Video Games

Jake: That would have to be video games. I have pretty much every video game console that was releases since the late 80's.

Lindsay: Are you serious?

Jake: Yes. Every one of them.

Lindsay: Wow. I actually don't really like video games.

Jake: Why not? They're fun.

Lindsay: I don't know. I used to when I was a kid, but recently they just don't appeal to me... to sit in front and like, use my thumb to press this thing to make it jump and I guess I'm just not very good at them.

Jake: Well, they're getting more and more involving now, it's kind of like having an interactive movie except you get to be the main character in the movie.

Lindsay: Yeah, I guess. I need to get used to it. I'm really bad at them right now, so I'm just not comfortable with them.

Jake: Yeah, I know what you mean. One thing I've noticed a lot with games lately is that they're so complicated to control that you have to be like a hard core gamer to even begin to understand how to play the game.

Lindsay: Do you think you're a hard core gamer?

Jake: I would have to say I am though I'm not exactly proud of it.

Lindsay: Oh, really. What constitutes a hard core gamer? How often to you play?

Jake: Pretty much, well, probably for most hard core gamers, it would be every day.

Lindsay: Every day. How many hours?

Jake: An hour or two, at the least.

Lindsay: OK, what about you? How often do you play every day?

Jake: Well, since, I'm working, there are lots of days when I don't play at all, and I would like to be able to play more.

Lindsay: OK, so one of your goals in life is to play more video games?

Jake: No, I wouldn't say that but it's a good way to relax and sometimes it's more fun than just watching TV when you have nothing better to do.

Lindsay: OK, so you play... try to play every day but sometimes you don't and then, are there any tips you can give me to become a good video gamer?

Jake: Well, just the more you can play, the better you'll get. I don't necessarily want to play more because as you know there isn't really any reward for playing games more.