There are many moral and philosophical arguments to be made about why diversity in games matters. Unfortunately, there are also many people who remain unmoved by those arguments. Trying to change people's minds by appealing to empathy can be challenging, which is why Borderlands 2 lead writer Anthony Burch is proposing a new approach to diversify games.

Games are fun. For most people who play games, that's a pretty obvious statement. Games can help us relax, connect with other people, and even exercise our brains. All in all, games can be a good use of our leisure time. But what happens when we start to spend too much time gaming? At what point does gaming stop being a healthy activity and start to have damaging consequences? Is there such a thing as "gaming addiction"?