I love being a gamer. It's probably one of the most fun, most rewarding, and has one of the most interesting communities of any hobby known to man.
Gaming has been given a bad rap however, from two main P.O.V.s. Firstly, the somewhat common assumption that games are all about killing hookers or aliens. Albeit, some of them are, but mostly, not really. Games like Heavy Rain should be introduced to the public. Adds should be put on international networks during shows like CSI or Criminal Minds. It would make great strides towards opening up the masses to gaming. This however, is not the case because of issue #2. This problem is the mindset that gaming has adverse affects on your lifestyle. Video games can affect your rational judgment. Video games desensitize you to violence. Video games adversely affect your social skills.
These are lies.
If anything, it's the contrary to these asinine, brick-headed opinions. I can't think of a better way to help hone problem solving skills than video games. Everywhere from "Kirby Super-Star" to "I Wanna Be the Guy", challenges gamers to reach beyond what they conceived they were capable of, and work towards that next checkpoint. If you like interesting stories, characters or settings, look no further than gaming. Titles like Uncharted 2 blur the line between cinema and interactive media. Everything about Naughty Dog's latest release is both what a frequent film-goer would want a video game to be, and a gamer wants to see in a movie. It's a win-win.
See where I'm coming from?
So, what I'm trying to say is this- Everyone who scorns everyone else who plays video games, stop it. You have no right to judge until you've gone through what we have. We rescued the princess, we found out the cake was a lie, we got all our base back, we watched the 'nukes go off, and we not only survived it, but learned from our experiences.
Comment with opinions, please.
The cake was not a lie! You do find it in the end!
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