The Power Of Video Games

I remember playing "Mortal Kombat" on my Dad's Sega Genesis when I was young. I thought that the "Epic Win" was beating Shao Khan at the top of the ladder of "Kombatants". When I played NBA '98 or Madden '99 on my Uncle's Playstation, the "Epic Win" was championships or simply winning against him. When I got my first Xbox, I played Project Gotham, which is a racing game and the "Epic Win" was unlocking special Ferrari's and other exotic "Never Before Seen" cars. The main point of this is that I didn't take what I learned from the video games beyond the television. Honestly I slowed down on playing video games as i got older because my passion is in writing music as an artist. However, I have a younger brother that has kept me up to date with the video game world that he was born into back in '98. If it wasn't for him, I probably wouldn't have ever bought or played Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas or GTA 4 & 5. If it wasn't for my friends playing Halo or Call Of Duty, I would've probably never played it. When I look back at my childhood, I realize that I'm one of the few of my generation that disconnected from the video game movement due to my passion and love of making music. I believe that both Video Games & Music are equally influential to my generation and culture's way of thinking, living, and analyzing the world for what it is today.