“We thought he lived, for many reasons, a wasted life. And then we get these stories sharing just the opposite.”
, explores how gaming offered Mats a way to transcend his physical limitations and connect with others.
“We strongly believed that he was lonely, that he had no meaning for other people,” Mats’ dad, Robert Steen, toldOn November 19, 2014, Mats’ parents, Robert and Trude, announced his death on his blog in a post titled “player had formed deep friendships and even romantic connections in the game, revealing a vibrant, meaningful life his parents never knew he had.
Robert stated: , Mats was living a fulfilling life. But to his parents, he and his sister Mia were simply spending too much time online and seemingly alone.off the internet. The father explained: “The sad thing is that we were very strong on condemning the time they were spending in that world, and that condemnation was based on a five-minute analysis.
Nevertheless, the grieving parents reportedly admitted that their understanding of online gaming has had a “180-degree turnaround” throughout their journey with Mats.“Everybody’s looking after themselves and their own causes; we have become extremely individualistic, centered on our own things.
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