The Xbox 360. I do not even know where to begin in describing the importance of this artifact in my life. I got the Xbox 360 back in 7th grade, and I still remember opening up the biggest gift under the tree on Christmas Day. My mom had also bought some of the biggest titles for the Xbox back then such as Halo and Call of Duty. I remember spending all day playing on my new Xbox, and I had trouble going to bed that night from all that gaming! Things got even better between the Xbox and I when my mom decided to get me Xbox Live a few months later, where I was finally able to communicate with all my friends online instead of going to their house all the time just to set up for gaming. Connecting my Xbox 360 online to Xbox Live was honestly one of the most exciting moments that I can remember, based purely on the fact that I could game whenever I wanted to now with my friends. The Xbox 360 was a key part of my life in the social experience that it created for me. All my friends shared the same love for getting on Xbox during the weekends and playing together. We chatted over our headsets and enjoyed the moments of victory when we played together as a team, no matter what game it was. Gaming was such a big part of my life during middle school and parts of high school. Looking back, these were some of the most exciting times in the sense that our joy and love for gaming was so pure. The Xbox continues to be an important social aspect of my life, as I brought it with me to college. My roommate and I enjoy occasionally playing some FIFA and basically just chilling through gaming. Though I still play the Xbox, it is no longer center of my social life like it was back in the day. Now it is more of a thing to do for friends to just relax when there is some free time. I no longer center my activities around gaming on the Xbox as I used to. This is a fact that most of my friends including me have come to realize. Yet, the importance of the Xbox in my life at that time is undeniable in the memories and happiness it created for me.