iWrite Post 2- Thomas Winterton

I can happily credit technology with the fact that it has helped me form strong friendships that I can only hope will last a lifetime.  In this case video games being that form of technology (geeky I know!) Through the gift that is the internet, millions of people including myself, can wirelessly connect to each other from across the world and share experiences with each other that would otherwise be impossible 50 years ago. For those of you who don’t know much about video games and such, I would highly recommend you divert from this blog post to another post less childish than this one. During my 8^th grade year at Tates Creek Middle school, one of the gnarliest video games of all time came out. That game being Halo 4. I’m not going to go into too much detail considering that if you are still reading this article you more than likely know of this game. Any Halo game is a multiplayer powerhouse, Halo 4 being no exception, meaning the more people you have the better the experience, as most social events are in life. That being said, I needed some people to play with and just so as it happened another person at Tates Creek Middle needed one too, I won’t name this individual as I did not ask him if I could share this story. My new found friend and I played this game for hours every week, on weekends playing until the break of dawn fueled by Mountain Dew. As you can imagine this level interaction formed a strong bond between the two adolescents, one that still lasts to this day. People hate on video game, which is understandable in SOME cases, but games are so much more than just a time waster, they help build lasting relationships and of course are incredibly fun.