Not the “Limbo” you play at parties…

After watching Limbo and reading “The Most Depressing Theories on What Limbo Means”, I am not sure if I am completely amazed or disturbed by video games. I can’t argue that the thought and creativity put into video games isn’t amazing because it is- I guess I have just never felt personally connected to or seen the point of video games. I guess people could argue that things that I waste my time doing like watching Netflix is pointless too which is true but I still struggle to see a need for video games.

I spent a whole day this last summer watching one of my friends play video games for hours on end. He played for hours straight- maybe taking an occasional food/ bathroom break. I was mesmerized watching his amazing attention and understanding of the game. This was not a common thing for him (to spend the whole day playing video games) but, he had no problem spending his whole day in the video game. I would ask him questions about the game and he would answer as if the game was a reality that couldn’t be denied. There was a part of his brain that understood and interacted with the video game that I couldn’t understand. I didn’t understand then and I still don’t understand what exactly video games do for society… I understand their purpose for entertainment value but beyond that I think we could find much better things to put our time into for the greater sake of society.