If your a gamer, like myself, you feel looked down on. Specifically by adults, anyone 15-20 years older than yourself. They think that we are worthless, lazy, good for nothing slobs. And to a few gamers, yes, that is very true. But the majority of us are productive, hard working and “up right” citizens. I’m sorry that after a hard day I like to sit down and play a game that lets me take the stress and angst of the day to another world.
And in the last decade we have a lot of media and politicians that are trying to make gaming in general out to be the down fall of our civilization. Violent games were to blame for Columbine, and countless other atrocities. Did these people ever take a history or psychology class? The Romans had gladiatorial games. And just not at the Arena, some of the rich civilians would pay the fighting schools and have the gladiators fight in there homes during parties! And that “was” the golden age of Enlightenment?
To me the Politicians and the Media need to grow up and look at their selves and the way the schools and the parents aren’t doing their jobs. I grew up playing Doom. I didn’t go out and shoot the school up because I was being picked on. No I got on the Sega Genesis and shot the demons and monsters. But also, my parents also taught me at a very young age that there was a difference between the two worlds. And that if i shot a real person, they most likely wouldn’t be ok.
And I don’t know how some one can call gaming childish. The gaming industry is a multi-billion dollar powerhouse. The leader in new technology. Some of the games have better story lines than most novels and movies.
And with companies like Nintendo making systems that anyone can use like the Wii. Its bringing in more people to our side.
I just can’t wait for the time that everyone has a console system in their home. And the that the past time that i choose is finally not the scape goat for a stupid fed or reporter to make a mockery of, Because of their own failure.
