Video Games and Computer Holding Power
Sherry Turkle
Sherry Turkle provides a sweeping examination of the process and culture of video games in her essay. She explains that unlike reality and other mediums anything can be manifested on the screen. At that time that was true. Movies had special effects, but computers only boosted the capabilities of those effects. Today with CGI technology anything imaginable can be created on a movie screen in a one way interactive experience, or it can be created on a video game screen in a two way interactive experience. This capability has not necessarily led to better experiences on either screen however. The more immersive games have become, and the more they try to create new reality with unreality, the less appealing they become.
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