I have selected the above quote from the reading. If we think back in past generations we think the form of entertainment was reading books, from that we moved to television, and currently we are in the era of video games.
Books and television are a one way method of communication or literacy. There is an audience that receives the information from the words in the book or the visuals and verbal communication - but the audience has no way to communicate back. In the video game the game provides information on which the audience must react to - due to the communication method provided back from the audience the game then reacts. This process continues over and over again - a back and forth communication. It becomes even more complex as you introduce the gaming communication where you are interacting with other people playing the game though the Internet. Now not only are you communicating with the game but now you are communicating with the game and another player.
Thus video games are clearly a more complex and better use of literacy practice than other forms of media.
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