Video Games are the Future

*Thirty Five Years Agopublicity. Celebrities are starting to notice that the
The fledgling video game business was strugglingspotlight on Hollywood is being shared by a
to make a name for itself as it competed withnewcomer to the world of entertainment, and
toys, playing cards and board games forthey are following the light, as they do naturally. It
customers. The early games like Pong, Pac Manis an inevitable natural progression, much like the
and Donkey Kong were very basic in terms ofrelationship between a whale and a pilot fish. Big
technology, and they had very little creativitycelebrity names are starting to integrate into the
involved with their designs and functions. Today,computer game industry, and as this happens it
the computer online game industry is a multi billiononly means more publicity for both parties
dollar extravaganza that has progressedinvolved. This is ultimately good for gamers too,
increasingly, and it is starting to steal some of thefor as the industry gets bigger and bigger, the
spotlight from the glamorous motion picturegames and the consoles will only get better and
industry.better.
With technological advances like the nextRecently, many new online gaming services have
generation motion capture systems, high definitionbeen introduced. The world is having a visible
graphics, Dolby Sound and Motion Sensor Remoteaffect on the online gaming industry, as more and
controls that enable the players to actually get upmore people turned towards playing and enjoying
off their chairs and get some exercise as theyonline games. Games on the Internet were once
kick, punch, jump, fish, swing, golf and dance theiran imaginary phrase, but since the introduction of
way through sessions, video games have becomethousands of user friendly and easy operating
more than just toys. They are an escape thatgames on the Internet, people are finding that
offers a whole new reality. Kids and adults alikefiction has become reality.
are playing Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Nintendo*Chill out and Play Games
Wii games more than ever before and theOne of the best ways the majority of us relax,
industry itself is getting bigger and bigger everystay engaged, stave off boredom, or even burn
day.away hours at work is to play games video
But there is one great advantage that videogames, online computer games (if you dont know
games have over movies, and that is that theythere are probably a few addictive games in your
offer interaction. You can actually be involved withword program, right?), or online games.
what is happening on the screen, instead of justWhile we now know, too, that when you play
watching it like you do at a theater. This givesgames (of any mode and of certain types), those
you the feeling of empowerment that you justgames help to sharpen some of our mental
do not get from watching movies. These gamesfaculties, Alzheimers, and, in my coo-coo world,
offer more than an escape, they offer a journeythe insanity of such needful mental aberrations as
into another world where your actions have noADD, ADHD, and OCDthough this last benefit is
real negative consequences on yourself.not necessarily empirically proven. There has been
Video games have come a long way since thequite a bit of research done on this topic and you
days of Pong, Pac Man and Donkey Kong. Whilecan bet there will be a whole lot more to come.
the Video Game Awards are not quite the OscarsSo lets sit back, kick our shoes off, and relax
yet, they are certainly on a pace to give them aplaying your favorit games.
run for their money in the future in terms of