Gaming

I notice that everytime i try to sit down and write blogs i struggle to find something to talk about. It could be just laziness (probable). But as of today i think i might start doing something on it. It may be too late to do so. So i figure that to get myself into it i would talk about things that i enjoy. It starts with gaming.

Now many people will say that gaming is a waste of time, an immature hobby or a way to just make time fly by. I disagree with anyone who says computer games are brainwashing or for unintellectual beings.

I want to start with talking about my grandparents. They always said to me that computer games were a waste of talent and that there are better things to do with my time, which sometimes there are.

Grandparents, Parents and people about 15-20 years older than myself and fellow students may think this because of a number of reasons.

Retro gaming was a phenomena years ago and older people only ever got a simple taste of what the future could hold. For example games like Pong. A simple black and white 2D game with the most basic of concepts. Hit a ball with your brick looking thing past the other brick looking thing like tennis and you win YAY!

Games back then did not have the complex and depth they do today. Games now have deep and sometimes emotional story lines that hold you in tension all the way through playing. The game is no longer a "game" it is a story, a work of fiction, a movie if you like. And you are the characters, the fictional makeup that the game needs to function. You no longer play games, you are the game.

Most games today, especially on the nex-gen consoles like the PS3 and Xbox360, rely on your choices when you are playing. Different things will happen on the choices you make. OOO will i go that way and take him from behind or could i go in all guns blazing. This tiny example of choice will spur numerous different reactions from other AI (Artificial intellegence) in the scenarios you play in.

AI is also another key factor in the greatness of gaming today. AI in gaming means enemies or opposition in the games think for themselves. They have the same options you do as a gamer. They also have choice. Which makes gaming a more spectacular phenomena then ever before.

I want your opinion on gaming and what you guys think about it. I know some of you are very much into them others mabey not. But reply with your ideas.