Media is a huge part of our lives. We see it every where, we use it every day, and we enjoy it. It can be fun and it can be useful. We have the real life media, such as TV news, newspapers, magazines etc. And then we have the fun media, the games. The world of video games can be exiting, scary, funny, and cool. The best part of it is, it let's you use your imagination and takes you on the ride of your life. It is all just fantasy. You enter a world called "cyberspace".
Today we have video games for people in all ages. The ones that are a bit scare are the ones with violence in them. It has been a debate going on for years about if the age limit for certain games should be higher, if it should be allowed to promoted on TV and web sites. If there should be rules of how much violence and what kind of violence there should be in the games. This could go on forever. No one has come up with an answer yet.
Yes, people have committed crimes that has been inspired my TV games, and some has done crimes because they have forgotten the difference between reality and the game.
A good example of this is the movie we saw in this weeks lecture, "eXistenZ". It was an extreme movie. But it showed us how difficult it can be to separate real life and the game, cause you get so into it.
But there are also games that helps people cope with difficult situations and make them feel safe. Online gaming sites make gamers feel like they are a part of something. When you play a game, you let your mind run free, and that might help your creativity out in the real world.
A lot of time and money are spent on these games. And that money has to go some where. We can't forget the people who make the games. They have devoted so much time and energy making something extraordinary for their customers. This is what they do for a living. And each negative and positive effect the game has on the player, it has on the game maker. If someone does a crime that out sprung from a game, the maker would get sued, and feel very guilty. They make the games for your entertainment. Not for them to take over your life.
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