Marcus Brigstocke

“I’m Offended,” this phrase is one of the most common things we hear in today’s society. People in America today have become oversensitive. There are so many things these days that set people off and cause them go on a rampage for the smallest actions or for someone not agreeing with them. People have come to the realization that if you disagree with them that they are all of a sudden a bad person and people feel the need to have control of their words to make people be politically correct.…

Video games have a special place in our lives. What were once flickering black and white blocked images on a television screen are now detailed beings with actions we experience on an emotional level. Some games now tell stories and evoke emotional responses similar to the finest literature or theater. For instance, Mass Effect 3, one of my favorite third person RPG game series. Towards the end of the game, as the emotional tugging piano music played, faces of the main character's friends…