“…play nor games is inherently unproductive…the boundaries between play and production, between work and leisure, and between media consumption and media production are increasingly blurring…” (Pearce 2006)
To me, this quote means that the boundaries between play and production, between work and leisure, and between media consumption and media production are becoming more and more of a blur due to the fact that play is found more and more in the work sector these days and that people get paid for doing such things like playing video games. As seen in the game Second Life - people are able to make a profit (some very large, at that) off of playing a video game. Even 5 years ago this would not be as prominent as it is now and more and more people are found online living vicariously through virtual worlds.
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