing that instead. I became superhumanly good at it, and meanwhile I remain an average player of the real guitar to this day. What might have happened if I\u2019d spent all those hours learning my real instrument? Obviously Guitar Hero is the sole reason I\u2019m not currently embarking on my seventh stadium tour. 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