Thank You!

I must begin by first expressing my gratitude for your courage to share this video, and I can only imagine the amount of criticism you've received, and how strong you have to be to handle it in the right way.

In total honesty, I do agree with what has been said about moderation, and how you don't have to give up gaming ENTIRELY to truly appreciate what we have in reality. Still, like many, I personally can relate closely to what was covered, with the accumulative expenses, etc., and while I've begun to realise this myself, I eventually discovered this, which actually helped me reach a stage where I could combat this with the intent to make a comfortable change. I'm really enjoying this challenge, seeking a new balance.

I love gaming and the creativity behind it, but you've really identified some key principles which many don't regard seriously enough in this modern world of electronic technology. I've definitely taken something away from this, and I hope that others will too, without getting the wrong idea.

I aspire to DRAW like you, let alone animate! I love New Leaf Saga, and all the best for your future work - you are incredibly talented. ^_^

Interesting

However, your problem wasn't with videogames, sir. It was with Moderation.

Burning your WoW disks to death is what's called "Extremism." It's like with alcoholics, they can either have too much or NO alcohol whatsoever. This is simply not the case with videogames (And I really sincerely doubt it's the case with 70% of alcoholics, too)

The key lies in moderation. I've found a nice, healthy balance myself. Naturally life, family, work, and education come first. Yet, I can still find time in between going to the gym, running errands and having fun with friends to play games every now and then... about 3 hours a day, on average. Could I be doing something more productive with this time? Sure I could. But I'm not going to - I enjoy playing games. As do you, apparently.

So go ahead. Play. Enjoy. Just don't let it rule or wreck your life. Moderation.

I can see your point, however...

This video is a bit too blunt about it. Video games are NOT bad things. Some games can teach younger people the importance of morals and even simpler knowledge like words and math. I think, the older you get the less time you should be spending with video games, however, they can provide relaxation and a temporary mental break from real world issues. They won't teach you as much and you'll have more important things to do, but that doesn't mean it's not okay.

Moderation. Just giving up something you like to do so willingly is in my opinion a bad lesson. If I stopped playing today, I'd still have just as many hours at work, and just as much time for schooling. Maybe this worked for you, but this isn't a lesson for everybody.

This video misses the point where there are values in gaming. No you won't learn to be a swordsman or survive a zombie apocalypse, but that is a stupid expectation. Simpler things can be learned, and stories can be enjoyed. Just look at Assassin's Creed 2 for example. Historically, that game has a lot of value and can teach you about renaissance Italy. And the story teaches you about the avoiding the consumption of revenge, and learning to think for yourself.

I know your intentions are good with this video, but to say video games have no value and are a mistake to get into is just not true in any sense. Though you can't let video games control your life either. Video games in moderation can be great for kids and adults alike. I guess my point is, this video is too bias and maybe should contain the short term benefits of gaming too.

BULLSHIT !!!

you CAN play games AND have social life, ok?

thank you

its amazing how many ppl didnt get the msg, or didnt even say " ty ill remember this.(as my teache says some ppl r stup...) well..
anyway great message thank you for share and great animation.