Since the start of computers, main litary scholars have been very sceptical about the idea of reading electronically. Before computers, reading has been only been done by written script. Written script was a way of recording these stories that originally where verbally told and passed down through generations of people. Most of these readings where different kinds of stories and tales. at first man had to pass down the stories to keep the stories alive. Many of these tales would not leave the boundary of the the group that passed them down. When written script was invented and these stories written down. The tales were able to be recored and people beond the spectrum of were the story was started were now able to experience it. The invention of written script expanded story sharing.
In today’s world, written script seems almost old fashion. Most people feel reading is boring and unexciting. This is the increasingly thought idea of most of our youth today and because of this most kids play videogames but in many ways the kids today are doing the same things people did when reading stories. They are experiencing tales. although the tale isnt being told to them or they are reading them, they still are experiencing them. Videogames are just these tales but experienced in a different way. In videogames you can decided your own way of going through the story.
Videogames are just a new way of experiencing stories. Most videogames follow the same basic prinicple of stories. There is a main character. This main character has a antagonisnt and a basic problem that they must over come. The games also have a rising action that does lead into a climax where the highpoint of the game is. After that there is a resolution and a end to the game. the games are very much like the stories people read in school. There are many dramtic scenes with many important points trying to be shown. The games give people many good values and morals, if understood correctly.
Many people feel that games dont have any of these qualities and give people many bad values. They are correct but only if the games isnt understood for what it is. Some games are made with out good values and morals but these games must not be taken seriously and viewed as a game for kids. Videogames are just the new art of reading. they are electronic reading and a new form of media for literature.
