2. Games are now the dominant form of media.
2. Games are now the dominant form of media.
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According to a recent article in CPU Magazine December 2006, written by an industry veteran, Alex St. John, video games have gained such a massive popularity increase that it is now considered the dominant media form, especially among young males.
"If books are the medium of ideas, radio the medium of sound, and video the medium, then games are the medium of interactivity... Our kids will grow up thinking that passive media you just sit back and listen to or watch is like black-and-white television and phonograph recaords are to us, antiquated media" (St. John, 2006)
The level of multi-tasking from this generation compared to the last, and the last to the ones before is extremely different. With today's need for high multi-tasking capabilities, it is no surprise that games, with their level of interaction appears to be taking over video and music as the dominant forms of media. With that said, and with the definition of geek labelled earlier, would it make sense to continue to call gamers, geeks?
Article can be read in December's issue of CPU (Computer Power User) Magazine, page 14.
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According to a recent article in CPU Magazine December 2006, written by an industry veteran, Alex St. John, video games have gained such a massive popularity increase that it is now considered the dominant media form, especially among young males.
"If books are the medium of ideas, radio the medium of sound, and video the medium, then games are the medium of interactivity... Our kids will grow up thinking that passive media you just sit back and listen to or watch is like black-and-white television and phonograph recaords are to us, antiquated media" (St. John, 2006)
The level of multi-tasking from this generation compared to the last, and the last to the ones before is extremely different. With today's need for high multi-tasking capabilities, it is no surprise that games, with their level of interaction appears to be taking over video and music as the dominant forms of media. With that said, and with the definition of geek labelled earlier, would it make sense to continue to call gamers, geeks?
Article can be read in December's issue of CPU (Computer Power User) Magazine, page 14.
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