Gaming

The article about Wii Shall Overcome is an interesting article. I don't really agree with Jane McGonial about gaming changing the world. I think that if she created this 1,000 year long game, it would make America even lazier than we already are. I think video games are one of the many reasons that American's are obese. Children are staying inside all day playing video games instead of playing outside and being active. I do agree that some video can be educational but I think most video games are for entertainment purposes. I think that video games keep you coming back for more because they are addicting. I do like that she says, "What the world needs now are more epic wins: opportunities for ordinary people to do extraordinary things- like change or save someone's life- every day." This is a great point, when you are playing video games you feel this accomplishment when you pass a certain level or win something, this needs to be put into real life. I think video games can sometimes be a waste of time but I also think they have brought a lot of advances to our lives technologically.