“Cheat
Keys, or Cheat codes, are used in video games when players advance their
position during game play by manipulating the normal set of rules.
These ‘tricks’
are usually in the form of non-standard control keys or typing in a specific
phrase. Most single player games have some sort of hidden
cheat keys where a
player can become invincible; clear an entire stage; gain a valuable item; or
use a secret set of skills.”
Any human being holds a
‘cheat code’ that offers mental tranquility, a source of power at any given
time. This escape, whether physical or spiritual,
is necessary for the anxiety
and mental strain we often come across as social animals. As such, we
instinctively search for the tailored method of ‘he
aling,’ only to realize that
there exists an inescapable error. With a long-term goal in mind, this ongoing
project started as I noticed this ‘oddness’ in
human nature. These ‘cheat
codes’ are mere acts of self-indulgence, a trickery committed as we all aim for
our own utopian life style. It is an invisible
battle that is concomitant to
the wishful acts we commit in life. As humans we all aim for happiness, thus a
‘cheat code’ is already in effect. I just happ
en to fixate on the fallacy and
covert nature of it.
