Explain video games to me. Why are they so popular? What do they do for the player that TV and movies don't do? Do you play them? Are you a video game "addict"? Which ones do you like? Why?
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Video games started to become popular in the 1970s and 1980s, but over time people, especially young people become addicted to it. I think that one of the reasons why people get addicted to video games is because they are trying to escape from their routine or from the real life to feel that they can control a world as they want, also it can be just for fun and entertainment with friends or alone. Video games make you feel inside of another world with adventures because you are the one who is controlling your “character”. I don’t usually play those types of video games because I just don’t like them. I prefer other types of video games, but I consider that they are fun to spend some free time with. I can say that I’m not a video game addict.
ReplyDeleteElena:
ReplyDeleteI don’t know much about video games because the only video game a had play in my life is from my cousins years ago. But what can I see of the people I know and played them, the difference between a movie is that you are doing something, there is more emotion and also you are playing with someone else and you can talk and communicate. I don’t play video games, I don’t have one, I just had play Mario card and I actually like it. About addiction to a video game, I think is the same addiction as a phone o movie, being all the day in front of a screen is never good you just need to have limits.
Mic:
ReplyDeleteVideo games are very popular for teenagers even for some adults. Video games are what you and have fun with your friends without even having to meet physically. You can move freely in video games unlike TV and movies but still both help you relax and escape reality. Video games can be addictive but it depends on the users how they are going to manage their time. I like video games as much as I like to eat. There’s a game called Genshin Impact which it’s a game developed in Japan. The game can be played in multiplayer mode which is my favorite. Also, you have to understand the mechanics of the game to be able to be better in the game.
Philip:
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, video games are called the ninth art. For me, the reason why video games can be popular all over the world undoubtedly lies in its strong sense of immersion. This is difficult for other art forms to do. When you watch a good movie, you will be touched by the hero's story. But when you play a good game, you will feel that you are the protagonist. This will make the player feel deeper. I occasionally go to the world of video games to relax myself. But I'm definitely not a video game addict. In my mind, the peak of the game is undoubtedly Outer Wilds. I can even say that it is a groundbreaking game. This is a game about the starry sky, and we are an astronaut. Human beings are born with infinite longing and pursuit for the starry sky. The vast starry sky is wider than the land, deeper than the ocean, and more attractive than everything on the little earth. I think the exploration of the starry sky is the best hymn to human thirst for knowledge. Its melody is so beautiful that it seems that there is a magic force attracting people. Outer Wilds is such a game that allows you to enjoy this wonderful hymn. What's more, it has a very romantic ending.
Anni:
ReplyDeleteGames are a way of relaxation for young people. Although playing some shooting games can sometimes make you nervous, this tension will also make people forget about studies or work. It is another way to relax. Games are very fun for young people, and for adults, they are used to relaxing after a day's work and they will play games when they get home. The game is popular because the characters are cute, beautiful and handsome, and they have great voices. That's why games are so popular. I like playing games very much. I am considered a game addict. I play whenever I have holidays. I play music games (such as BanG Dream, Phigros), shooting games (such as PUBG), action role-playing/adventure games (such as Genshin Impact), and MOBAs (such as Honor Of Kings). I like music so I play music games. I also play fighting games. Music games are all solo games, MOBAs and shooting games are all played with teammates, and I will invite good friends to play together.
Roy:
ReplyDeleteVideo game is a game played electronically manipulating images produced by a computer program on a television screen. Video games are famous because they can do things that are impossible in reality through video games.For example, gun fights, zombie games, etc. Unlike TV and movies, video games can control people in the game with controls.I used to play video games, but now I don’t.Because there is a risk of addiction.I wasn’t addicted when I played video games before, and I used to enjoy gun fights in video games.
Andrea:
ReplyDeleteI think video games are so popular because they bring people together, even when they are apart. They give you the opportunity to interact with other people and the TV and movies doesn’t give you that opportunity. I don’t play video games because I think is a waste of time.
