Gaming obsession
Howcast Media, an online Web video source, provides answers to life questions through video how-to guides. Clips include How To Make S’mores, How To Survive A Bear Attack, and How To Turn Cheap Vodka Into the Good Stuff. According to their Web site, Howcast has been named a top Web site of 2008 by both TIME and PC Magazine.
What does this have to do with religion, ritual, or vitual reality? Well, Howcast showcases various videos that deal with gaming obsessions. While many videos on the site are meant to be entertaining and humorous, there is an element of truth to all delimas explored on the site. Check out the following clips:
How To Compete with a Video Game for a Boyfriend’s Attention is a guide for girlfriends who think their boyfriend’s gaming system receives more love than they do. The clip tells girlfriends how to trick their man into getting out of the house, away from the controller.
How To Justify Your Video Game Obsession gives gamers intelligent reasons and statistics why gaming is a tool for real world success. It tells players that their quick-controller reflexes are marketable.
How To Workout To Be A Gamer shows current or perspective players how to train their bodies to improve their gaming skills. Real world skill is needed for optimum virtual skill, the video clip says.
