george writes:

Yes. And?

And the same software drives the sim in both cases. It's the same "game."

Those who try the Kiwi appear to, in the main, be real live pilots.

Whether or not the sim is a game has nothing to do with the people using it
(or "playing the game"). If a six-year-old steps into a full-motion sim, that
doesn't turn the sim into a game.

Or do you think that a sim flight game player is a 'pilot' ?

Some are, some aren't. But that has nothing to do with the nature of the sim.

You're making a distinction that doesn't really exist. Better to be
controlled by reason than by emotion.