This blog is something that I don't have much interest in. I can't watch them being played because it makes me sick, and video games are something I never got the pleasure of growing up with. I had a computer in the summers that I could play a couple games on, but that was all my parents would allow. It wasn't until my brother's doctor told them a game system may help him learn to focus on the task at hand that we ever owned any game system, and that was just a handheld Nintendo. As far as the function or role I think video games play in society today I feel that they are just a way to escape for the majority of the people who play them. It is primarily entertainment and something to talk about with your friends. For my nephew, who is stationed in Germany, video games are his way of spending time with his dad. They schedule to play football with each other through XBox Live and even post scores to Facebook to gloat about victories. It is another means for communication for them and it is something they would be doing if Bruce was at home so it helps his parents cope with him being so far away. There are people out there who take video games way too seriously. I read a news article about a 13 year old boy who stole his parents car and took it for a joyride, hitting about 70 cars in the process. When caught he claimed he was acting out Grand Theft Auto because it wasn't as exciting to him anymore. In this case, the first thing I find wrong is that a 13 year old was playing Grand Theft Auto. I do feel that parents should watch the video games their kids are playing, or even watch what video games are played around kids. My husband has a rule that he is not allowed to play his video games unless our daughter is asleep because of the language and violence in it. That is definitely not something a 4 year old needs to hear or repeat. However, I'm not sure I would blame video games for the way the American society is today. I place my blame on the parents that buy the games geared toward adults for their children and don't monitor their use of the video game. As far as effects video games have had on my life, there really isn't any. I exercise a little more since I have the XBox Kinect because it was a must have with the dance games and Zumba exercise video games. I used them for displacement theory against the gym because I hate working out in the public. Also it helps me get our 4 year old active on rainy days because they have games for the Kinect geared for her age. I feel that social media has helped the uprising of online video games. Being able to connect to someone and play video games with them no matter where they are is really amazing to me. I know that Candy Crush spread like a wildfire because of the social information processing theory. Being able to ask for help with lives on something like facebook allows a player to continue playing even when they are out of lives and have to wait to get more. I think some of the online video games can become addicting, especially Candy Crush. I know many of my family members can't put their gaming devices down because of certain games. I have never really gotten into games like that though. I would rather spend my time with my family outdoors. I feel that if I have time for video games then I should be playing with Emily instead. Maybe I'm just old fashioned.
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