There are many different aspects of popular culture which people deal with on a daily basis. In modern society though, technology shapes that culture as it becomes more advanced and newer things become available. The video game industry is a part of popular culture that changes regularly based on technology because it is so interwined with it. I love playing video games in my spare time so these changes often affect me and what I do.
I remember when I was a kid and the games I had to play were these little blocky images with 2 or 3 button to push to play. Over time, these games started get more vivid and the objectives started getting more technical but they stayed similar to older flat graphic games from the past. Then came the 3D era, bringing with it a huge shift in technology and style for games. The first ones to come out weren't the prettiest by today's standards but at the time, such technology was amazing. Games also got more complex with the controllers having more and more buttons with different functions. Moving on to today, game companies are competing to have the most visually advanced games out there and controls are almost excessive for some games. From beginning to modern times, video games have changed dramatically and quickly over time.
The reason this has affected me so much is I've grown up as these games progressed. As I get older, games are getting more advanced. They're still fairly new in the grand scheme of things, but for me, they've been there longer than me and are growing faster than me. That means I can watch as popular culture changes in the gaming industry. It's wierd to see how different things are now and what is in style for games but I still love them regardless and I'm sure that I will continue to love them for a long time.
