Gaming

Gaming

Who would have ever thought that games could be used in the workplace or in our US Army? In one of the article that I read I learned how the US Army uses game systems to practice combat situations with their recruits. These systems act as a real life example to what could happen in the field. The US Army has spent millions of dollars in investing into these programs to help their soldiers. In class we had the chance to look at a program called second life. Second life is a virtual world that allows users to interact with each other via the web. In this virtual world you can build homes, start business and network with many people. Some users have even taken it as far as making money from this program. This goes to show how for the software industry has come. I have learned that gaming is more than what we think, it’s more than a play station or an Xbox, gaming I believe will be the new era to how we use computer software. The use of video games allows us to explore situations without even coming in counter with them yet. The gaming industry is a multi-million dollar industry a year that is creating new jobs every year. I think it is important to look at gaming from all angles, from a consumer side and from a business aspect.  The one thing that I will take away from gaming in this course if that they are more than just Madden or NBA 2k15 they are a source of information for learning.