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I am devoting this blog to video games. Could be an addiction. I don’t think it is anymore. I was worried for awhile, because they were starting to take over. Overall though my attraction to video games is present. Now more than ever.
I never had them as a kid until my brother, my sister and I convinced my parents to get us a Nintendo. My sister played very little. My brother played, but then lost interest. I however cherished the thing more than anyone in our family. While my brother played sports games, I went for the games where you are in control of a character or characters in great big fantasy worlds. I stopped playing for a long time after the next game consul’s came out. My parents didn’t bother anymore after the Nintendo. When I got my first job in high school I was determined to get a Sony Playstation. I got it after my first couple paychecks, under my mothers discontent. Little did they know buying a brand new computer would be also hazardous to my schoolwork. I went crazy. At school I’d discuss all the latest games. I became a term called “gamer.” Someone who is a massive video game buff. I played so much, games got easier and easier. I loved the games that innovated controls and pushed boundaries with stories. I still managed to have a A average at school, work, go to acting school and of course watch movies. I found a nice balance within my zany brain. There were the few games that absolutely ruined me though. They were so utterly addictive I would play straight.
I got into theatre school and I decided a few sacrifices had to be made. One was to put games on hold. The next Sony Playstation had just come out and I couldn’t even think about it. I went three years without playing video games. I thought finally this was the end. I played a few computer games here and there, but the phase was finally over. I moved in with my roommate downtown and I got into a few computer games now that I had some time. It wasn’t until this past Christmas when I cracked. My girlfriend spoiled me with a Nintendo DS, the newest portable player. And she got me a Sony 2. I have since fallen to gluttony when it comes to video games, more than ever as I said before. The scariest part of this sudden compulsive video game behavior was
With all that aside. Being able to be a part of epic worlds, dark eerie horrific locales, historic events bad or good (all the world war two games out there) is exciting, especially if you haven’t traveled, which I haven’t, but I plan to soon. These worlds make you feel like you are there and you are the front row seat. Games have become so life like it is scary as well. Which makes for even more intense situations.
I probably won’t stop playing anytime soon, but my video game freakout is coming to an end. I suppose we all have these little phases we all go through. Whether it’s drugs to overworking. All these things are never ending as well. You could be sucked into a black hole and never find the end. It’s scary, especially when you are young and you see it around a lot and no one’s making that big a deal out of it, but as I am getting a little older you start to see some people go down paths that they shouldn’t. Focusing on a balance and love is key for me. When I am thrown out of whack I can really feel it. Video games will always be there if I need a quick escape. I wanna play right now dammit. Just kidding, but I do. Oh well. I should get some sleep.
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