how has play station nintendo and xbox changed our life? it is a hobby that millions of kids share and it is a media that in my point of view has taken over our cultures. it is a media that allows us to enjoy time with our friends and it includes a lot more than entertainment. it is a way of spending time with your friends while at the same time competing against them and nowadays people from all over the world via internet. it is very time consuming, and for some of us it is a huge part of our lives.
when i came to boston, i realized all of these, by noticing that in every house ive visited of college students there is some sort of system. whether is wii playstation nintendo or xbox. my friends for example, get together to play FIFA. we sometimes stay there for more than two hours, laughing and competing. it is nice bonding time but it is surprising how much time is spent on it. it has made us lazy and in a way dependent. because now when you are sitting infront of your tv, warm under your blanket, with your friends, you realize that you rather stay there instead of going to the movies or out for lunch. it might sound depressing, but it is incredible how much people play.
however, this leads us to what these video games have done for us and how it relates to our class. through these games, many messages are realesed. in fifa for example, it is a way to educated kids on a certain sport. it teaches them the rules and give them ideas of how to improve their real life game. the tricks, the style and the players teach us and make us want to copy it. in this case it is good, however there is a game like grand theft auto, where you can shoot people run them over and do all sorts of crimes in the middle of the street. how does this help improve the world? when it is just teaching us to do harm. it is giving kids ideas that they dont need and this is dangerous. now that you have read this, specially for guys or girls with boyfriends that play this all day, think about how time consuming it is and how unefective we are while we play this for hours.
It is amazing how addictive video games can be. It is difficult to name what specific quality it is of video games that keeps us so focused and dependent upon them. Video games exemplify our emotions and competitive nature. People get so caught up within the medium of video games that they get frustrated and upset from losing a fake soccer game in FIFA. When people are this involved in video games, they are equally involved with the media messages being delivered.
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