Written on June 12, 2013
Playing video games allows one to listen to and analyse the reactions of characters while being able to interact with them. Then trying to write said character can develop writing skills, because you're listening to and observing a personality and then portraying it yourself in your writing. Being able to write fictional characters also allows one to write fanfiction, which can also be beneficial to write, as you must write with certain circumstances and with the laws of the book or video game in mind.
In addition to the benefit to writing skills, video games and even fiction TV shows can be useful tools in learning history. For instance, I knew very little about Pompeii until I started watching Doctor Who. (Doctor Who, if you don't know, is an outrageously good and emotional sci-fi TV show about a mad man and his time-traveling, temperamental blue box).
Video games and TV shows can both have complex and intricate histories of their own which can be interesting to study and demonstrate hard work and deep thought on the part of the producers. For instance, the Portal series. The story behind the events of the games is unbelievably complex and well thought-out. It even ties in with the history of VALVe's Half-Life series, and it has even been confirmed that Chell (main player character from Portal and Portal 2) will end up meeting Gordan Freeman (main player character from all four Half-Life games).
So as you can see, not all video games and TV shows are a waste of time, not all are shallow pastimes. They can even be (*le gasp)educational and are a really great way to learn, to improve your writing skills, and to just have fun.
In addition to the benefit to writing skills, video games and even fiction TV shows can be useful tools in learning history. For instance, I knew very little about Pompeii until I started watching Doctor Who. (Doctor Who, if you don't know, is an outrageously good and emotional sci-fi TV show about a mad man and his time-traveling, temperamental blue box).
Video games and TV shows can both have complex and intricate histories of their own which can be interesting to study and demonstrate hard work and deep thought on the part of the producers. For instance, the Portal series. The story behind the events of the games is unbelievably complex and well thought-out. It even ties in with the history of VALVe's Half-Life series, and it has even been confirmed that Chell (main player character from Portal and Portal 2) will end up meeting Gordan Freeman (main player character from all four Half-Life games).
So as you can see, not all video games and TV shows are a waste of time, not all are shallow pastimes. They can even be (*le gasp)educational and are a really great way to learn, to improve your writing skills, and to just have fun.