"Modern Warfare 2" Craze
Friday, November 13, 2009
By:Chris Mars
Nov. 10 was just like any other day for everyone except the gaming world. The release of "Modern Warfare 2" had 4.7 million people happy after the first day of sales. My roommate was one of the dedicated 4.7 million who purchased the $59.99 video game the first day. His had been reserved but he still had to stand in line for two hours.
After seeing and playing the game for a very brief time I was shocked at how realistic the graphics are, its really does look like real life. After leaving the next morning and coming home late at night to find him in the same spot I realized why we are the most uninformed generation. Instead of paying attention to the news or keeping tabs on our political leaders, many youth spend hours or even days playing video games. After these long sessions of battling online or completing missions there is little time left to dedicate to news.
This is on top of the months of searching and researching the game prior to its release. It's amazing the time and energy our generation spends with video games and and what I like to call "zombie media." These mediums require little physical effort and no educational benefit either. Sure, games like "Modern Warfare" have so historical appeal to them but it's nothing significant and goes unnoticed a majority of the time.
I'll stay away from "Zombie Media" as much as possible.
Photo Credit: www.COD6.org
1 comments:
I will stay away from "zombie media" as well, Chris. I have also seen this behavior first hand. Gaming for hours and hours on end, completely consumed by the video game.
I have wasted too many hours myself on video games, but not compared to others my age. I've seen people fail classes because they would rather not go and play video games. Or be up all night playing that they would sleep all day.
It seems to be commonplace in today's society, however. There are so many options for kids that staying informed and keeping up to date with the real world would actually mean you would have to engage in some way. They would rather be in a fantasy world in their video game. And it doesn't seem like parents help with the problem either.
HDTVs and the state of advanced video games and consoles will only add to more hours holding a controller, not paying attention to the real world.
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