Our generation today is blessed with many technological advances… or should I say technological distractions? And one of our favourite distractions? Video games – from MMORPGs (Massive Multi Player Role Playing Games) to the individual gaming platforms that every teen seems to own nowadays. But what do XBox 360, PlayStation 3, and the Wii have in common? (Besides having access to heightened levels of graphic images and violence). Video games seem to pull us away and distract us from what real life is all about – getting outside and actually experiencing some fun.
Imagine running through the jungle in the dark or swimming through deep oceans and killer rapids. No matter how big television screens are growing, the artfully created sound effects and stunning high-definition visuals of video games can never re-create real life; what your own five senses will actually pick up. And for all the time I’ve spent improving my massive, skillful and fully-equipped character who can face any boss in a video game, I might have instead, say, improved my real self. I could have improved my own character, not a video game character, and been able to overcome an actual obstacle in MY life.
I’m not bashing video games here, I myself love to pick up a gaming console and unleash some gaming fury. But it seems nowadays I don’t pick it up as often as I did before, as I’ve replaced the NPCs and the Bosses with real life obstacles and reality, which can never be replaced by any video game ever created.
Also, a very good friend of mine recently showed me the video, “the only thing I know,” complete with an inspirational and calming voice, very concerned and empathetic examples, and very colourful and lively animations; its the kind of video a motivional speaker may pull up to appease the masses.
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