I can definitely relate also, but that degree of immersion is the kind of thing I actively seek out. Not just in games, but in movies/books/etc. If a form of entertainment can fuck with my head long after I 'unplug,' great! I think as an author, filmmaker or movie designer, it's part of your -job- to get into your audience's heads like that. Of course it's not cool if they get so into shit that they totally lose their grip on reality, but it's not a developer's fault that certain members of their audience need to find a (another?) hobby .

The article mentioned Burnout 2. I've played a bit of Burnout 3 recently, and my perception of the roads is definitely affected if I drive right after playing. I don't feel motivated to drive off a ramp into a tanker or anything, but I do want to import all of New Jersey into the game and create wreckage all over the state . (I guess wreckage all over NJ roads isn't really out of the ordinary)

Talsek