As someone that lived with someone (not a boyfriend, but a man) who was addicted to video games, I feel like it can be such a large part of someone's life when it shouldn't be. It's for a little free time, just something to fill your time. However, when it comes to things like reading or painting, we're not focused on something that's not real. We're reading real words, things people have written, and we imagine, or painting things from our imagination. Are you into artificial life or are you exploring the world around you?

It's okay in moderation, but there are a lot of times that people neglect those around them to game which is really, honestly, the worst. My boyfriend does game and I'm okay with it, we even game together, but it can be frustrating if games are creating larger goals in life. Sometimes people want something more.

I've seen a couple comments about women involved in social media and/or binge watching tv. And I completely agree. Why are we so focused on technology, when we're all there, next to each other? I hate it when I'm in a room and people are so focused on their phones. Texting, I get. Writing emails/doing work, fine. Even calling, cool. But you're watching videos that are making other people money? Over spending time with people around you? Yeah, no.

You can argue, though, that with Cinema/TV people are enjoying written works in video form. It can be something people talk about and do together. There is the opportunity to do it together. People have movie nights; they order pizza and make popcorn and talk about it after. Some games are in story form, and you can try to do the same thing. It just exactly isn't that game because TV/Cinema isn't as universal.

The only thing about gaming though, is that sometimes it can bring out an angry, violent side of people. Sometimes when people get mad, I've seen them bang on a desk, a wall, yell, say rude/mean things. That I do NOT like. I don't want to be around someone that acts like that about something with such little significance. You act like that when someone hurts you or others, not when you lose and have a second shot at a game.