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****Can Video Games be considered another new mass media? What makes Video Games a different medium from conventional movies and music? Why are video games catching on?****
To my understanding, mass media is the idea that information reaches a big group of people. I do believe that video games are being incorporated more and more into the daily devices that the general population uses. The examples of these devices are Iphones, ps3, nintendo Wii and other mediums capable of gaming and other purposes. I do not believe that video games will become a mass media because it is very limited to those target groups that are interested in gaming in the first place. However I do believe that the medium it is being transmitted through has the potential of turning into a mass media. Ipod touch, ps3 and more devices are cathing popularity because of their multi-media purposes and gaming plays a huge role in their popularity success.

I think Video games differ from other conventional mediums such as movies and music in many ways. One reason why video games are so different is because they could get very addicting and most games require practicing and getting good at it. There is more social interactions between the gamer and the other gamers. Video games are considered sports in many countries such as China. The elite gamers are treated like celebrities and sex idols.

Video games are catching on because It is being accepted more in the culture than ever before. More people are finding interest in ways to relax their minds off of daily stress. Video gaming is this gateway of relaxation to many people. The society is in constant need of entertainment, they find the most convenient way to be video games.