Video games are not just a commercial gold mine – they can be a force for good
Video games are not just a commercial gold mine – they can be a force for good
Video games are not just a commercial gold mine – they can be a force for good
By Kamala Thiagarajan
February 2, 2024
Summary
In recent months, two gamers have made waves globally.
Teenager Willis Gibson, a competitive Tetris player from Oklahoma in the United States, became the first person to beat the original Nintendo version of the game.
He even caused the popular game, which requires players to get falling blocks of different shapes to fit together and create solid lines inside a box, to freeze because there was no more code to support further advancements.
Another gamer broke a three-year-old record to win an iconic game, Mike Tyson's Punch-Out, faster than anyone else - after over 20,000 attempts - in October.
Reference
Thiagarajan, K. (2024, February 2). Opinion | How gaming can go beyond entertainment to transform lives. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3250563/video-games-are-not-just-commercial-gold-mine-they-can-be-force-good