I wanted to write a quick post about why I’m starting this blog and what I want to do. I’m excited that Wayne State offers an openly available blog to students and faculty looking to share their opinions. I feel that blogging is a great way to connect with a community and relief stress or send a good message. The purpose of my blog is to discuss video games. I’m an avid video game player, who has been playing games since the early 90′s (gotta love the Sega Genesis). I find they offer a healthy escape for when I want to relax after I finished the day’s work.

I currently own a PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360 gaming consoles. I’ve had my Xbox since 2006 and recently purchased the PS3 a year ago to play with friends online. I believe both consoles still have a year or two of serviceable life so I can justify my starting this blog. I also plan to expand once new consoles are introduced (Except in the Wii U’s case unless it’s relevant to a point I want to make…I’m really not that big of a Nintendo fan).

I’m an avid reader of various video game and technology news sites….engadget, joystiq, IGN, VG247, Gamespot…just to name a few. With each news story, I generally have an opinion and will enjoy sharing them on this blog. Aside from news, I typically rent a lot of video games on the weekends. I will share with you my experiences from various video games and whether I found them enjoyable or not. I use to be a very hardcore gamer, but with class and work I would say I’m more casual now.

Recently, I’ve made it a point to try out various Kinect games. I find that the Kinect is the best motion sensing accessory available to date and that Microsoft needs to push developers to embrace the technology further, and come up with better ways to incorporate the sensor into every game.

That’s all I have time for today. Thanks for reading and have a great day!