Why games?

   I think many people consider video games to be a useless way to spend their time. Each person has an outlet, a form of expression that says, " this is me". Personally I think it all boils down to this....How do you want to escape? We all lead relatively normal lives, do we not? Now there are going to be exceptions to the rule, as goes the old saying. But as for the rest of us, we need adventure, we want to fly...we want to be invincible. Games allow us to do these things. Take your typical racing game for example. This is as close to reality you can get. However, you can take it Tokyo drift style and sail into a railing with no repercussions. What could be better than that?   Then there is the journey and question of the unknown. Take this into consideration. Your sitting in your home right now. The world is outside, maybe your hometown. A place that at times feels like there is no escaping from. But there is a yearning inside of you to know more than whats at your fingertips. This is where movies, games, or books come into play.
   Are you an astronaut? No, then no big deal. You can explore the deep vacuum of space through you favorite video game. Because, at some point someone else had that dream as well. But, instead of going they created a game. A piece of their soul goes into making a virtual world that makes not only their dreams come true, but yours as well. The same thing goes for war, or that yearning to be the next Indiana Jones  You can even become a spy! I suppose the real question is not, why games? But why not games? We don't question why people like to play golf, or bingo, or any other vice you use to take up your time. Do we? Well, perhaps some do. But I think the stereotype of the typical gamer is so far off point it just sad. It's especially difficult for female gamers.I suppose because we are supposed to have more sense than the boys, haha.  Where most see hours in front of the TV ,or computer ( regardless of their sex).
 We just see hours of fun! All spent in a world, that's just a little more bearable , perhaps, than what faces us normally.

 All a gamer truly wants is this:

• Will you take me to a place I've never been?
• Can you make me the hero?
• Is there a way to be transported through space and time?

In response the answer is, YES!There are many other questions and statements about gaming. But in the end gaming is our time machine. It's our fast forward button to evolution and supernatural powers. A way to become the hero.The years of training to become a warrior, all built into a game that allows you to skip all of that, going straight to the epic adventure. Now, I ask you this. Who wouldn't want to be a gamer?