The point of the article is that the author is a real musician pretending to be one in a video game. I had a friend who was a pilot, and even though he enjoyed playing flight simulators, he never passed up a chance to fly a real plane to a real place. The folks I know who are heavy into martial arts will always prefer to spar with real opponents and participate in real tournaments than play video games. And if given a chance to play Rock Band with friends, it might be fun -- as long as it wasn't on Wednesday night, when I practice with my real band. We may not sound as good as Rock Band, but it's more fun...