Arthur and I have been playing a lot of Burnout Dominator recently. V good game. In my usual inept driving game style, my thumb has been firmly on the X the whole time. Really pressing down hard, inducing thumb-ache. Which is of course pointless; you don't go faster by pressing harder. But you can't help it, it illustrates how persuasive the whole experience is to your brain, it's really hard not to press hard, hunch forward, screw up your face, the whole time.
Which made me wonder if Burnout Dominator might therefore be a good training tool for buddhist monks and those who wish to demonstrate control over their emotions and their bodies. If you can drive really hard and fast in Burnout Dominator and keep the pressure light then you've got some kind of zenfoo PS2 detachment from the real world mastery.
