I think the one reason "gaming" has taken a firm grasp on today's young people is because its the newest form of media, that has evolved during our generation, each year new improvements and revolutionary changes are seen in video games. I personally play video games solely for the story and its narrative. I see it as another form of watching a movie or reading a book, but in a first person perspective, during the entire story. You are more sucked in the plot because you feel that you are the main character and that you are making the choices.
I freakin love this "wee"Other games like Madden or NBA live make the player feel like he is All star quarterback Eli Manning or MVP shooting guard Kobe Bryant. Or games like Tetris make a repetitive, seemingly easy task into a puzzle. I personally play a fair amount of games and and the longest i can go with a game is probably 2-3 hours with a new game. I never could stand just sitting on a couch playing a game for half a day like some people i know, I have a few friends that spend hours, if not days playing a single game! Some people see gaming as sort of an addiction and it being their fix which can be understandable, because everyone has something they cant live without. Gaming has expanded through the years and has probably given a larger impact in culture than previously thought possible, games like super mario or halo have been refrenced in many books and movies and sometimes even caused huge changes in the social world. Especially during the release of the "Wii" which alone has created a larger audience by using its easy to learn controls and simplistic games. But it does cause problems too, i remember hearing news stories about people playing for more than 48 hours straight, only to die of heart failure, it can also cause people to hide themselves from the outside world. Like the game World of Warcraft which have caused literally people to lose their jobs and break relatonships solely because of the player's dedication to the game which is really something that disgusts me.
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Big words RJ, itis true that game addicts can be very anooying and hard to be close to, because all they can think of are games. They basicall;y base their entire lives on games making them not fun to be around
I can see where you are coming from. People who play video games forget how to socialize properly. Some may argue that with today's technology you can talk with your opponents and your teammates but when the player speaks to you and you speak back, the conversation is usually "You got owned" "No you suck at [gun you are using]ing" "NO YOU" and you don't really communicate.
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