Over the years, video cards have flowed through the various gaming machines within the household. For the most part, it was necessitated by the failure of the existing card, though on rare occasions, years ago, it was just the drive to upgrade and see games as they should be seen.

Recently a pretty good card failed after 2 ½ short years and that meant time for another card. Since the card being replaced was a special order, because of the age (yes, technology does move rapidly), it was time to step up. Taking into account the motherboard specs, RAM and such, the right card was chosen for the system. Ok, one thing was NOT taken into account, and that was the monitor (which needs to be upgraded a bit to show off the shiny new graphics power).

What is this bit of personal info leading to? Well, it has to do with our obsession with graphics within a game. Nothing so immediately grabs the attention of a gamer than the graphics. It is the first impression that can often make or break the experience for some. Why? Because we are a visually oriented society that puts a premium on how things look. We are flooded with commercials on television full of pretty people hawking products that improve looks. Movies tend to compensate for lack of original story lines with dynamic special effects or computer-generated imagery.

And we’ve even seen games that sure looked good, but when you get right down to it, there was little substance there.

Who is to blame for this obsession?


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