I understand where you're coming from, but games are never just going to be a recreation of everyday life. No matter how realistic games get, they will always put the main character in extraordinary circumstances. Circumstances that in real life you'd never have the opportunity to participate in, or wouldn't want to take part in because of the dangers associated with it. I think as long as you know you're loading up a game, it will never be realistic, not to the degree you're suggesting.
My question would be, once games get photorealistic, where it looks completely real (on a monitor of some sort), would you still be able to kill an AI player? I think it would freak me out a bit if the player I was pumping full of lead looked as real as you or me. But then again, as long as I know I'm playing a game it may not make a difference.
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