Now do not get me wrong, video games can be a good thing as well. With two older brothers, I have played my share of games, including a lot of Mario Kart.
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A BYU Study showed that girls who played video games with their parents had overall strong mental health and family connectedness, as long as the game rating was age-appropriate. Video games can be fun for a hobby and can be used as a bonding activity, but we as the players must not allow the technology to take over, maintaining our sense of reality and ability to utilize the power of the imagination.
Ash I loved this post! Not only do I love video games but Mario Kart as well (BTW I love that Mario Kart is basically the only video game girls play and 9 out of 10 times the girl is either Toad, Princess, or Yoshi). I have found that I have been desensitized to violence as well. I have also been a solo gamer and a social gamer. Solo gaming is a lonely avenue to take and very un-fulfilling (When you beat a game it goes from "YEAH" to "...what now?") Social gaming, "Mario Kart,""Super Smash Brothers,""Mario Party," are ways to build relationships with others in the room. I am an advocate of the benefits of social gaming.
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Thank you, Matt! Like I posted in my blog, I have two older brothers who I wanted to spend time with. As a result, I was exposed to quite a few different games through the years such as Star Fox and 007. You might be surprised by the fact that one of my favorite games to play when I was younger was Turok: Rage Wars; the reason, because my brother Brandon would usually play this game with me...and because I could beat him with the raptor character, from which I was quickly banned.
ReplyDeleteI had a Game Boy Advance and a DS (we are a Nintendo family) so I have had the solo gaming experience, but my favorite time to play games is when I am playing with family and friends. There is definitely a social aspect to the world of video gaming.