The Re-Vitalisation of Social Networking Within Gaming.

Hey everyone at Canon Palmer.
Firstly i just wanted to apologise for not updating my blog for one month.
As many of you know the exams have come thick and fast. I seem to have been dealt an especialy bad hand with all nine of my exams taking place in two days. Regardless of this i still havent forgotten about the blog, and have been researching and learning about my chosen area even whilst relaxing. By this i mean activly playing with my Playstation three. As many of you know, Grand Theft Auto has recently become the most sucessful entertainment product ever sold. There are many reasons for this. Grand Theft Auto put simply is simulating "Life". Yes, there is shootouts and drug abuse, prostitution and gambling but lets face it, most of us are living, compared to Grand Theft Auto, very boring lives. Did you know, two of the best features of Grand Theft Auto IV are the use of Niko's Mobile Phone and Internet Access. The Main Character Niko, will dial a number into his mobile phone and arrange to meet someone, who is his desired target. He will drive to the location and then our protagonist will dial numbers and watch from the top of a building, to see who picks up the phone. Then Niko will have an idea about who to assasinate as the target picks up his phone. The Use of reality and in the game is simply incredible. Everythign is as Life like as possible. It may sound crude, but in one level the known target is homosexual, who is on the fictional website, lovemeet.com. Our protagonist will sign up to the website and arrange a date with the man and then, shoothim. Talk about a "hot date".
Anyway what interests us in terms of covergence, is Grand Theft Auto's Online Multiplayer. "Liberty city", a fantastic take on the city of New York is free to roam around and cause havoc in. Complete with weapons, cars, helicopters, bikes and your best friends in character form. This is hugely entertaining with characters in the game currently being played being able to speak to eachother while playing, to co-ordinate their gameplay. There are quite a few people in Canon Palmer that have the game and playing with a big group in teams is truely fantastic. Stealing a four door car from the city, bundeling all your mates into it, and seeing them shooting out the windows, whilst your driving the car is entertaining. The gameplay is something i have never seen before and this truely opens up the world of online gameplay with social networking. The use of the in game mobile phones and internet is a fantastic feature which enables people to chat and meet, whilst in a such a real life scenario. There is nothing that says you have to run round the city causing mayhem. Its just a lot of fun, especially with the new technology that the game encompasses. If you get a chance play Grand Theft Auto, beacuse apart from being the ultimate stress reliever, the new technology incorporated into the game, is revolutionary and extremely fun.
Once again, apologies for not posting, there will be regular updates and good luck to anyone else next monday. One Love, rightous Youths....Joe