Why People Die Playing Video Games Analysis

I have played video games my whole life. Video games have a special place in my heart. They were essentially my whole childhood and it was a great way for me to connect with friends. My friends and I would pull all-nighters playing games and those were some great times. I never really thought of myself as an addict when it came to gaming. My mother told me millions of times to get my eyes off the television screen because it was frying my brain. I admit, I spent a great deal of time on video games and have had phases where I felt addiction kicking in. There is a certain high you get from playing games. Constant repetition when failure occurs is motivating. Wanting to reach the next level and talk about it with my buds the next day was pure enjoyment for
Beres opening sentence of the article is an attention grabber. “He played the game to pass the time: ten hours of uninterrupted questing. Then, mind hazed by the room’s thick cigarette smoke and eyes stinging from the monitor’s flicks and throbs, he decided to step outside for some fresh air. Feng stood, took three steps then stumbled and collapsed, his mouth foaming.” The words belong to Simon Parkin, author of “Death by Video Game.” Beres came at an angle when he wrote this article, that angle being fear. Beres was trying to work off fear to send a message to his audience, which is smart. People become enslaved to this virtual reality which is unlike anything of this world. Emptiness and sadness in the earthly reality can lead one toward addiction. Usually you hear about people turning to alcohol or even drugs. What is not often reported on this side of the world is the dangerous video game addiction craze that dates back to the 1980’s. Beres did a phenomenal job when writing this article for his audience. No, the audience isn’t most likely heavy gamers but maybe for the parents of