Video Games : The Perfect Outlet And Source

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

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

The use of video games has become a norm for many people and families. They may be used to relax after a long day of work, or as a way for the family to all participate in something together. Many people view video games as just another form of entertainment, but could they actually be more?

When going into this class I was very excited about our event project. I have participated in two golf tournament fundraisers for my high school, CrossPointe Christian Academy, and I really enjoyed helping with those events. I was very excited and curious on how a video game tournament would go. I was looking forward to the challenge, and the overall learning experience it would be. This paper is a reflection on the preparation for the event, and the actual execution of the event itself.

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+

Through this process of finding different ways, it can be assessed that stories in their new formats are reaching out and attracting many different types of audiences. For example, those individuals who cannot commit themselves to reading a book, yet they still enjoy the thrill of stories, may be more convinced by narrative games. In the years 2012 and 2013, The Fullbright Company and Blendo Games have developed games that follow a certain story line and is based more on a story than action also, the reader (or player in this instance) decides how to read the game and only consider the material that they think is useful to conduct the story based on their understanding. Therefore, each person will have a different interaction with the game and may gain a different moral or outcome based on what path they took. Contrastingly, when reading a novel, each student has a similar understanding of what the author was attempting to deliver. Narrative games are a great elaboration on storytelling but it is hard to determine if these should be classified as a game (as the name suggests) or a story because all games are driven by a story line. How can one differentiate a narrative game from any other online game? It must be contemplated, does the engager engage in the story to pursue the results of the activity, the award or for the story

For more than a quarter century, has been a demonstrated gaming recipe. With the right kind of characterisation, it can bring about one of the best sorts of titles, one that will be associated with years to come.

The game was designed by Tim Schafer and his company Double Fine Productions after a very successful Kickstarter campaign that earned over $1 million dollars. This is his first game since Grim Fandango to be a point-and-click adventure. Besides featuring Schafer's trademark humor, the game also has explores themes like loneliness, the definition of growing up, and sacrifice. The writing in the game will make some cry at times and at others laugh. The scenery is beautiful as well, you will think when you see it that it is a picture book come to life.

Most video games keep players in a “motivational spot” that balances or equals optimal levels of challenge and frustration with sufficient experiences of success and accomplishments.

There have been a lot of unique and counterintuitive qualities in video games and role play games engineered to teach young people valuable lessons such as teamwork,empathy, and help treat ADHD.

In another approach, Griffiths M. (2003) explored videogames use in treating physically challenged children at childhood and adolescence. They enabled wheelchair users to play commercially available videogames and their results demonstrated improved physical fitness in a sample of people with spinal cord injuries, spinal cord diseases, amputations, nerve diseases, and multiple sclerosis. It also found Videogames as distractors in the role of pain management. Moreover Videogames were found to help development the social and communication skills among the learning disabled. Based on this research, it is clear from the preceding overview that in the right context, videogames can have a positive therapeutic benefit for a large range of children and adolescents.

I truly enjoy playing video games and hope to encourage others whom are not already playing.I narrowed my focus to the possible therapeutic effects of using video games as a treatment for chronic illnesses such as autism. I am personally interested in this topic because for the majority of my life I have been told time and time again video games are horrific for kids. Yes, there have been several outdated studies linking children who played violent video games with more aggressive behavior. But these studies were not very scientific and did not take other factors into account. For example, they compared the violent tendencies of people in combat and contact sports, like football, MMA, etc, with similar problems in video gamers.

I’ve been playing video games and watching various forms of animation for years. I started to play video games on my Sega Genesis, like Sonic the Hedgehog and Phantasy Star. From then on, I advanced in gaming platforms and experienced games from Nintendo since the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and from Sony on the first PlayStation. I spent countless hours playing video games. However, I also spent a fair amount of time watching animation. I’d wake up on Saturday mornings to watch shows like Pokémon and Dragon Ball. Additionally, there was the occasional marathon of Disney VHS tapes.

The stunning “equel” to Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series, The Book of Dust, deserves a video game adaption of equal quality. The Book of Dust’s first installment, La Belle Sauvage, follows a trio of unlikely heroes — Malcolm Polstead, a young worker at his family’s inn, Alice Parslow, the inn’s washer-up, and the baby Lyra Belacqua, the prophecy-chosen daughter of two prestigious scholars. The plot of this book revolves around them making one escape to the next in Malcolm’s canoe, La Belle Sauvage. The young protagonists are always either running away from or battling the evil Gerard Bonneville, who plans to steal away and use her as a bargaining chip. Additionally, a well-paced interactive video game would likely serve audiences better than a movie. Moreover, many new and old fans would love a La Belle Sauvage video game adaptation.

Now that you know the essential concepts about gamification and game design, it 's time to use them. For this final task, we ask you to bring together creativity, technical feasibility, and business realities.