One of the most fascinating additions to the video game world is the ability to be as completely immersed into the world. Games now boast that everything in the game is “in play,” meaning, you can leverage nearly any object as a weapon or an object to fulfill a quest or requirement.
You see, the environment is no longer something to be observed, it’s now something that can be leveraged and used.
As you approach the blogging medium through a new lens and a new perspective you can begin to see the blogging platform as a much more flexible, dynamic, and malleable object rather than a rigid rule-based object.
What I encouraged the listeners to do is to begin to see the blog as an opportunity, an opportunity to use it in ways that were never originally intended.
The metaphor that I used was a chair. You see, a chair is only a chair until you begin to use it.
For example, as it sits there doing nothing it is a “chair.” But, if I start putting things onto it it becomes a “table.” If I stand on it the chair becomes a “stool.” If I prop it against a door it’s not a “door stop.” If I throw it at someone it’s now a “weapon” or a symbol of “violence.”
You see, the object becomes it’s intended use.