Today I class I had mixed feelings about video games and how
they could impact the saving the world. Growing up with a brother I have seen
first hand how they have impacted his life. He was into the war games, almost
all of them. He would sit hours in front of the television. We would talk
through a headset to his friends of people he didn’t even know. It literally consumed
almost all his time after school. Being in only middle school I saw this obsession
as unhealthy. I didn’t see any good outcome of gaming. I believe mainly because
my brother, I am opposed to think that these video games that took away my time
to spend with him, are anything but healthy. Even if he was working on how to
conserve water, of live without oil, I would still feel the same way. These
unreal worlds are taking away from the reality we are in right now. Putting
less effort into reality can have bad consequences, in my opinion. These worlds
are fake, so even if they are helping solve problems I do not think they are
the most appropriate way of doing it. We should be facing these problems face
on, not through a computer or television. So I believe the efforts going into
the makings of these game ‘world saving’ games are a waste. Maybe we should be
taking the time, money, and brain power to actually be doing something for the
world. I do think these games mean well, but don’t know if they are actually
doing any good.
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