Okay so……yeah…..I am sort of a closet gamer, or at least I used to be. A few years ago I had a boyfriend who was really into Everquest II, a Sony online game.  He got me interested enough to try it out and I had a great time!  By the time I stopped playing I had 2 fairly well developed characters and 4 other alternates.  I used to make fun of my ex when he would get so involved in his game, but I realized quickly what the appeal was.  Just like Prince said in one of his posts there is a really strong social aspect in online gaming. There was a lot of team work involved with fulfilling many of the quests I took on. In fact, I made several friends that I would play with using our virtual selves and we ended up becoming friends in real life.  I would look forward to logging on and spending time with my virtual friends being imaginative in our make believe world.   

Everquest II screenshot (from accesgame.com)

Sadly, I don’t have time to play anymore, but I still have my account sitting frozen, just in case!  In the couple of years I was playing the game there were many improvements made.  One of the things I like most is that the game is always evolving and changing as time goes on and technology changes.  Kind of makes me wonder what will happen a few years down the road with the whole online gaming industry.  I keep thinking that the game I was playing might end, but it keeps on going year after year.