Video Games And The Video Game

In today’s society video games have a large influence on people. We also might be driven to the point of where we are dependent on them. In fact, being so engulfed in video games could help children become more focused.In fact, parents would probably disagree and say that video games wouldn’t be essential to learning because it would probably be considered a waste of time for children and time-consuming. Parents would also disagree with the content of what is in the game, but there is a great possibility that video games could actually make us smarter. Steven Johnson explains that the games we are used to playing can improve our visual intelligence and that it would be good to learn new strategies through gaming. Video games should be an

As a young boy, nothing appealed to me more than Saturday cartoons. The feeling of waking up every morning feeling excited to see what this week’s episode might bring to the table. Every individual show had its own way to express itself whether it be the action, animations/art style, or even the morals it tries to projects to the viewer. Every one of these shows gave me ideas on how to expand my imagination and not to be ashamed of embracing such characteristic. Then, this one particular Saturday morning, I got up and switched on the television to be introduced to a new fictional show that I’ve never seen before. From that day forward, because of that one fictional character, I fell in love with the television series called Dragonball.

Would you believe the trial of a man that committed: 137 murders, 35 accounts of grand theft auto, ran over 42 pedestrians, totaled 35 cars, had 5 accounts of rape, and one account of manslaughter while driving intoxicated? That is a hard case for anyone to think it was rational. Better yet, what if the case description explained that all of the above crimes were committed in just two hours’ time? Anybody who thought rationally would think it was impossible in any real life situation, and they are exactly right. I am not talking about something in real life, but something maybe… even scarier, and that is the engaging nature of video games. Video games these days are very vivid and create engaging sequences of real life action that go above and beyond what anyone would have pictured even five years ago. The amount of work gone into video games is very impressive; creating detailed, rich, environments of: London’s downtown bay, the jungles of South America, or the beauty of Chicago’s china town. The graphics and scenery are only half of the impressive technology gone into video games. Gameplay itself is very unique and provides high action, quick decision making skills to survive in the unique three dimensional worlds. However, this quick, decisive, gameplay does not always promote the best learning environment. With gaming becoming such a real life experience, it has found its way into violent video games such as Call of

Stories, visual art forms and music are contained in video games to help provide entertainment. There are few other mediums that utilize all of the art forms used in video games. Video games have been accepted as its own art form in modern society. Inside the Smithsonian American Art Museum there is a video game exhibit that showcases the progression of video games. More artists can thrive in today’s world now that a new art form exists. Video games have positively influenced our culture, for it allows artists to express themselves and inspire creativity in others.

Video games have been unloved or hated ever since they have came out. Video games are excellent for kids because they will improve their work with others, help them think more faster, and will help kids become more intelligent.

So, I’m going to change things a bit. Instead of just talking about dates and numbers, which can be boring; I’m going to give this a little casual twist. So, in order to start the history let’s get a few facts out of the way. Let’s talk about gamers, mainly because I’ll be using the term a lot; gamers are people who spent a lot of time playing videogames. The Average gamer playing video games has spent twelve years playing them. Adult gamers have an average of fourteen years of playing videogames, guys have an average of sixteen years, and girls have an average twelve years. Speaking of girls did you know that 47% of gamers are girls? I would have never guessed that, but it’s a fact. So, as of 2013 49% of all people who live in The United States owns a console. All of them that own a console have at least two of them. Me, I own eleven… I think I may have a problem. Anyway, now that some of the facts are out of the way let’s start, THE HISTORY OF VIDEOGAMES! Now before I start I want to talk about all the most important events in the history of videogames, as I call them eras. Each era is very important because they shaped the videogames we know and love today.

Video games are a profound art form, incorporating trades and mediums that span the artistic spectrum and beyond. To refute this is to ignore decades of rich history, disregard hours of artful labor, and discredit the immeasurable devotion of many whom worked to perfect this art form. Although video games may not suit every individual’s tastes, one cannot claim with credibility they possess no artistic merit.

