To have fun, create something, the challenge of making something look real?
I couldn't do what they did.
The very fact we've spent this much time talking about this, would be more than satisfying for the people that did this. Every time they see someone talkign about their project they probably get a thrill.
If I saw people talking about something I made, calling it amazing, it would make me feel good as well...accomplished. And why shouldn't they feel that way? Are they not allowed to have fun because you don't think it's right or amazing?
What's so wrong with people finding the work neat? People don't all think like you do, behave like you do, or believe the same things as you do....and they don't have to. Being more accepting of diversity and realizing people think about things in different ways is a helpful thing to do. That seems to be the root of the issue here and all I have to say about this particular aspect of this thread.