Do you think that video games have an effect on culture? The popularity of video games has spread to many countries and cultures. Many people all over the world enjoy video games. Many Japanese gaming characters and games are famous in the world, for instance, Mario and Dragon Quest. Some of them are becoming a phenomenon in Japanese society. In the past, the players who were interested in video games were only boys or men, but now women play games. Video games are becoming more popular, so people can go to gaming events, see gaming videos on the internet, and can play many game apps on their phones. Japanese video game culture is not what you imagine. The increase of games has effects on Japanese society as more people play games and is now a part of Japanese pop culture. Video gaming is not just a hobby. It is an important part of culture in Japan. This presentation will change your view of Japanese gaming culture.
I went on a totally amazing Southwest trip with my classmates. The trip was my first time to go to the Southwest so everything was new to me. Sarah, Anikke and Bethany came with us. They made our trip more exciting. I’m happy I could go on this trip with them and I had a lot of great experiences. First, I really enjoyed New Mexico. It was chilly but not too cold. I went to the Old Town in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I liked the Old Town because there are many cute things and good restaurants in there. For example, I found a gate that was decorated with a lot of red chili peppers. I had never seen anything like that before so I was very surprised and it looked like a lot of flowers from a distance. The red chili peppers were absolutely gorgeous. Not only that, I found a great restaurant. I forgot the name of the restaurant but they have really delicious Mexican food. They gave me some Mexican chips for free and recommended that I eat the chips with honey. I really like Mexican chip