The Video Game

I'm sure most people living in the 21st century have been acquainted with video games, but I'll briefly explain. Video games are games played in an almost virtual reality that is shown either through a TV screen or a computer monitor. Games have been around since the 1980's and are getting more and more advanced as we speak. There are three systems out that are dominating the market of video game sales. Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's XBox 360, and Sony's Playstation 3. All are selling very well and most likely some or all the people in this class own one of these systems. The games are fun, and they are becoming more and more realistic. The first games, PacMan, Space Invaders, Pong, were all video versions of different material games, crossword puzzles, or even sports. Now the games are diving into the future, into territories that a person under normal circumstances probably won't be able to participate. I think that is where the "addiction" lies. The hook is the fact that these games are giving us a look into places and things that we've never imagined could exist. Next time, we'll find out who exactly is playing these games...