Mingyang:
ReplyDeleteGames are competitive. Now with the development of gaming, especially the integration of video games with the Internet and mobile phones, we e-sports have become an important branch of competition. The immersive feel of the game is important. Video games often provide us with real experiences that are hard to reach. Video games can be played by oneself, while watching TV can only be played by others. I like playing video games very much, the game can enter the real world can not enter, I think it is very interesting.
Eric Luo:
ReplyDeleteI think the reason why the game is addictive is that they create many different levels for customers, and the difficulty increases step by step, which makes the players don't want to give up all their previous efforts, so the players become addicted to the game. I think what TV and movies don't do is that they don't bring surprises to players like games, but some people will be addicted to TV dramas, because generally speaking, there will be a suspense for the audience at the end of TV dramas, and people will be curious about this suspense, so they will continue to watch it.
Video games are entertainment that requires an electronic screen. It allows you to control the subject inside the world of the internet. It all started from a ping pong game that came out in 1958 with a simple technique made of two lines and one dot. Since the technology that features video games is improving nowadays, you can fully control your avatar on the internet. It's like you are having a second body and there is no limit. The biggest difference between movies and video games is that you don’t have permission to choose the next move. You can make your own way inside the game. Even though I’m not a huge fan of video games, I prefer movies. Those competitive video games are toxic. People get addicted to it and fight inside the real world and spend thousands and millions of money to buy a piece of program to beat other players. But it’s true that there is a huge possibility in the video game market. It’s mostly because of VR, virtual reality. It’s computer technology to create a simulated environment. With this, you can not only control the avatar you can be inside that world. And this technology is not only for you so it could go along with anything. It allows game businesses to connect with other markets too.
ReplyDeleteJerry:
ReplyDeleteElectronic games can be divided into arcade games, handheld games, video games, computer games and mobile games according to the hardware carrier, which refer to games played by people through electronic devices. The gaming world tends to subdivide video games into video games and audio games, among others. Video games can exercise the brain, relieve emotions, and even improve social skills. Video games are popular mainly because they can relieve stress and emotions, and people feel happy and relaxed when playing games. I play games a lot, and I like to play some multiplayer games because I can play games with my friends.
Edward:
ReplyDeleteVideo games are designed to entertain users by allowing them to unwind and immerse themselves in a virtual world after a long day at work. Because they only go to school and have a lot of free time, video games frequently target the youth sector. We can do whatever we can't do in real life in the game. Slashing, killing, cooking, investigative work, martial arts, and everything else come to mind as examples. I also used to play video games a lot because I found it quite entertaining. I usually play in my free time so it's not considered a game addiction. The game that I play the most, must be Fifa. I'm a football lover, therefore when we play Fifa, we have complete freedom to devise innovative ideas, assemble powerful teams, and recruit world-class players. as reported in the news
Eric:
ReplyDeleteI usually play computer games, not video games. Because I don’t have some xbox, playstation, or nintendo. So, I have been playing games on the computer since 2016. “League of Legend” is the game that I play the most. It is the best computer game. 23 million 8 hundred thousand people play this game. One of the reasons why this game is so popular is because it has a lot of characters and steady updates. Since 2011, this game keeps developing and adding factors that can make users play more fun. And also, they make high quality cinematic videos of each character. The background stories of characters can make light users play the game more fun.
Angela:
ReplyDeleteI don’t play any video games but many of my friends do play them so I do know something about it. Personally I think video games provide good entertainment for people. The concept, characters or design are all different between each other. In my opinion, video games have many levels or checkpoints that players can challenge themselves with, which is one of the characteristics that TV and movies don't have.
