Game On

Have you ever wanted to try something new? Try something out of your comfort zone?

I wanted to try something new. Maybe it will help me come out of my shell a little bit at a time. Maybe it will help me have more in common with people. I have no idea. But my goal is to try something new every once in a while. Get out of my comfort zone.

This is what I decided to try new today. One of my best friends is a gamer and she has been trying to get me to become one or at least try for a while now. Well I decided to give it a try to see what the hype is all about.

I got the gaming system and downloaded fortnite, the online game. It took several hours just to down load it. In all honesty, I have NO idea what I am doing. I have friends that game and I’ve played a few games but even then, I have no clue what I was doing.

My friend helped me through the set up and was teaching me how to get to the game part. After I was able to start playing the game, I had a lot of fun. Of course, I got killed a lot. You know, since I was new at the game and all.

It was easier than when I tried to play Call of Duty, that’s for sure. I was thinking throughout the whole game “wow, this is fun”. Then, I really got into it. I had a headset on, so I was talking to the other players. I wasn’t sure on what some of the things were called so I would call a zip line “magnetic pole thing”. The other players got a kick out of my wording for things since I was the newbie. I’m pretty sure they got a kick out my “rookiness” during the game.

There is something about playing a video game with other random people that is exciting and freeing. It’s like being involved in some kind of battle. You are going around collecting things to use on your mission and killing other characters. When I say freeing, I mean when you are collecting things you are learning about yourself and growing. When you are shooting other characters and killing them you are really defeating your demands. Each battle you win gets you closer to winning the war. When you win the battles, you are proud and feel accomplished. When you win the war, you feel at peace and maybe, just maybe, even happier. But in order to get the victory, it’s all how you fight. Using the means you have collected over time and the knowledge you have learned to fight for yourself. To fight the battles and to win the war.

How are you going to win your war?