Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Books Vs Games
Stephen Johnson's article "Everything Bad is Good for you: Games" really made me think. When I first began reading I was completely against his point of view, I thought putting video games on the same level as reading was so ridiculous. I love reading, and I think video games can be fun but I don't play them very often. I've never felt that I got anything but entertainment out of a video game, while I have felt enormous satisfaction from reading a good book that allows you to think and imagine. However,I found the part where they show a sample of what could be written about books if video games came first to be enlightening. It's true that something that comes after an original is always scrutinized more critically, and things can be said about books that would sway someones opinions towards a video game. I still do not think that video games can really do much to stimulate the brain in a positive way, but the article brought up a lot of good points and showed that you have to look at things from different points of view.
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When I began reading this article I felt the same way as you did about books and video games being put on the same level. I think reading provides alot more in terms of learning and enjoyment than video games. However, this may just be because we both do not play video games very often. I do like that you acknowledge the good points that the article brought up despite you diisagreeing with it.
ReplyDeleteI chose to write my blog on this essay as well because of the point he made about if books had come after video games, which is why I found it so interesting. I like what you said about how everything that is not the original is scrutinized because I feel the same way due to the fact that most people are afraid of change, and this is why they judge anything new and different.
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