This past weekend, I had a dentist appointment. While waiting, I was pretty bored. When I was about to go on my phone to pass the time, a magazine caught my eye. It was a table full of Time magazines covering genres of sports, politics, video games, and pop culture. The last time I ever read one of these magazines was probably in the third grade. It made sense when reading it. The text was small and hard to read, and a decent number of pages had tears due to the quality of the paper. In my mind, I was thinking nobody would read these weekly. This had me thinking about how the company probably suffered in this digital age. Actually, the company prospered by creating its own mobile app, website, and subscription. The experience is 10 times better when going onto the website because of the options, accessibility, and quality. The varieties in content make articles interesting. Personally, the best part is when you go on the website, it shows how much time it takes to read each article.
For example, the most interesting Time magazine article I found was about How Pokémon Conquered America. On the website, it states it is a 23-minute read. The story talks about Satoshi Tajiri, a boy fascinated by entomology becomes a video game developer. He skips university to study computers under a two-year technical degree. His parents disowned him, calling him a delinquent and how skipping university was as sinful as shoplifting. He created his own video game developer company called Game Freak. Over time, Game Freak collaborates with Nintendo, another popular video game company, which made Mario and the hit console, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Tajiri creates an idea for a game full of little monsters that can battle each other and be caught by the player, known as pocket monsters. Nintendo agrees, and in February 1996, Pocket Monsters Red and Green were released on the Game Boy. In America, Pocket Monsters was translated into Pokémon, starting a legacy that every kid knows.
Time magazine now thrives on its digital audience by exceeding its print subscription. So if you are ever bored in math, I suggest reading something in Time Magazine, just don’t let Ms. K find out!
-Darshan
I never get bored in math, but will consider reading magazines when I next go to the dentist! (Probably not soon)
ReplyDeleteI always get bored in math, and will consider reading magazines when I next go to the dentist! (Probably soon)
ReplyDeleteI like reading magazines and this is a good indepth blog on them GOOD JOB
ReplyDeleteThese magazines were so peak back in the day. This will definitely help my boredom in math, thank you Darshan.
ReplyDeleteThat Pokémon story is cool and I think it's interesting how the magazine company has became more digital over time. Great post Darshan🔥
ReplyDeleteThis is the first blogpost about a magazine that I know of. Also I like the inspiration story, that a kid disowned by his parents manages to create a successful business. But the sad truth is that many more kids don't succeed, and we just don't hear about them.
ReplyDeleteI've always seen magazines in waiting rooms, but rarely have I ever picked one up to read. Maybe that will change the next time I go to the dentist. Great post!
ReplyDeleteill check this out instead of all the other stuff i do in math
ReplyDeleteI think math is pretty fun, but I guess not everyone thinks the same. Good take on this newer form of literature, that quite frankly plays an important role in our day to day life currently! Il make sure to check them out!
ReplyDeleteYour introduction I feel suited the rest of your content for this quite nicely- and this was quite an interesting blogpost with exciting experiences and memories I hope were insightful in the creation of this blogpost. Thanks for sharing!
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