Josephine:
ReplyDeleteVideo games are a big thing, especially for teenagers. Many teenagers become addicted to
those games and spend way too much time playing video games. It is really bad for your brain
and your eyes though. I don’t play video games at all, when I have free time and want to hang
on my phone, I watch series or movies. I don’t understand how you can get addicted to video
games, doesn’t it get boring once you play it all the time? I think many teenagers play those
games way too much, so they spend less time studying for school, which is really important. I
also think that theme causes many family problems, because parents try to convince their
children to study more but they only want to play their video games. When you are once really
addicted to video games, I think it is really really hard to get out of there.
Enrique:
ReplyDeleteVideo games are so famous because there are of all categories there are sports games like FIFA which is soccer which is one of my favorites and there are also action games like Call of duty which is also one of my favorite games which is about war, For another reason that they are so famous is that most of the video games can be played online so that makes it more fun because you compete to be the best against other people around the world, and I do not consider myself a person addicted to video games because I only dedicate about 30 minutes a day but when I was younger if I played a lot of time but I think it was normal because of my age and because there was COVID.
Javier:
ReplyDeleteI personally don’t think that playing video games is better than watching a movie or TV, but I do play them and I do know why people play them. It’s a way of entertaining yourself and in the majority of video games there is an option of playing online (with friends) and makes it much more fun. I don’t consider myself an addict to video games and I don’t really know anyone who is it, but parents always exaggerate the time that their child’s are playing video games and makes them look like addicts.
Jay:
ReplyDeleteI think video games are popular because they can provide players a lot of happiness. If it’s a competitive game, all of the players might have a desire to win over their opponents. I think people feel joy when they win against their opponent by playing games. It means, video games give happy feelings to the people who play games. I also play video games. I'm pretty sure that I'm not addicted to video games, but I used to. A year ago I got a great amount of stress, so I always played video games to relieve my stress. I usually played super penguins. Then i realized that video game makes me an incompetent person, because i didn’t do anything except playing a video game that time. So I started to hate myself and I was so frustrated at that time. So I decided to quit the game. So I didn't play it for a while and Now, I play them when I'm bored or when I feel like playing it.
Damir:
ReplyDeleteVideo games were popular from the start, I think that they are popular because for me at least reveles stress and It kinda helps me calm and relax after a long day. There is a difference between watching an action movie and playing an action game because you’re controlling the character and you make your own decisions.
I play a lot of video games especially when I have free time. It can be an online game or a story ( single player) game, I love both of the genres. My favorite genre of games are the first person shooting games. I wouldn’t say that I am addicted to them because I can go for a long time without them.
Hoya:
ReplyDeleteIn this world, their have many video games like Galaga and Pic man. But I think that games are very old games. Nowaday we have a lots of games and many genres too.even they have a sport called E-sports. FPS is kind of game that uses a gun. And we have many sports game like FIFA 22 and MLB 23. And I think I most like game is League of Legends. It is 5:5 games and there have more than 100 chamiona that you can use. But I think study is more important for students.
Luciana:
ReplyDeleteThe video games are so popular because it’s an entertaining game that you can play with your friends and you go out form reality. They have many things that movies don’t, for example the interaction, the possibility to be talking and having fun with your friends, the wish of win. I don’t play games because I personally think that video games are for boys, and I don’t have any birthed or something so O don’t have were to play it. I consider that video games do have something that addict the boys.
Peter:
ReplyDeleteI don't know why video games are popular in many countries, but in China, people need a way to relax after a tiring study and work, and video games are the best choice, it's like a virtual world. People can plug themselves into the game to get the emotional value and honor they need. I play games but I am not addicted to games. My favorite game is Honer of kings (MOBA), which is also the most popular mobile game in China
Jimmy:
ReplyDeleteI love playing video games, when you win a game or complete a game achievement is your body will produce something called dopamine it will make you happy games there are many different types of games everyone has a different choice, I will play a game almost every day because he can bring me happiness, I really like the first person shooter because it is very competitive.
