Online and digital communication can come from other sources as well, such as movies and video games. Video games especially are important to me. They are a good way to get a message to a large group of people (who don't know they are about to receive an educational lesson) and a good way to connect and talk with people. For example, the game Assassin's Creed takes you through a historical journey in various places and times. I personally got through Western Civ I in high school because of Assassin's Creed. Other games such as Brain Games Academy (which is bluntly made for education and brain puzzlers) was extremely successful at all ages.
A stereotype for people who play video games is that they are very antisocial and have difficulty fitting in with society. Just like most stereotypes, a grain of truth can be found. Since some gamers have trouble fitting in with the people around them, video games are a great way for them to socialize and meet like minded people. The Yogscast (a video game based YouTube channel) all met on a game called World of Warcraft. 7 million plus subscribers later they have made something of themselves all from a video game (https://www.youtube.com/user/
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