Aldous Huxley doesn't make enough references to the games being played in the Brave New World society. The only sure game, or more like a sport, is Obstacle Golf. In the society, you are conditioned into liking sports but hating the outdoors. This will essentially keep you focused on the game of Obstacle Golf and you will be less likely to be distracted by other things: beauty of the outdoors. This sort of conditioning will also allow you to be part of the group in the society. In other words, if you aren't playing games such as these, then you are not part of society and are missing out.
In our society, games, such as Guitar Hero III, are another form of conditioning. The game simulate how it is to be a rockstar in this example. The game makes you want to play and be focused to it all day and not pay any attention to anything else. It provides many excitements. The video show Slash, a famous guitarist, coming out of an average joe signifies that anybody can do this. Which brings us back to another point in Brave New World: anybody can play Golf in the Brave New World. It seems everyone would play Golf at some point in their life in the Brave New World society. The Guitar Hero III game may refer to the felies also. The commercial makes you believe that the game will give you the sensations of performing live at a concert. In our society, people want to get those type of sensations so they buy the game. What also may affect games is the amount of people playing the game. If enough people are playing a game, you convince yourself that the game is good and you do go out and buy. This is one way that you may find yourself trying to fit in. This has happened to me when I heard of the Halo game series. I thought it was just going to be a blowout but it wasn't. A whole bunch of people were playing and it became a hit. Naturally, I followed the crowd and became a fellow gamer in the series.
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Yes, the media influences us, but don't you have control? You knew you were going to follow the crowd, and that's what you chose, how did the media influence you? People influence themselves into wanting things. The media does play a role, but in the end you have the choice. If you recognize that your being controlled by yourself why don't you try and oppose media? If media is this big bad wolf then we should destroy it. Why should we let ourselves be controlled by an outside source? How do we destroy media, or weaken it's control to stop it from influencing us?
ReplyDeleteThough I agree that the goal of media is to influence as many people as it can to follow the current trend, I disagree on its successfulness. Yes, many, the weak, give into media and purchase games, watch movies, and dress differently all because they want to, essentially, fit in with the society. However, when it comes down to execution, in other words, following the trend, it is one that allows that to happen; one is not forced to do so. As Eduardo said, "People influence themselves into wanting things." So, I ask you when are you going to stop blaming the media and take responsibility for your own actions?
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