Sketching from Scratch

Jacq!

Here's a concept illustration / turn-around I did two weeks ago along with the Giant.

I'm normally awake until 3am and I can't help but notice a lot of kids hanging out near the Internet Shop outside our house. Not to judge them, but I keep on thinking about what they are doing with their lives and how much of their time is spent playing games online instead of doing stuff that's more productive.

Now, don't get me wrong. I have nothing against gaming, I worked in game development before. I think one or two hours is ok. It's no different from having other hobbies... I practically spend an hour or two daily messing with my model kits, tinkering with my guitar or watching anime so there's really no harm in doing stuff like that on a daily basis to unwind.

But to play half of your day playing games daily? That's like throwing your future away.

I wonder how many lives have already been destroyed by DOTA? Which isn't true really, it's just a game, and a good one at that. It's not the game that should be blamed, but the players who've become addicted.

So,  to be more politically correct, how many people have decided to waste their lives playing online games?