在閱讀了《魯濱孫漂流記》之后,我發(fā)現(xiàn)其內(nèi)容與當(dāng)今世界的生存游戲非常相似。因為他們都有一系列主要任務(wù),一個相同的過程——使用有限的資源來生活,以及一個類似的結(jié)局——逃離。? ? ?
在情節(jié)的最開始,總是有一個過渡期來保護(hù)新手,系統(tǒng)(或故事作者)將提供一些幫助來幫助主角(或游戲玩家)適應(yīng)奇怪的環(huán)境。例如,提供一些有各種必需品的沉船,以協(xié)助主角踏上島嶼。在適應(yīng)之后,系統(tǒng)將促使主角默默地探索地圖,然后游戲才真正開始。此外,主角可能會接受一些改善生活條件方面的支線任務(wù),但如果不完成,也不會產(chǎn)生太大的影響。例如,魯賓遜在島上馴化了山羊并拯救了西班牙人等等。然而,星期五拯救并協(xié)助船長重新控制船只,則算是主線任務(wù),這通常意味著它會影響該劇情的發(fā)展。
為什么《魯賓遜漂流記》可以被視為一個游戲?魯賓遜是多么幸運(yùn)的一個男人,你會不自覺地認(rèn)為他的命運(yùn)像是安排好了的,如同游戲中的角色一般早就被系統(tǒng)安排好了命運(yùn)。但魯賓遜會發(fā)現(xiàn)他自己是處于笛福設(shè)計好的游戲中嗎?不。而我們又該怎樣做才能通過所謂的命運(yùn)或其他什么東西來辨別到自身是否處于游戲之中?事實上,我們是否身在籠中并不重要?,F(xiàn)實是什么?魯賓遜漂流記的世界,對我們來說是虛擬文學(xué),對他來說卻是現(xiàn)實。游戲里的角色也是如此。雖然在故事中,魯賓遜拒絕了家人的安排,而選擇在海上航行。這是命運(yùn),也是他的選擇,是冥冥之中他必走的路,但也是遵從他內(nèi)心的選擇。因此,生命對我們自己來說哪怕也只是一場游戲,但更重要的是我們內(nèi)心如何做出選擇。?
(譯自我閱讀課的讀書筆記,中文版有改動,以下為原文)
Reading Robinson Crusoe in Game Perspective
? ? After reading Robinson Crusoe, I found that its content is very similar to the survival video games in today’s world. Because both of them have a series of main missions, a same process – use limited sources to live on and a similar ending.
? ? At the very beginning of the plot, there is always a transitional period to protect the green hand that the system (Or the writer in the story) will offer some helps to assist the protagonist (Or the player in the game) to adapt the strange environment. For example, send some shipwreck with various necessities in order to assist the protagonist to foot on the island. After the adaptation, the system will impel the protagonist silently to explore the map, then the game truly starts. Besides, the protagonist may accept some side missions which will improve the living conditions but it’ll affect nothing if the protagonist won’t do it. For instance, Robinson had domesticated goats in the island and saved the Spanish man, etc. However, saving Friday and assisting captain to re-control the ship, they belong to the main mission which means it will influence the development of the plot.
? ? Why I’ll consider Robinson Crusoe as a game is because Robinson is so lucky a man that you would unconsciously think anything upon him had been arranged by someone already just like playing a survival video game. But would Robinson Crusoe discover that he is in a game designed by Defoe? No. And how can we realize whether we are in the game setting by what-so-called fate or anything else? But it is not really matter whether we’re in the cage or not. What is the reality? Robinson Crusoe’s world, which is a virtual literature for us, is the reality to him. So does the player in the game space. Although in the game, Robinson denied the fate given by family and chose to sail on the sea. It is the fate and also the choice made by him. Thus, life is a game for ourselves and what is important is our inner mind chose to be.
(首發(fā)于網(wǎng)易蝸牛讀書)