Friday, October 16, 2015

Hello, Gaming World!

Throughout history games have cemented themselves as a popular means of social
Ancient Chinese Boardgames
entertainment, in which friends and family could gather and engage in friendly competitions  with one another. Due to their societal popularity, games have continued to evolve to reflect the current technologies and trends of the time, which now thrives in the realm of digitization. In our current digital landscape, even many of the more popular board games, like Monopoly, are transitioning into a new state: video games. In this state, the video game is the current pinnacle of gaming, which is being afforded by the current technologies or society possesses. However, as more complex video games develop over time, will video games have greater impact on the user's interacting within the digital medium? And how will this impact affect certain perceptions of reality of those within the culture of gaming?


Popeye Video Game
The information provided on this blog will be tailored to show the affects that video game culture has on both the individual and society as a whole. I will be covering both the positive and negative affects that video games can have on individuals established in a video game culture. While also focusing on certain societal impacts of trends that have come to light through the culture of video games.