Reality TV and You Television shows were created to entertain the public and soon generalized shows became a bore. Reality TV shows are widely varied but are similarly based on the lives of non-fictional characters that brings out their daily challenges and achievements. This genre of TV programs gives a huge impact to its audience of, mostly, twelve to nineteen year olds. Critics and bloggers heavily criticize the negative teachings of Reality TV and indirectly force viewers…

Reality television tries to disguise what is really going on in the television shows. The actors and producers shine a false spotlight on “reality”. “Reality television is defined as a ‘TV show observing real-life situation: television programs often deliberately manufactured situations, and that monitor their emotions and behavior’” (Paredes 26). Reality television is a bad influence on our society today due to the popularity, decision making, and misconduct of the individuals shown. People in today’s…

March 2016 Does reality television influence youth? Part I Television plays a very large and influential role in spreading modern pop culture. It seems like there is no doubt that television are taking over and regulating many of our business, social value, and lifestyle. Its entertaining aspect led it to become a significant part of our lives. Since it has deeply rooted into our culture, we might believe that it always has been on our side. However, I personally thought that reality shows televise…

Behind the Reality of Reality TV There are many different opinions when the subject of reality television is discussed. Although reality television shows are thought to be negative they really are just mindless entertainment. Many can argue that these shows are misleading and disturbing. On the other side of this, people merely use these shows for entertainment and allow people to forget about stress in their lives. The cause of these different opinions is a result of different age, gender, religion…

According to Medical Procedure News, reality television is contributing to cosmetic surgery procedures, with more than 9.2 million procedures performed as a result of people watching reality shows. Unlike the daily fictional television shows that fill one’s life, reality shows reflect the life one lives daily, thus having a greater impact on the viewer and popular culture as a whole. Reality programs reflection of society not only helps shape popular culture but reinforces traditional family values…

Reality Television and how it can influence the behavior of youth and teens There is no doubt that when it comes to American youth television is one of the biggest influences by far. Many parents would love to say that their child does not watch that much TV but in reality they are spending a lot of time watching television or using media in some way. “The study by the Kaiser Family foundation shows that children ages 2-8 spend an average of 5 ½ hours a day “consuming media” kids 8 and older…

surface-level behavior with deep-level assumptions. This idea is the thought of many people acting just like everyone else around them, trying to fit in with society but have a deeper understanding for life and what reality is. Throughout chapter 2, Kraft discusses the differences between REALITY and reality, referring to the deeper understanding of life and understanding what is true and right. Compared to seeing the surface value of everything in life and “looking through filters” and only seeing what society…

Reality television has several sub-genres such as talent contests, reality news, makeover shows, and even some law enforcement programs. However, the genres that portray women in the most negative way followed by an enormous amount of stereotypes are dating shows and documentary or lifestyle series. Reality shows have grew to be one of the most exciting and successful forms of TV program today with many networks that provide different series of jaw-dropping “reality”. The different styles and format…

However there is a risk that the emergence and development of Virtual Reality leads to the loss of the ‘real reality’ in the future. II. Body A. Virtual Reality (VR) is an artificial three-dimensional environment created by computer technology and presented to the user in such a way that he/she almost accepts it as a real environment (Rajvanshi, 2005). 1. The way VR works a. Virtual reality immersion b. Virtual reality gear 2. Immersion and interactivity a. Requirements of a…

Augmented Reality As you all know, technology has evolved throughout centuries. It is the living proof that an idea can get transformed into reality. This certain type of technology enhances the way life appears and positively affects one’s perception of reality. You may be wondering “How can all this be possible? “Augmented Reality works in complicated ways, but it’s not impossible. What it does is blurs the line between what’s actually real and what’s actually computer generated. What…