Having the following sentences and lines of reasoning:
Video Games are becoming more and more hardware demanding. In running such a game, the computer may freeze. (*)
My line of reasoning: the definite article is used because we want to focus on the computer that is running a game, we can process the sentence as follows: In (the procces of) running such a game (by a computer), the computer may freeze. "In running such a game" introduces a computer in the background, and in the next part of the sentence we are referring to this computer.
Video Games are becoming more and more hardware demanding. In running such a game, a computer may freeze.
My line of reasoning: the indefinite article is used because we want to focus on the fact that any computer (with poor hardware) may freeze when running a hardware demanding game.
Video Games are becoming more and more hardware demanding. A computer, in running such a game, may freeze.
My line of reasoning: the same as in the second.
I have the following questions:
- Are all the sentences correct?
- Are the lines of reasoning correct?
- Do all the sentences roughly communicate the same information? And if so:
- Which one will be chosen by a native?
I know that the legitimacy of some of the questions depends on the legitimacy of others, but I hope you will understand my doubts from the questions.
(*) I assume that no explicit referent of the computer appeared before the sentence and the word appeared the first time in this sentence.