Gaming

            I love to play video games and that reason being is because it entertains me and all of my friends can join and play with me. My collection of video games vary from PC gaming, Xbox 360, and Playstation 3 games. Back in elementary school, I was introduced to the Nintendo 64 and from then I loved to play games. I started playing Mario Kart and then expanded my curiosity of gaming from racing to adventure games. The next game I played was the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, afterwards, my love for gaming became vast and continued to evolve. I played Pokemon as a kid and it taught me dedication to level my Pokemon up to the maximum level which took forever but after that, I always persevered to finish anything that I started. Gaming has been a huge part of my life and has distracted me from many of my responsibilities but has also helped me finish many.

            I'm really into competitive gaming in my free time, but don't get me wrong, I love to play with the family and friends casually. Currently, some of my closest friends and I play League of Legends which is an online multiplayer PC game. The names of some characters and items are based on names in some of my history classes at Nova which I find completely fascinating. For example, it has a champion named Darius and in ancient history, Darius is the name of the king of Persia in 549 BC, and the company based the champion on the king of Persia. The game is five on five and the goal is to defeat the other team by destroying their nexus, in other words, their army. These games can last as early as twenty minutes and some games can last as long as an hour. The game is very competitive and there are tournaments going on year round for huge cash prizes over one hundred thousand for the winning team.

            When I game casually, I usually play when I have absolutely nothing to do on my plate such as school or work. My casual gaming usually starts on my Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 and I love playing on them because of the entertainment and vibe I get from it. I feel as if I'm engulfed with technology in my life because of the wireless internet connecting to my console, wireless communication to my friends from miles away and even strangers across states and countries, all from the common console. Gaming all together is really entertaining to me and it relieves my stress from all of school and work. I have one day off during the week and I usually spend it doing homework so when I get to game, I zone out.