Students Get Together to Play Video Games in the Student Center
By Daniela Perez | Observer Contributor
Photo by Daniela Perez
Playing video games at the student center is one of the ways students from different departments can come together to pass time.
Dominic Cannavino, Business major, plays Dark Souls 3 with his friend Bryce Harper, Law major, while they wait to attend their next class. “Life is too serious and video games help me relax,” said Cannavino.
Jacob Hull, Biotech major, also spends time at the student center playing video games. His favorite games to play are Mortal Kombat X and Jump Force. Despite his enjoyment of video games, Hull doesn’t hesitate to put down his controller and enjoy some time away from the screen when his friends want to hang out.
All three students play video games and have become friends through gaming in the student center. They play seriously while also goofing around with the character creator.
Students bring their own game consoles down into the student center. Everyone is welcomed to come down to hang out and play some games. The students even encourage others to join in.
Cannavino said that he leaves his game console at the student center while he goes to class. He doesn’t mind if people play his games while he’s away. He trusts that people will respect the property of others.
Cannavino does not let video games get in the way of his responsibilities. He will go to work and complete his chores before playing video games. However, he admits that he may spend too much time relaxing when he’s at home. Cannavino believes that video game addictions come from “grinding” games.
League of Legends is an example of a grinding game where players have to play for hours in order to progress in the game. Many players spend real money on these games so they can advance faster than their competitors.
“I used to be addicted to video games,” said Hull. “I have over 1,000 hours logged on Skyrim.” Hull goes to the campus gym whenever he is not working or playing video games.
The students would love to see a video game club be created in order to be able to game with their friends and get to meet new people.
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