A new perspective on video games

After the lectures on video games, I feel like I look at them totally different now. Of course at the stereotypical "girl" I rarely play in the first place. (I do have an original Super Nintendo console and it is still awesome to me) Im still not completely oblivious to the popular controversial games over the past decade. It was just an eye opener during the presentations to the class how controversial these games really are.  I started to wonder if video games do play  more of an influence on people than the typical saying that they promote violence. After class I started thinking video games in a way prompt various perceptions and conceptions on world issues, nationalities, groups, places, things, etc. Who knew something that was supposed to be pure entertainment, could somehow shape the reflections of one's thoughts..... I wonder what Im getting when I play Donkey Kong.....