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“What?! Computer games? Oh men, it’s just a waste of time.”
This was my usual response when asked about such thing. Let’s check what I am speaking recently:
“What? Dota pare? Yeah I’m game.”
Well, there has been an obvious change in the way I perceived these modern computer games.
It was in the midst of a research work at a nearby Internet café when I first played a computer role playing game (RPG) and since then, I found myself enjoying it with my brothers, friends and classmates. After some time, we tried another which is somehow similar to the first one – DotA
Defense of the Ancients, more popularly known for its acronym DotA, is a virtual reality game composing of two teams and each team can have a maximum of five players. Its goal is to destroy either the word tree or the frozen throne thru the use of a single unique character (hero) and your own preference of weapons or items. This game is actually a fan made or custom game from an original game.
I think that’s more than enough to give some background besides I presume that most of the GNCians out there are already familiar with it. It’s time for a serious talk.
Let’s take a look at the effects that the virtual world had offered us. We often see students in uniform spending their time in computer shops doing something other than searching the net or typing. It’s a usual scenario isn’t it? I see college students and even college students in white! And I proudly say I’m one of them (but not during class hours).
It’s just fair for us students to have some time to relax by having these stuffs for as long as we don’t substitute these things for learning and exercise.
According to the Aristotle’s Golden Mean, “It is the nature of such things to be destroyed by defect and excess.” You might ask “What is the exact mean then when it comes to DotA?” For me, the answer is when it is used as a medium to gain new friends and bond with them since this game has the essence of teamwork just like basketball (which is much better for your health).
Would you believe that these games also teach us lessons? Here are some that I’ve learned from more than a year of playing these computer games:
1. Boots of Travel – “be punctual… always”.
2. Necromion – if you can’t do it all alone, try summoning some friends.
3. Aegis of the Immortal – never say die.
4. Perseverance – say that you have the beginner’s determination instead of the beginner’s luck
5. Aghanim’s Scepter – you can always improve what you believe is already your ultimate.
(Patrick S. Gaza) |