In recent years there have been plenty of cases of music, people, games, etc, being used as scapegoats so authorities can jump to conclusions about violent events and blame these as the main reason for such an event to take place. To give people an answer that may not even have any supporting evidence. Nowadays violence in video games is up to the level of killing people as the norm with many popular titles having this apart of the game. In many games that is the one of the main features that add together to create the game. Some game titles that include violence and killing are ‘Call of Duty,’ ‘Halo,’ ‘Grand Theft Auto,’ ‘Mass Effect,’ ‘Battlefield,’ ‘Counterstrike: Global Offensive,’ and ‘Doom.’ All of these games main storylines include the need to attack and kill to progress forward (Mainly with guns). But does this create a bad effect on people? Is this making people more likely to be violent? Even kill in real life? This is the particular ethical issue that violence in video games is having. The argument to prove if video games are really a cause of anger and if they cause a more aggressive and again violent person just by playing. In the world there are over 1.2 billion people that play video games, which is about 44% of the online population (comScore data cited by Spil Games). With majority of games including some form of violence, ranging from being very gentle lego fights to full on gore and guts in 18+

You do not have to be a cartoonist in order for animation to be a part of your life. “Animation is the technique of photographing successive drawings or positions of puppets or models to create an illusion of movement when the movie is shown as a sequence.” In other words animation is creating an illusion of lifelike motion by using static drawings, objects, or models all posed in many different movements that are sequenced. Animation can be found everywhere in this world such as in our work, schools, homes, and any other place in which there’s a screen. Did you happen to grow up in the United States of America? If you did then chances are you probably have witnessed many seminal accomplishments in animation history. For example, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Toy Story have helped challenge the creators to push technology so that anything that they imagine can be brought to life.

According to several studies, women are now making up a significant portion of the gaming demographic, but the industry hasn’t done much to make them feel welcome. During the last decade, the mainstream video game industry has seemed to operate under the same apparent assumptions: girls don’t play big action games, boys like the sexualization of girls in video games and won’t play as a female character unless she is heavily sexualized, and that girls play video games for the attention of boys. These assumptions are what allows the gaming industry to continue to focus on their male players, particularly young men, despite the fact that the number of women playing games today may someday soon rival the number of men.

Video games and computer games (from here on both categories will be simply referred to as video games for simplicity) have entered the domain of pop culture fairly recently. Although the first video game was developed in 1958 by William Higginbotham, their popularity didn’t occur until the seventies with the appearance of Pac-man and Frogger in the arcades (Computer and Video Games). If the younger generation of video game consumers would take a look at what was out there when the video game boom begun they wouldn’t be able to understand what was so attractive (and addictive?) about Pac-man and Frogger? The truth is, video games from over three decades ago share the same basic principles with the games we have

Video games have created controversy in the United States and around the globe since they first arrived. Some games depict acts of violence, such as gunfights, fistfights, and even show acts of terrorism. People say that these violent video games cause violent tendencies and put vicious thoughts in the heads of mass shooters, but the research shows otherwise. Experts have studied the effect of video games on violent thoughts in teens, and controversy surrounds the topic. However, upon analyzing the data, the information becomes clear. Video games do not cause violent tendencies and have no part in mass shootings.

Imagine for a moment, a world of death. For 200 years your family has been sealed away with a thousand other people, to protect you from the dangers outside. Now your father has disappeared, and it’s up to you to find him. After a harrowing escape from your subterranean home, you walk through a tunnel to the outside world, past dead bodies, stretched out in front of the door, as if to say “don’t leave us out here to die!” As you walk through the gate to the outside, and as your eyes slowly adjust to the sun you have never seen, a wasteland emerges before you. The world is devastated, destroyed and annihilated. Broken twisted hunks of metal lie next to a sign on the side of the mountain saying “scenic overlook” on your right, the broken

I’ve been gaming literally since I can remember. One of my earliest memories is when I was playing “Wrath Unleashed” with my older brother on the original Xbox. He was sitting on the couch and I was on the floor next to my Mom’s elliptical which was next to the sliding glass back door. He was wearing a white t-shirt with black shorts, and I had on one of my red Spider-man shirts with blue jeans. My Dad was leaning on the back of the couch, rooting for me; however, at the same time, knowing that I(a young three-year-old) didn’t stand a chance against my 15-year-old brother. This was the time in my life when I realized that video games are fun, interesting, and addicting, simply because of the thought that they are worlds

Over the years, our generation endured lots of changes some for the best and others for the rest. When it comes the video gaming industry, companies like Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo have developed new ways for the population to enjoy new entertainment and hobbies. However, when these companies create new systems to be flawless, users always seem to find at least one problem. The problem is not the gaming consoles themselves, but the the violent video games that companies create for these consoles. Allowing children to purchase these games, are one of many reasons why the youth in this generation exhibit violent behavior. This stems from amount of violence that appear in these video games. THe United States as a country, have experienced many mass shooting scenarios that mirror the violent content of these video games.