The second skin videos were disturbing to say the least. My boyfriend and my brother are both very much into gaming. I have even played with them a few times. I am constantly yelling at them because they spend so many hours playing the xbox. I even joke with them and say that they are addicted, but I guess what they do is harmless compared to the individuals on the videos.
The social networking aspect of it is impressive because it beats out facebook and many other forms of communication. I couldn't believe the way it defined some of these peoples lives. It became the only way that they interacted with people. Of the few times that I have played, one thing that stood out to me was the young age of many of the gamers. There were 7 year olds that were better than my 16 year old brother. To become that good you have to spend alot of time playing. It makes me wonder how these kids will interact in the real world when they grow up if they spend that much time in a virtual reality. It's kind of scary to think about
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Introduction
My name is Laura Carpenter. I live in Milton PA just south of Williamsport. I am a freshman accounting major here at ship. My two favorite pass-times are soccer and reading. My favorite authors are Nicholas Sparks, Sarah Dessen, and Jane Austin. In high school I played soccer for all four years. I was co-captain of my jr. year squad and captain of my senior year team. I'm also a big animal lover. I currently have four dogs at my home, and I volunteer locally at Better Days Animal League here in Shippensburg.
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