in ‘amusing ourselves’ to death…the author asserts his theory that television will mean a decrease in intellectuality…as a result of the change of representative medium ( words to images).
Yes, people don’t read as many novels as they used to, but people do read magazines and the internet. Most probably on average people have gotten dumber, thoush, because television doesn’t demand as much intellectually from the person as reading.
However, for the person the is more involved the technicalities of things….computer formats, physics engines, video games, language formats….this all stimulates your brain, I beleive, in more ways than simple reading can do.
The person that wants intellectual stimulation nowadays can get it a lot more readily than in times past…People can still read…as before..
and now there are incredibly different ways to challenge your brain with video games….from the nintendo ds’s brain age…to half life’s (valve software) portal.
I beleive video games are the precursors to learning ‘modules’ that enhance the brain.
They are an iteration of complexity….there is the potential to increase IQ and enhance the brain’s overall abilities with the computer that did not exist before. Also, the dynamics of social life on mtv (as low as they may be) show the realities of ‘dumb’ america and how you should act…for the person that does not like to associate with this (I don’t)….mtv supplies a great way to ’study’ how the ‘masses’ behave.
I personally have looked down on video games as a ‘waste’ of time..in the past….but as video games have gained sophistication….they have lost their ‘geeky’ feel. They feel more respectable…almost like playing cards…working on your brain.
so, in essence, do video games and popular culture make you smarter? video games in general processing and popular culture in how the ‘masses’ act (I do not like celebrities or how others act, but how the general population acts is essential knowledge to know how to appropriately predict and make plans in your life….for you will eventually interact with someone of this stratum). Just like knowing what ‘emo’ means you can appropriately categorize those that want to fall under such a category….
it supplies good outlets for you to categorize your world, while you, remain above categorization, but still appreciate the tools that allow you to know your soroundings.
yes….zack u is my brother.
So true, such as TLC…no? Also, I have a link to the website I found this on…http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/games-are-good-for-you/513460 Take that Hilary Clinton…MWHAHAHHAHAHA Anyway, one reason I guess I’m smart is because of video games, same reason why I’ve been able to keep my imagination alive, games…video games are such a wonderful thing…-dreams of blowing up Flood from Halo-