Video Games Have Been Around Since The 1950 ' S

of who all plays video games in this class. A lot of you/ maybe not too many in this class play video games and/but, as of 2015, 42% of Americans played video games at least 3 hours a week, which is roughly 135 million of the total population. This proves that video games play a large role in our society. Today I’m going to be speaking about the psychological effects that video games have on youth, but in order to do that, I need to inform you of the evolution of violent video games, the effects of

Video Games have been around since the 1950’s meant to entertain people, and to bring them into a fantasy world they have never been to before. However, they haven’t become popular until around the 1970’s and 1980’s introducing arcade games in corner stores, console games like Nintendo, and computer games. The very first console introduced was the ATARI in 1977 which was about every child’s first console they ever played, and was around until the 1990’s. Due to the popularity over video games being

The Evolution of Video Games Video games have been around for over 60 years and are still evolving over time. But just how did these video games advance over these 60 plus years? According to our research, video games started out in the 1950’s-1960’s with basic technology such as low quality graphics, basic controls, and third person play. But from the 2000’s on, video games evolved from basic technology to more advanced technology such as high quality graphics, more advanced controls, and first

Violent video games are not training kids to be murderers. The video game industries have been called against and blamed for making kids more aggressive and violent for years. Although recent studies show that violent video games have been useful for kids to get their anger out. Only some kids were found to be aggressive after violent video game play, but they had three specific traits that lead to this aggressive behavior (“Violent...). Not all kids are affected by violent video games, but people

law of motion states that an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion. This concept is made apparent in the decline of activity levels amongst populations around the globe. The more people sit around, well, the more they sit around. There have been a great many advancements that have led to lifestyle changes, specifically, we now live much more sedentary existences. The perpetuation of a cycle of extremely negative behaviors has emerged. The adverse effects are beginning

Obviously, if a child is typical, television plays a huge role in their lives. Literally thousands of studies since the 1950s have asked whether there is a link between exposure to violence and behavior. It is now understood by researchers that children learn new behaviors by direct experience or by imitating others in their social environment. Programs outfitted for children

Video games have been around since the late 1950’s with the first game being a simple tennis match. Fast forward fifty years and we reach the creation of the PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, and the Xbox. It is now 2016 and the future of gaming is here. Video games have created a huge market for technology and business. Since the first video game being invented in 1958, there have been eight generations of new consoles created. Video gaming is a fanatic for people and it still is continuing to grow

Since their conception in the late 1950s and their subsequent rise to popularity and the mainstream in the 1970’s, video games in America have been controversial. Currently around 97% of America 's children play video games in some form; from home consoles such as Xbox, to personal computers and mobile games on smartphones, even in an educational form, video games are nearly everywhere and bringing in big money. Around $21 billion is being funneled into a domestic video game industry. But what

Milk, dolphins, and video games-- These items may seem random, but they all have one thing in common the Trans-Pacific Partnership. This, seven years in the making, the document has now finally showed all its entire document on November 5th, 2015. Where it is now being reviewed by congress for ninety days (DePillis, 2015). However, what exactly is the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement? Also, how does this affect society? While the last question is too broad to answer; this paper will show the effects

Beresin states that over half of all children in America have a television in their own room. This can lead to children viewing television programs without their parents’ supervision. Studies have found that the typical American child will view over 200,000 acts of violence, including over 16,000 murders before they turn 18 (Beresin). Beresin found that television programs show