What is an intellectual? Video Games Vs Reading Books | Joe Rogan Clip

In this clip from the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast, Joe talks to Bryan Callen about how we find reading books to be a more intellectual pursuit than playing video games. Is there a general lack of depth in the stories and themes in video games? Do they leave less for the imagination to conjure up and as such - are an "easier" form of media to digest? Does that lower their value?