A few years ago, during quarantine, I started watching Tekken competitions on YouTube out of complete boredom. This was weird because, before that, I never had an interest in Esports. But before I knew it, I watched hours and hours of people playing this game. But I realized it was entertaining because I watched some…
By: Nicole Kulick If there is one thing I can say about video games, it is that they are incredibly versatile. There is a reason that people of both young and old age are able to enjoy gaming. Some people may become consistent players, regularly immersing themselves into that digital world, while others may only…
As I have got older, I noticed that I am simply losing the time to play video games. When I was younger, I could remember playing for hours straight basically every single day, which is why I have so many memories of playing games. This feeling was ultimately brought back during Covid, where there was…
At the beginning of the semester, I would have told you that storyline based solo games are pointless. Although I do still think this to some small degree, I can say that after this semester my mentality has certainly changed. My primary use for video games nowadays is to talk to with my friends while…
Cheating. Undoubtably, this is one of gaming’s biggest taboos. Hardly anything is worse than a cheater in a video game. But you likely have read the title for this post and wonder: how is it then that I am writing in defense of cheating? Before getting into this perspective on cheating, let’s establish when cheating…
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