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Video games have been around since the 40’s, reaching its popularity from the mass mainstream

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Video games have been around since the 40’s, reaching its popularity from the mass mainstream crowds by the 70’s. Back to the simpler times where there were less pixels and control buttons. Back to the games that didn’t have storylines – no police chases, zombie apocalypses or saving any princesses. Which were what video game creators and fans wanted as time progressed. More games, more visuals and graphics, more dimension, more realism. Thru the years, video games have evolved and expanded greatly due to more imaginative and creative ideas being developed and thru the constant technological improvements there is a huge advancement compared to the games that first came out 40 years ago.

From the first surfaced games in the 60’s/70’s era …show more content…

Play turns to seriousness and seriousness to play.” [2] When video games were introduced, it was a whole new world for youths everywhere. I vividly remember playing Mortal Kombat on the PlayStation 1 with my friends in awe of the colours and graphics. There was a sense of competitiveness against whoever was playing. It was fun when teaming up together, but once versing each other there would be a point where we took the game quite seriously. It took a competitive turn during gameplay but nevertheless it was an exciting firsthand experience for us players.

Street Fighter and Metal Gear were just two of the famed popular video games that we begged our parents to buy for us. Pop the disc into our PlayStations and ask all our friends to come over. “During flow, attention is so fully invested in moment-to-moment activity that there is little left over to devote toward the mental processes that contribute to the experience of duration (Friedman, 1990). As a results, persons deeply immersed in an activity typically report time passing quickly (Conti, 2001).” [3] These days, what with the extensive amount of consoles such as the PlayStation, Xbox, DS and Wii ranges and all the games that come with it, it can’t be helped that once you get into the game and its objectives and storylines you feel that you can’t pull away until you finish the entire game. Until you’ve died for the 200th time and you look up the clock is

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