Video Games

          It's been said that video games make people stupid. While this may be true, you certainly can't be stupid and good at video games. Starcraft II, a game by Blizzard Entertainment requires tremendous amounts of skill. The skill is required because this game is a real-time-strategy game. Games of this genre usually involve a player creating massive armies and using war techniques to beat the other player.
         The techniques are very similar to fighting strategies that may be used today. In one game, I may hit and run my opponent, expand my base to boost my economy and produce more units, and destroy my opponents economy. Professional ( yes people make money by being good at this game) players have up to two hundred actions-per-minute. That means that the player is clicking his mouse or using key binds more than once every second.
         Real time strategy games are very skill dependent unlike a majority of video games. For example, Farmville, a game that can be played on facebook, involves planting various plants on a farm, letting them grow, and coming back to check on them later. A game like that has no skill required and could easily be used to teach a young child what various plants look like. There are other genres of games, one is called massive multi-player online role playing game. A person who enjoys playing games of this type are judged by how much time they spend playing the game. The more time one spends playing a game of this sort, the more levels they acquire. Levels make players stronger and are symbolized by a number. The higher the number the stronger any given player is. People who play these games are commonly considered "nerds" and "no-lifers". So before you judge a video gamer, make sure you figure out which type of game he plays first.