Wii Shall Overcome

     Jane MeGonigal makes quite the hefty claim my saying video games can and will save the world.  During the TED Talk we watched in class today, she says that without everybody upping their daily video game intake, we will not make it through the next century.  Although I may not completely agree with her through and through, I do understand what she is trying to say and a lot of her points make sense. 

     Here we are in the year 2013 and things are moving faster then ever before.  From the food we eat to our methods of transportation, the “fast life style” is what we are all seeking because the quicker we can get something done the more we can achieve in a smaller amount of time.  As a whole, we work more hours then we did in the past and we are paying for it by a loss of personal time.  Unless you truly love what you do for a living, you are missing out on valuable rest and relaxation, which in turn affects your overall happiness.  

     Taking the time to sit down and play a video game forces you to focus on something other then your to do list.  Playing a video game is taking a break from reality, giving you time to use a different part of your brain, take a load off your feet, and potentially have an enjoyable experience.  If it was mandatory for everyone to play video games everyday I believe people would be happier in general because they would be taking the time to relax, which they might not otherwise.

     I also agree with her idea that if there were a universal game that everybody in the world played, the world would be a better place.  There are so many forms of conflicts taking place in this world do to people having different beliefs.  It almost seems as though we could not be any more different from one another.  But that is just not the case, because we are all human.  If there was one common factor, which we could all relate to, then maybe we would be able to see that we’re not so different after all.  With the number of gamers on the rise in other countries, I do not see in as being too ridicules of an idea that the common factor could be a video game.