I think that a lot of people choose to make much more out of video games than they deserve. That is to say that I do not think that video games are skewing societies' or the youth of society's mindset on things like violence any more than anything else. To some extent I think that anything one does habitually will affect them, but I think video games are a mere contributing factor. I do however think that video games play a role in todays culture as a predominate entertainment medium. Not only are they extremely profitable, but are an integral part in some subcultures today. I feel that video games are almost expected to be part of one's life. Maybe not to the extent of having a cellphone, or television, or even a Facebook profile, but still some familiarity is to be expected in younger generations especially. For example I personally have been in situations where video games were an easy topic of discussion amongst people she didn't know each other well. I think that some people have this idea that people who play video games play all the time or too much. In reality I think that people in respective age groups spend about the same amount of time on entertainment media regardless of if they're music listeners or video gamers. I don't think that this idea of children just zoning out and only playing video games is accurate either. I mean when I was a child I played video games, but I also played outside and did other things I would say more often. All in all I think video games are great, but as with most of my hobbies during the school year, take a backseat to studying and homework, not to mention actual work. Still though when I have time to bust out the 360 and play my favourite game (Halo: Reach) I could easily give anyone I know a run for their money… Just Sayin...
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| Screen shot of me getting a kill in a Halo: Reach Team Slayer match |
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