I think this is a great topic for our blogs because it’s something everyone has an opinion on. I don’t play video games as much as I used to about 3 years ago but I still thoroughly enjoy them. But as I talk about my own opinion on video games I am probably going to contradict myself. So bear with me, and hopefully you’ll understand what I’m trying to say.
I don’t play video games as much as I used to about 3 years ago but I still thoroughly enjoy them. When I was 12 I used to be obsessed with this game called Harvest Moon for my GameCube. I wanted to buy all the different versions for every possible system. I bought a few of them but eventually I got older, and had better things to do than grow a virtual farm for 42 hours/week or more. In my house we have a GameCube, PS2, Nintendo DS, and a PSP. The most frequently used system is the PS2 (by my 9 year old brother, he just got a new game last night and he’s playing it right now). The rest of the systems aren’t used as much. My other brother (Cole, 13) begged for a PSP for his birthday in July and hardly ever uses it. This is the case for many kids in North America. They want all kinds of games but after a couple weeks the novelty wears off and the new game goes unnoticed. For this reason I don’t ask for any video games. I wouldn’t mind a Nintendo Wii but I know I wouldn’t use it very often so there isn’t much point in buying one. I play most video games on my iPod touch or on the computer. Usually the reason I play is because I can’t find anything else to do. Playing video games is not usually the first thing I think of doing. This being said, depending on the game, once I get started it’s hard to stop. That is what makes me believe it would be hard to get young people’s attention and encourage them to start playing sports, volunteering or working harder in school.
I think it’s important that young people know they shouldn’t be wasting so much time playing video games and it is very important to stay physically fit and work hard for school but with new systems such as the Wii, people are convinced they are getting a work out from this. One reason I think a lot of young people play video games is to escape from reality for a little bit; to forget about the pressures of a sports team or their academic lives. I think that is acceptable but it is important not to get carried away. You know you are playing video games way too much when getting to level 37 is way more important to you than getting an A on an essay worth 30% of your grade. As long as everyone knows their boundaries there should be no problem with video games.
I don’t play video games as much as I used to about 3 years ago but I still thoroughly enjoy them. When I was 12 I used to be obsessed with this game called Harvest Moon for my GameCube. I wanted to buy all the different versions for every possible system. I bought a few of them but eventually I got older, and had better things to do than grow a virtual farm for 42 hours/week or more. In my house we have a GameCube, PS2, Nintendo DS, and a PSP. The most frequently used system is the PS2 (by my 9 year old brother, he just got a new game last night and he’s playing it right now). The rest of the systems aren’t used as much. My other brother (Cole, 13) begged for a PSP for his birthday in July and hardly ever uses it. This is the case for many kids in North America. They want all kinds of games but after a couple weeks the novelty wears off and the new game goes unnoticed. For this reason I don’t ask for any video games. I wouldn’t mind a Nintendo Wii but I know I wouldn’t use it very often so there isn’t much point in buying one. I play most video games on my iPod touch or on the computer. Usually the reason I play is because I can’t find anything else to do. Playing video games is not usually the first thing I think of doing. This being said, depending on the game, once I get started it’s hard to stop. That is what makes me believe it would be hard to get young people’s attention and encourage them to start playing sports, volunteering or working harder in school.
I think it’s important that young people know they shouldn’t be wasting so much time playing video games and it is very important to stay physically fit and work hard for school but with new systems such as the Wii, people are convinced they are getting a work out from this. One reason I think a lot of young people play video games is to escape from reality for a little bit; to forget about the pressures of a sports team or their academic lives. I think that is acceptable but it is important not to get carried away. You know you are playing video games way too much when getting to level 37 is way more important to you than getting an A on an essay worth 30% of your grade. As long as everyone knows their boundaries there should be no problem with video games.
4 comments:
Hahaha...Harvest moon. Anyways, i also find that the glamour of owning a new system fades away fast. I want a PS3 but i know as soon as I get it, i'll get bored with it and end up wasting 400 or so dollars. Basically, video games are a gigantic waste of teenagers lives.
I can relate to this entry Olivia! I totally agree that a lot of kids only buy new games and systems because they are "cool" and new. From my experience, I know that the novelty wears off after a while for most kids and then they don't find it interesting anymore. It's like they only like it until the next new, big thing comes out.
Basically Olivia, I mostly agree I guess but playing video games should never be called "a waste of time" because they are epic. I think you would understand better 3 years ago...
I loved Harvest Moon! Anyway, I use to play games when I was younger almost everyday on at least two different consoles. I played them because I had A LOT of spare time on my hands and I lived near my cousins and thats all they really wanted to do because when we would wrestle someone would end up crying. Video games were tear-stoppers.
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