Sword of Time: A Junior Self-Portrait Diptych by Davis Brown (2011)

I Am. I am heroic and immersed. I wonder what it is like to confront the beast. I hear the clash of steel on steel. I see my chance. I want to seize triumph!. I am heroic and immersed. I pretend that time is mere imagination. I feel glued to the battle. I touch the cold metal. I worry that my adventure will soon come to an end. I cry over what I lost. I am heroic and immersed. I understand that I must break away. I say, ''farewell.''. I dream about the ''world''. I try to make sense of both realities. I hope to move forward. I am heroic and immersed. This diptych ''The Sword of Time'' is a visual representation for my personal essay that I created in English classIn my essay I described in detail about my wonderful adventure inside of a medieval MMORPG video game, and how it beckoned me in with the chance to become a heroic warrior, although in actuality I became oblivious to true life obligationsI would spend my precious time not studying or working on other meaningful tasks, but instead squandering inside of a virtual game. Time was out of perspective and I questioned myself if the game was worth the time spent. For the diptych I expressed the story in two picturesIn the first picture I (played by my friend) am holding a sword outward similar to a first person video gameIn these games the main character is usually not shown except for their arms and weapon. The sword is pointing outwards as if I was charging into battleIn the second picture I am sitting in a chair in my room staring blankly forward at the computer screenI am immersed into the game and next to me books and homework is piled up with a timer on the top to represent time is passing by.