Several years ago I was invited over to a friend’s house to check out the release of a new XBOX game called Halo 2.  I hadn’t played video games in a few years and hadn’t played them regularly since I was a kid, but if everyone was getting together I didn’t want to pass up the opportunity.  It only took a few minutes of watching the others play before I was really interested and convinced someone else to hand over a controller so I could play.  Bam! I was hooked.  Not only were the graphics and sound better, but this new generation of gaming allowed the “users” to interact with others in the room or over the internet.  This changed everything.

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