Apparently, there is a moment YOUR life when you cross the line from having fun playing video games to being a over-stimulated, under-achieving, couch-surfing, Red-Bull-guzzling, depressive that believes that self worth is directly related to the amount of 'kills' you rack up on the game.
Oh. My. God.
I see the draw of a video game; I'm not here to say, ' Video Games are EVIL', "Video games will rot your brain'.....well, maybe. My point is mature and regulated 'gaming' is an escape. A virtual book and storyline that you immerse yourself in and mindlessly participate in and then power off and go do something else. The game, after all, ISN'T real.
"Promoted....PROMOTED!!!" (terrible reference it a 'spoof' of Battlefield gamers)
Last night, as I sat reading, and Parker sat playing his video game - I began listening to the conversations between two players.
(online gaming & real time chat is the popular way to play this particular game - and even though Parker doesn't 'chat' with anyone, we can still hear the conversations of other players on his team)
Player One : I got your back buddy!!
Player Two : Uh huh....*muffled rambling*
Player One : You gotta move in quicker....take him DOWN!
Player Two : *muffled yell*
Player One : Just trying to help you buddy, I'M RETIRED MILITARY, I know this shit.
Um, WHAT? You are retired military? Therefore, you are bad ass battle buddy? Seriously?
I laughed so hard, I was crying.
Do you think he understands he is PLAYING A GAME?
Has the line between reality and video game been blurred?
Is this why people go postal?
I don't have a problem with video games or the manufacturers of video games.....or the industry and society of gamers.
I don't think that its the designers of video games that cause the problem. Its the sad, little people who have no ability or want to interact with the real world that is the problem. People might argue that is there was no video games they wouldn't have this problem....or find something else to do.
Maybe.
But before there was video games, there was role-playing.....and other related uber-nerd activities. The problem is people. People who take EVERYTHING too seriously. People who can't find enjoyment in anything that might actually be social......
BA. ZING.GA.
Yeah. I guess this is directly conflicts with my love of Big Bang Theory. But at least these guys try to be social. To find mainstream activities to enjoy and be a part of.
I leave you with this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJgqc9h2jV4
Watch it. And I dare you not to laugh.
