What is it with the enormous attraction we have to video games?
March 14th, 2009 | by Michael |
littleflower asked:
I played a couple of video games and could not see what all the hype is about. You know, people waiting outside overnight to be the first to obtain a game? Whaaaa????? Please explain this to me. My 13 year old nephew loves his games. I don’t see how playing the same game over and over and over again is exciting. Maybe you have to be a 13 year boy like my nephew. I don’t know.
GENE
I played a couple of video games and could not see what all the hype is about. You know, people waiting outside overnight to be the first to obtain a game? Whaaaa????? Please explain this to me. My 13 year old nephew loves his games. I don’t see how playing the same game over and over and over again is exciting. Maybe you have to be a 13 year boy like my nephew. I don’t know.
GENE
7 Responses to “What is it with the enormous attraction we have to video games?”
By sweet_thing_kay04 on Mar 16, 2009 | Reply
Your right it is a kids thing…Remember when u were a kid.You love to beat whatever it was u were doing.Well with video games it takes alot of playing to beat it…
By thms_sandstrom on Mar 16, 2009 | Reply
Children like the assimilation to reality and the challenge of these games. This is what holds theri attention.
By burgdude2006 on Mar 18, 2009 | Reply
Video games allow us to escape reality. It lets us do things that would be otherwise impossible. Movies and books allow us to do this as well, but there is no interaction, everything is predetermined. Where else can you go fly your own X-wing fighter through space or play basketball with the pro’s or even go on a killing rampage without any repercussions?
And most people who stand in line for days to get ahold of the new systems that come out arnt waiting to play them. They are standing in line so they can resale them for two, three, up to five times the original cost online. I know because i did this just a month ago with the PS3 and the Nintendo Wii. I sold my nintendo for over $800 and it only cost me 250 + tax. Thats not too bad for waiting in line 26 hours.
By nightstar114 on Mar 19, 2009 | Reply
I think its the high level of stimulation that attracts them and keeps them. It’s also challenging, which stimulates growth.
By esugrad97 on Mar 23, 2009 | Reply
Video games take you into a fantasy world, and you can do things you can’t normally do.
By ImaGman on Mar 26, 2009 | Reply
like they said video games helps people escape reality, what makes it more appealing than books or movies is that the player has complete control, instead of watching the main character you are the main character, instead of watching the professional players, you are the professional players, you can do almost anything you want
you make the world,
you make the decisions without the consiquenses
By supraman126 on Mar 29, 2009 | Reply
self gratification and stimulation. it has to do with age and also the mental part of the person whether something they lack in life, they wish to gain in the games they play.