Essay Exhibit Discussion

During our final week of class, my classmates and I had the chance to present our final projects and view others projects. I found this activity very helpful and beneficial, it allowed me to get more ideas about my topic and to assist others in their topics. I viewed several different topics that I found eye opening.
One of the projects that I viewed was on the idea of technological convergence. I am familiar with this topic and find it rather interesting. My classmate brought up the theory that humans today thirst for technology and that it is almost a necessity to daily life. Convergence deals with transforming  old forms of media into new and more efficient forms.  She stated that technology has a massive effect on communication, which is true. Also she stated that there is less face to face communication, also that there is a bigger emphasis on texting, phone calling, and emailing. Although this is true in today's society I still believe humans are still very involved in each other and thrive in communication. There is a common belief amongst older generations that younger people do not communicate with others well, I highly disagree with this belief. The communication is enhanced with the powers of technology. Phones and tablets can allow for more communication then ever before. I am excited to see how my classmate expands on this topic in her final paper.
Another project that I viewed was the relationship between video games and religion. I have played video games for many years now, but never really thought about this overlap. For the purposes of his essay, he is focusing on Christianity and Buddhism in video games. This idea is prevalent in games that have endings which demands for reaching a higher place. For example, a game called "Journey" which entails its user to go through a series of events in order to reach the top of a mountain. The top of the mountain represents heaven. I think this idea is marvelous and can really shed a light on spiritual feelings inside video games. Video games have the potential to be more than just entertainment. They can be used as tools for many different aspects of humanity, such as religion.