my "thing" is tigers but my "fursona" is a hyena i hope that helps :)
(hello welcome to what happens when I do not have a character limit!!)
I've been making a list of fictional games that are depicted in film & tv, with at least some footage of the game being played. Here it is I gift it to you for whatever interest you may or may not have in this.
It covers video games, board games, sports, virtual reality, physical games, folk games, etc. I categorized them by the main way the game is used in the film/show, such as "Trapped in the Game" and "Win or Die" (my personal favorite, as you can probably see from all the ones I marked as already seen). Categorization is a bit inaccurate at times, but I expect to update them and I watch more. I have seen 65 of the 169 (nice) entries. Note, there are spoilers in this list that you can filter out with the last column, and recommend being careful unless you are okay with some huge surprises.
There's some really fun ones in here, but I'm going to skip the obvious ones in favor of the outliers I hadn't heard of before.
There's some real great "lmao Hollywood does video games" classics in here that I cannot believe I missed:
"A demonic wizard challenges a modern-day computer programmer to a battle of technology vs. sorcery, with the programmer's girlfriend as the prize." The Dungeonmaster (1984)
This one I will probably love, and is the only one with the style of "Borgesian" because I couldn't find a better phrase:
"A man awakens to find himself immersed in a real-life scenario of a board game with an ever expanding cartography." Snakes & Ladders (1980)
This one is a drama filmed like a documentary, about finishing a loved one's creative work:
"The French computer programmer Laura inherits the task of making a computer game of the Battle of Okinawa during World War II." Level Five (1997)
Here's a mockumentary from 2013 that is incredibly prescient. I hate it. I can't wait to watch it:
"The Berlin city goes crazy for a new smart phone app which allows users to play the Super Mario Bros game in Augmented reality and win Bitcoins by playing." The 1Up Fever (2013)
And an actual documentary, or so I assume:
"An evil video game comes to life and hunts the group of developers." How to Make a Monster (2001)
I cannot get enough of films that depict game developers and not just video games:
"Three friends are on the verge of getting their video game financed when their benefactor is taken hostage by terrorists." Game Over, Man! (2018)
And this one is the future liberals want:
"Spain. Year 2017. Video games are forbidden. Some insurgents are fighting to achieve their liberty. But in a oppressed world, everything is harder. But they are their own cause. They are gamers." Game Over (2017)
So, what most 'social media' sites lack is a hexagonal menu displaying up to eight of your closest friends and allies who can be virtually 'summoned' for advice and support in a time of great need.
Ideally you would press a button and this menu would slide out from the side of the screen with a 'whoosh' noise and kind of crackle with electricity to emphasis that this feature is a dangerous and powerful thing that should not be trifled with.
In each of the eight hexagons would be the avatar of a chosen confidante - who ideally would accept this heavy burden through some kind of notification, "USERNAME wishes to add you to his/her/their Council of Advisors", etc.
Upon clicking one of the avatar hexagons, a modal would appear asking the user to confirm that they wish to ask for guidance, and prompting them to write a short summary of their present quandary. The chosen user would then receive a notification alerting them that, e.g. "USERNAME requests your wise council... this is a matter of great urgency: [summary of quandary".
In dire circumstances you should be able to activate the entire council but the animations for this would have to be absolutely sick and I doubt we have the technology to pull it off