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I feel that games are a fun thing to do when bored. Saying that games will change the world is kind of an extreme statement. Games can help develop the brain and motor skills but sitting in front of a computer screen or television for hours has no input or benefit to the world. Changing the world is not polluting or planting a tree. Playing a game only benefits you and wasting your time. When I play a game it’s because I am bored or might want to have fun. I never think about playing a game to change the world or help me be a better person. I feel as though all my morals and goals has come from my parent and experiences. I use those mistakes and what I was taught to be a better person and change the world. For example, a lot of my family members have medical complications like cancer, diabetes, kidney failure etc. Seeing people that I love die from this and get better made me want to help other people and their family. Another example, was a week before I was going to take my driving permit test I practiced everyday for hours with a parking game and when I got to take the parking part I thought I would pass the test with flying colors. I failed and had to come back, so playing that game I thought would help actually in reality didn’t help at all. Virtual and reality are just two separate things and McGorigal saying that 10,000 hours of gaming a week would benefit the world and stop poverty and world hunger, I just feel is ridiculous. How would sitting in front of a computer for 10,000 hours a week help change the world?