FREE ESSAY ON FANTASY ESCAPES

FANTASY ESCAPES

Fantasy Escapes
What does it mean to escape? Why do people need to escape? Both questions deal with how
people cope with their everyday lives. The first one is easy; to escape means to leave
your cares and worries behind for just a little while out of each day. The second one is
also similar; if people did not take breaks from life they would wear themselves down too
fast. This is where taking a trip to a fantasy land can help. The whole fantasy genre can
be seen, as a way to escape the reality of life, be it through books, role-playing, or
computer games.
One of the many ways people can relax and escape the world is through reading for
pleasure. One category that has become popular is the fantasy genre. This category
includes a wide selection of titles that are appealing to many age groups. One of the
many things that are appealing about the fantasy genre is how the authors bring you into
the world that they create. Each author creates his or her own world and fills it with
people and creatures from their imaginations. It is with these characters that the plot
starts off and draws the reader into the world. Once in this imaginary world the readers
start to see the pictures that the authors are trying to paint for them, lands full of
beauty and mystery, comedy and drama. It is these elements that really make the readers
appreciate the author's hard work as they slip out of the real world and into the one
that the author has painted for them. This is why readers will pay for series of books:
to follow the path of their favorite hero, or re-visit the land they once loved, because
as they read on their imagination is put to work playing out the scenes that they are
reading. That is one of the best parts about books, knowing that you can always pick up
where you left off. 
One of the more interesting ways of escaping reality is through the practice of fantasy
role-playing. Role playing is a is a fun way of creating and living a life that can not
happen due to the real world limitations. It is this freedom that is so attractive to
many people as it allows them to do anything they can imagine. Role-playing has many
different styles, ranging from old pencil and paper, to live action, and even chat room
based ones. Role-playing has been around for quite a while, but has gained most of its
popularity with the official creation of the Dungeons & Dragonsa series. With D&D
everything is based off of some funny looking dice, a game master who is responsible for
the plot, and the different player characters. Another more recent addition to
role-playing is live action. Live action is very similar to a play. The characters are in
costume and act everything out. Unlike a play there is no script and everything is
created from imagination. With the age of computers and the Internet in effect,
role-playing has started to branch out into the chat room communities. Chat room based
RP's are very similar to pencil and paper ones, but are not as dependant upon rules and
dice rolls. They are more like a story in which all players contribute to the plot. With
these examples it can be seen that role-playing games are similar to fantasy based books.
Based on the way you imagine what the world around you is like. Role-playing is also
different due to the fact that with a book the author is painting the picture, and with
role-playing the players are in control. It is the ability to control a player that makes
role-playing such an enjoyable hobby.
A more modern and visually stimulating escape can be accomplished by the use of computer
games. With the evolution of the computer, many games started with text based programs
that would display crude graphics to complement a story. As time wove on computers became
more complex and so did the programs that ran on them. Now many programs use advanced
graphic interfaces to move the user through, this is no exception for games. Now games
are highly graphic based and are able to give the user a better picture of what is
happening. This has been very helpful for the fantasy-based games, as it gives the user a
better representation of how the plot has progressed. The new style of fantasy games
allow users explore the game world more and be excited when they see the results of their
actions take place on the screen. Some of these titles are also considered to be
role-playing games and while they are limited by technology still they are ever
advancing. Now there is a new aspect that has been added to these games, that is the
multiplayer aspect. With this new addition people are able to interact with one another
from within the game world. While most games only allow 4 to 16 people to be in one game
world at a time there are several games on the market that have thousands of players in
the same world simultaneously. One of the most notable of these games (and a personal
favorite) is Everquest. Everquest is an online role-playing game with a large community
of players and a wide range of ages. This game is interesting in the way that a person
can develop strong friendships with fellow players, but this is also how the game can
become addicting, by finding friends and working together just get a little further in
the game. With all of these games out there it should be very easy to find one and lose
yourself inside the game world.
With all of the different ways to get away from life, going the route of a fantasy voyage
can seem a little different. These different but uplifting ways can make your life a
little easier to live. If they do not suit you there are many other paths that lead to
relaxation and happiness.