I look at most games as the evil.

They provide the illusion of power or change in your life, but nothing really change outside of your game. Nothing improve other than your stats.

So instead of just playing game, I also make them. With making video games, I learn all sort of thing applicable to programming and real life. The game I am working on will enlighten players with a simulation of infantry combat. (suppressive fire, maneuvering, covers, spacing, etc)