Video Gaming
Introduction
Since my parents were always working, I had no one to take care of me at this young age so my dad would drop me off at my cousin’s house every morning. As a young kid little did I know about the world of art, graphics, storyboards, and all the other things associated with video games. When my cousin came home from school it was his duty to entertain me and one day he introduced me to his Nintendo 64. Yup, one of the greatest video gaming consoles of all time that introduced 3-D games. This whole new world enticed me at the moment I picked up that controller and started to move Mario around on the screen, or even battle with my favourite Pokémon. I never imagined myself being able to run through vast plains, volcanoes, …show more content…
They introduced me to PC gaming, Runescape which incased slaying dragons, and Maple story a 2-D side scroller that had a great community at the time. When we got home we would all hop on the computer together and play. One of the greatest things about video games is all the people you meet, it grants perspective on other parts of the world. I made friends with another boy named Nick who is the same age as me when I was 8 who lived in Alberta (I still talk to him every now and then). I would often try new games with another friend named Ali, he was a lot older than me around 8 years older and he lived in Dubai. Another kid my age, who lived in Sweden, and one boy named Benjamin who is probably the smartest person I know, but burdened with sleeping problems. One of the strangest people I ever met is actually one I have talked to recently. Along with a group of people I play with, I’ve known him for about a year or two, but he’s shrouded in mystery. Everyone just calls him Macklemore, although his real name is Anthony (which I learned a year later). He’s a really smart individual who has travelled the world, and he’s only slightly older than me (which that too I learned recently). He lived in Japan when he was 4 years old, and then moved to America. He then became an international student, who has toured lots of Europe, Africa, and Asia although he’s a science major and he lives alone supported …show more content…
It’s an endless loop that a lot of people fall into. One of the main reasons video games are so enticing is that they kill time and fast, it happens without you even noticing it. Many game franchises like to implement these small things like achievements, or a goal to work towards. Many players are caught by this trap or actively look for the most time killing game to play as possible and as soon as they achieve it they get a glimmer of accomplishment, then onto the next
Introduction
Since my parents were always working, I had no one to take care of me at this young age so my dad would drop me off at my cousin’s house every morning. As a young kid little did I know about the world of art, graphics, storyboards, and all the other things associated with video games. When my cousin came home from school it was his duty to entertain me and one day he introduced me to his Nintendo 64. Yup, one of the greatest video gaming consoles of all time that introduced 3-D games. This whole new world enticed me at the moment I picked up that controller and started to move Mario around on the screen, or even battle with my favourite Pokémon. I never imagined myself being able to run through vast plains, volcanoes, …show more content…
They introduced me to PC gaming, Runescape which incased slaying dragons, and Maple story a 2-D side scroller that had a great community at the time. When we got home we would all hop on the computer together and play. One of the greatest things about video games is all the people you meet, it grants perspective on other parts of the world. I made friends with another boy named Nick who is the same age as me when I was 8 who lived in Alberta (I still talk to him every now and then). I would often try new games with another friend named Ali, he was a lot older than me around 8 years older and he lived in Dubai. Another kid my age, who lived in Sweden, and one boy named Benjamin who is probably the smartest person I know, but burdened with sleeping problems. One of the strangest people I ever met is actually one I have talked to recently. Along with a group of people I play with, I’ve known him for about a year or two, but he’s shrouded in mystery. Everyone just calls him Macklemore, although his real name is Anthony (which I learned a year later). He’s a really smart individual who has travelled the world, and he’s only slightly older than me (which that too I learned recently). He lived in Japan when he was 4 years old, and then moved to America. He then became an international student, who has toured lots of Europe, Africa, and Asia although he’s a science major and he lives alone supported …show more content…
It’s an endless loop that a lot of people fall into. One of the main reasons video games are so enticing is that they kill time and fast, it happens without you even noticing it. Many game franchises like to implement these small things like achievements, or a goal to work towards. Many players are caught by this trap or actively look for the most time killing game to play as possible and as soon as they achieve it they get a glimmer of accomplishment, then onto the next