Dedicating this post to some of my friends (you know who you are) and my brothers and sister.
Saw a lot of negative comments on this Youtube video.
The problem with video games (or other technologies in the form of entertainment) is there are many out there who plays video games (or other entertainment-technologies) as if its part of their life. They spent their precious time dwelling in the game without having a clear direction of what they are doing, and what video games mean to their FUTURE.
For example, I have friends who...
- Surf in Facebook every night, browsing friends album over and over again.
- Play video games every night, and switch from game to game after few years.
- Watch PPStream whole every night, and almost exhaust the list of dramas/series.
- Play WoW every night, and has few maximum-level character, but moved on to another game now.
- ...
The thing is, if we are very clear of what we are trying to achieve in our future via all these video game, then its perfectly fine.
- I have friends who play games throughout their childhood, but they are working in game development industry. Thats their inspiration and dream, and the play and fought hard to excel in that area.
- I have friends who play games throughout their childhood, but they are professional games now in world gaming arena. They play games representing countries, representing companies, representing communities...
So start thinking of why you play games whole night, why you Facebook whole night... Do all these time spent worth anything to you and your future, and your future family?
I think the take-away from this video is
We are the first generation forced to find a balance between letting technology improve our lives, or risk allowing it to dominate us.
In short, just don't get addicted to games, Facebook, etc... Enjoy it, while don't get dominated by it!
ReplyDeleteHowever, I kind of like some games though... ^^