Video game technology has changed greatly since the beginning where the atari was introduced in 1972 until today with the invention of the playstation 3 which has high definition and blue-ray capabilities. But not everyone is ready to dig deep into this idea of blueray just yet. This really goes along with Roger's diffusion theory as we will be able to see in the near future who will be within the early majority, late majority, and who will continue to be resistant to change as laggards.
Video games have always been popular and coninue to be to this day because of the new communication technologies that are becoming more popular in demand, i.e: high definition. We also look at the invention of the Nintendo Wii and its new and different capabilities which has greatly changed the virtual entertainment world. The new wii controllers are motion-censored and can relay the motions you make with the controller onto the game screen, allowing for more physical gameplay. However, there are definitely pros and cons to this...
What are the pros? Well, many doctors see this as good therapy as it is getting teenagers of their butts and moving while playing the video games that are consuming these kids social lives. Instead of people staying seated in one position, the wii gives a new meaning to the words, interactive gaming.
You mean there are cons? Yes, as hard to believe with these incredibly new communication technological capabilities, we do recognize some issues that may occur from such a game type. With new war, violent, and shooting games being created for the wii, kids are now creating killing motions such as moving the gun towards someone's head and firing, or taking a sword and cutting someone to their death.
These new game systems are catching the eye of gamers all over the world, however, because of their unique abilities and graphics. We have come along way from the atari to the nintendo entertainment system until today with the Playstation 3, Xbox360, and the nintendo wii.
It's hard to know what to think myself, since I have played and continue to play video games my entire life. It does get my thinking though, when I look at Sochay's immuatble laws and see the inverse relationship between these new communication technologies and the ability to hear God's voice. After playing a video game for quite sometime, it gets me thinking what I could have done better with my time or how much I could have read in the bible during that time. It's scary to see how these new technologies have the ability to take over our spiritual lives.
It will be very interesting to see how video gaming will affect the future for our generation and future generations. Are these new communication technologies a good thing or a bad thing?
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