A Medium Fit For Masterpieces
“Videogames and Increased Violence” and “Disheveled? Lazy? Too Many Videogames?” are both news articles describing the negative effects of playing this ever-expanding, interactive playground we call videogames. The media already gives this form of entertainment a bad rep, assuming spending hours playing will turn kids into hyper-masculine sociopaths. We already know that is not the case and that video games can actually be very meditative and enhancing, but could we go so far as to say that this remedy for passing the time could pass as art and even surpass the works of some of the great artists of this time? Personally I have been dramatically influenced emotionally and creatively by playing videogames, but unfortunately the mass public sees it quite opposite and that is mainly due to the venue that the average person is exposed to. …show more content…
If one were to just tune into advertisements, they would be bombarded with overfunded videogame campaigns promoting games that only serve to please the public, games with the same platforms and concepts that are pumped out year after year with the same approach: same game, better graphics. This is seen in games like Fifa, SIMs, Call of Duty, and basically any line of sports games. The mass public and media see these games as overpriced, mindless forms of entertainment that rot the introverted spectrum of society; the furthest thing from