As I move my character down the aisle, gunshots ring out. My friend shouts in my ear through the microphone: “Take cover! » I see the enemy and I open fire, I kill him and I gain a point. As I celebrate by bragging to my friend, the screen flashes red as a grenade explodes next to me. “Respawn in 10 seconds,” it reads in-game as my character is killed in the online video game. There are many types of hobbies in the world. From skateboarding to painting to cooking, people find comfort in a variety of things. Although I'm open to trying new hobbies, I almost find myself returning to video games, my favorite hobby. While other hobbies may seem more productive or beneficial, video games are almost solely for fun and entertainment. Technological advancements in recent years have allowed video games to reach audiences across the world. The popularity of video games is widespread, a fact that Bungie can attest to with over 60,000 years of its hit game, Halo 3, played online in suits (urk). While movies and music provide plenty of entertainment, video games are the epitome of interactive entertainment. Games are even becoming better entertainment than traditional media. In the Telegraph, Claudine Beaumont explains: “According to Media Control GfK, games accounted for more than half of all global packaged entertainment sales in 2008, beating DVDs for the first time” (Beaumont). So, what are video games? Mark JP Wolf notes in his book, The video game explosion: a history from PONG to PlayStation and Beyond, that "although the term seems simple enough, its usage has varied greatly over the years and from place to place » (Wolf 24). Wolf goes on to explain that "Most video games are single-player games in which the player finds himself...... in the middle of a sheet......: 3/2/2009 3: 54 PM PST." Web post log. Bungie.net: 1 billion rumors stopped and counted. March 29, 2009. Web February 20, 2011. Beaumont, Claudine. "Video game sales outpaced DVD sales in 2008, say analysts - Telegraph.co. United Kingdom - Telegraph Online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph - Telegraph. January 27, 2009. Web. February 20, 2011. Cotter, Jack "Microsoft's Xbox 360 Gaming System Turned 5 on Thanksgiving: E-Gear." Consumer Electronics Reviews, HDTV, MP3, Convergence, DIY, PC, Home Theater, Audio, Mobile Electronics, Cell Phones, Wireless, LCD, Plasma, Blu-ray , HD DVD: E-Gear February 21. February 2011. Brookhaven National Laboratory - A passion for discovery. Web. February 21, 2011. "Electronic games." The Penguin Encyclopedia. 2004. "Video Card" Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Encyclopedia 2000..