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The Irony Of Sports Video Games |
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Jake Rose |
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Most people will agree that playing a sport is one of the best
ways to keep active and healthy. It's exercise with a more
entertaining purpose. And there is no denying just how popular
sports are. They are a bit part of the American culture and a
good part of many other countries'. It's also then no surprise
just how popular sports video games are, either. Of course,
there's a lot of irony in that. They are complete opposites.
Sports video games do promote some things. If played with
friends, there's the social interaction of them. It would be
like watching a game with buddies. But even watching the game
lacks activity that playing it in real life provides.
The good thing is that a lot of kids that do play the sports
video games also play the sport or a sport in real life. They're
active young athletes that just like to have a little fun at
home or a friend's house. It's also a great thing for rainy or
snowy days. It could even help improve their own play and
understanding of the rules.
The bad thing is that there are some parents that don't promote
the real thing enough. They might just think that because it's a
sports game that it will get the kid excited about going outside
to really play it. This isn't always the case. A parent doesn't
have to stop allowing his or her child to play the game, but the
parent should promote outdoor activities too.
It's quite funny when you think about it. The fascination and
fixation of many outdoor sports has lead to the creation of
indoor activities and ways to experience them. There are even
video game tournaments. You can't blame these people though.
Sports has just grown a part of their life as it has for many
others.
I may not understand the fascination with playing a sports game
or watching it on TV over playing it in real life, but it's
still good. Everyone has their own preferences. I just hope we
don't become too unattached from the real world as a society and
start making simulations of other things. It's bad enough we
already watch too much TV, a lot of it pointless and repetition
of already successful things. I'm not the most active person in
the world, or biggest sports fan, but I still believe its more
fun to play it in real life than do anything a video game or TV
can about the sport.
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