Advertisements in Video Games?
With technology growing, game developers are beginning to consider placing advertisements in video games. What’s next, showing commercials while the game loads up? The only kind of advertisement that could possibly be acceptable for video games is advertisement that is visible in the background scenery of the video game.
There are a few examples of games where advertisement is acceptable: Sports games (advertisements on hockey boards, painting sponsors on NASCAR cars, etc.) and games with giant levels (games like the Grand Theft Auto series, first-person shooters with multiplayer levels, etc.). If advertisements become a mainstay in the video game world, it won’t just anger me but everyone else with a conscience. Gamers play games because they want to get out of the everyday world for just a few moments. With the introduction of advertisements, gamers could no longer leave reality without being reminded how much reality is still around.