Yewon :
ReplyDeleteVideo games are so popular these days. Lots of people love to play it, especially teenagers. I think the reason why it became really popular now is that it is one of the entertainments people can easily enjoy and people can actually do it. In Video games, players' futures or characters are changed on their own. So people can do anything that they want. We cannot interfere with TV and movies because they just play the recorded things; however, in video games, we can interfere or change the situation. I play video games, but I’m not a video game addict because I rarely do it. I like league of legends because it has a rank system so I can get the achievement.
Vittorio:
ReplyDeleteVideo games are so popular and almost all young people from all around the world play them. People like video games because you can play online against other people(real players) or you can also play with your friends. I don’t play video games but I know a lot of video game addicts, many guys spend all their free time playing. I don’t like to play video games because I think that it’s a waste of time, I used to play video games when I was in middle school, I could stay hours and hours in front of the tv playing.I stopped playing because I fell that I’m too busy for waste my time, In my free time I rather go outside with my friend or play some sport.
Akbar:
ReplyDeleteMost games have an obvious goal - you have to learn, find, collect, catch up... Why is such certainty so important? It's like an outline for an essay, a map for a traveler. The child understands what he must do to win. In the game, the ways of achieving the goal are clear. I want to be the best player: a successful warrior, a rich businessman, a fast rider, and so on. And how do I do that? And that's how - and a set of next steps is suggested." Playing the game, you become more and more interesting and interesting to pass it, the game can be very long, which will pull you for a week, two, or even three. Previously, when I was 10-12 years old, I played a game called "Counter-Strike" at that time it was very popular. I played it not absolutely every day for half a year with my friends. The game sucked me in so much that I started getting bad grades for not doing my homework. When my dad took away my computer , I stopped playing video games and started spending more time outside . Now everything has changed. I have changed my interests, I set my priorities, and my studies come first.
Alvaro:
ReplyDeleteI think that games are so popular because it is really entertaining for kids our age, it allows you to play with the main character or characters. I do play play them and I have played them my a great part of my life. I am not an addict because when I was little I played more than I play now, but not even then I was an addict, now I can play for a while but I know I’ll get bored eventually. My brother is the video game addict. I like a lot of games, and I have liked them because they keep me entertained for a while as I play.
Amelia:
ReplyDeleteThese days, many people play different kinds of video games. I think people play video games because they can access them easily, and people can enjoy them with friends and family whoever I want to play with. In movies, we aren’t a main character so we can’t actually be a main character. On the other hand, we could be the main character of the video game. We can be immersed in one of the game characters. I don’t play video games because I always lose and I dislike the divide between victory and defeat. I used to play “Geometry Dash,” but I easily turned it off so I’ve never played the game for a week. I don’t think I’m addicted to video games.
Nick:
ReplyDeleteGames are the type of thing that many people do in order to relax or just to have some fun. Lately games have become extremely popular, this happens because of the amount of games that are released to the public, basically if you would like to you could change the game you are playing every second and never run out of them. Another thing that makes people play games a lot especially in the last decade is a huge development in multiplayer games, basically now you can just call your friends and play your favorite games with them!
However I am not that big of a game addict, because I just prefer to go out with people, play basketball or even go to a party. Obviously I like to play some games from time to time but this happens only when I have someone to play with ,and when I did all more important things tham games.
Harry:
ReplyDeleteGames can provide a very broad illusory space, especially now that the development of virtual technology and the integration of video games, players can experience experiences that are not available in real life in the game, and this illusory world makes people feel spiritual. satisfaction. The difference with them is that video games have a large number of competitive games that allow you to experience the fun and excitement of games in a relaxed state. I also play games at my home with my friends. lm not a game "addict", Except when it's very relaxing, I play games with my friends. Generally, I don't play games by myself. I usually like to go out and exercise.
Video games are quite addictive.
ReplyDeleteMake game characters good for users to like, shoot people, kill people, and like men and women without discrimination
It is a system that induces users to buy items and takes good care of rewards so that they can be addicted, so once people are addicted, they cannot come out.
I was quite addicted when I was in Korea, but I didn't play any games here, so I stopped playing games anymore, and now I'm not interested in them.