Video Game Pleasure

We won the Copa del Rey 3-2 in a nail-biting game, with the winning goal scored in the 112th minute of the match. It was a long hard struggle for our team to make it to the finals of the tournament, but it was worth it. We even did the Spanish double of winning the Segunda and the Copa Del Rey.

Of course, all of this occurred in FIFA 05 for the PS2, in the comfort of the St Leonards couch. We used gamepads instead of our feet to score goals but the feelings of scoring a goal in the game were much the same as in a real life soccer match.

I find it strange that there are articles out there saying that kids these days are more anti-social because they spend all their time playing video games, and that it's the video games that are to blame. Judging by the amount of camaraderie and team work that FIFA 05 created for between my friends, I would say that there is nothing wrong with the medium. One only has to look a bit further at the Nintendo Wii to realise the power that an interactive device such as a video game has to bring people together to have some fun. It's the new-age board game, enjoy it!

However, whilst video games may not make you anti-social, it will make you paisley white and weak if you don't out during the day and do some real exercise. Everything in moderation.