I consider
myself a “Gamer” and when it comes to choosing between reading a book and
watching the movie, I usually end up picking the movie mostly because I am a
visual learner and am able to understand more by watching the movie. If there were a third option to play the game
and be able to fully learn the material through it then I would choose that
one. The novel Ender’s Game was a novel
that actually interested me because of the fact that the story talked about
gaming.
In this
novel, a child genius named Ender is particularly chosen by international
military-forces to save the world from destruction. He also has a brother and sister who were
being watched by the military but they didn’t “have the characteristic traits”
to help save the world from the buggers like Ender did. The reason I enjoyed reading this book was
because Ender wasn’t born fully ready for the job, but was able to be trained
into the person who could complete the job.
He was put in different circumstances where he was forced to do things
against his will and even though he knew he was doing the wrong thing and
hesitated to get it done, he ended up making the decision that had to be done
and continued to learn. This showed that
Ender had the traits to become a leader and that’s exactly where he was
positioned. After Ender finishes battle
school, he is transferred to Command School where he is successful against the buggers
and won the battle.
This novel
brings out the aspect that virtual games are getting closer and closer to being
able to mimic real life situations and make you feel like you (Your body) are
in control of the character instead of just using a controller. I am truly excited to see what future
technology will be introduced in the gaming field and how life will change for
children growing up playing those games.
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