Bungie made a pretty sweet game.

To me, keeping the ties that keep me together and in good health with my friends and other relationships is one of the most important things I do. The best way I can do this is through my video games. Video games are defined as games played by electronically manipulating images produced by a computer program on a television screen. In my household, the machine that keeps me in touch with my friends, domestic and worldwide, is the Xbox360®. This machine is capable of connecting to the World Wide Web and allowing friends and other people to compete and allow distinct endeavors that require other real people. 

When I had first entered ASA as a 6th Grader, I had lost all of my recent friends at the school I was going to. I met many people and gained new friends. In my second year, most of the friends I had made left and I made new friends in my next class. These friends have stayed for quite some time while some left and new ones came. As the years continued, it became ever more difficult for me to keep in touch with my friends outside of school. I became increasingly worried and soon I was able to keep in touch with most of them after I had gotten my gaming console.
The game and game type in which I interact with other people and learn about differences in some cultures most is Halo 3, which is an FPS (First Person Shooter). This game type, to me, is the best way for me to keep in touch with people and gain something to do, like a hobby. These games allow for a couple of people to compete against each other and to increase in skill. As that happens they learn about each other and, usually, them selves. This game has shone me a great deal about how I am able to keep myself relieved of stress and how I like the challenge of finding out a way to penetrate the defenses of an enemy that is the same as you but is able to understand what I am doing. From that I have learned that I am usually good at strategic planning. These games have helped me with ever decaying friendships, stress at home and at school, and to learn how to deal with a large amount of differing human psyches.
These games are an integral part of my own mental growth and are the only ways that I have found in 4 years of failed attempts that I can keep the ties that are important to me.

Daniel Theobald