I was pretty fascinated by the discussion of video games in these articles. I've never been super into gaming but have had my share of obsessions (Legend of Zelda) and I understand why the literary credibility of the genre is debatable. Some games definitely take the player on a journey where problem-solving skills progress him or her along a storyline, but others are just meaningless battle or racing games. While I'm sure they're all fun in their own right, I really feel like games that involve the player in acting out a part in a story are truly the most engaging. Will Wright agrees with this in his article "Dream Machines", asserting that video games stimulate a child (or adult's) imagination in the same manner as literature. But the thing about video games is that they really allow for so much more imaginative freedom than normal literary narratives. For example, when was the last time you saw someone make a rap based on a work of literature? I found this compilation of Zelda rap remixes and it totally rules. The world of video gaming is vast with possibilities!
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