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Video Games I. The Video or Computer Game Industry The now multi-billion dollar video game industry starting slowly. In 1972, Atari developed Pong, a simple tennis-like game played on the television screen. Pongwas followed by Space Invadersin 1978 (Griffiths 223). Since then, thousands of games are available over the Internet, on CDROM for personal computers, hand-held units, and television console units like Playstation, Nintento, and Sega. Further, the market has developed beyond

burning passion for video games all my life for about three different generations of video game consoles. The video games I’ve played vary from family friendly games such as Super Mario Bros. to mature games such as Grand Theft Auto V. New blockbuster games are being released consistently each year, so it appears my hobby will stay with me for years to come. The only industry that rivals the videogame industry is the movie industry however arguments can be made that video games have more influence

debate on whether or not violent video games cause violent tendencies in children and young adults has been spread around. With this widely known debate dating back from the early days of Asteroid in the late 1970’s, we have to really think about how long this issue has been going on without a break. Movies, books, newspapers, basically all things that have to do with either the media or entertainment have gone through this argument phase and passed it, but video games are still being targeted 40 years

12/5/17 Video Games aren’t so bad after all Have you ever wondered why people enjoy playing video games? Players often find video games to be fun and exciting. But there’s a downside. Many adults assume that video games are harmful to the player, but that’s not necessarily true. Most people don’t understand that playing video games also comes with many benefits. We need to change how the world targets video games as always being “harmful”. Although, many people think video games are harmful, video games

Tran Pham Prof. Mallory Reeves English 52 28 September 2017 Virtual Games, Actual Loss In this morden world, “videogame” is a common topic for debate. The network of information technology has been installed globally, which leads to more and more games being created to satisfy human’s entertainment demand. The article on video games benefits, entitiled “Be a Gamer, Save the World” by Jane McGonigal, illustrates how games can play an essential role in solving problems which the world is facing

Furthermore, dealing with the problem where the agent can find amusement, or excitement from games that promotes unjustified violence. The common genre of this style game is recognized as the open-sandbox. This is where the player is given the freedom to do whatever they desire, and have no major regulating system to oppose their actions. These games offer the player to ignore the primary story of the game, and play mainly for the goal to achieve their personal amusement. The player’s amusement is

In today’s society, video games are often played. Kids spend about 16 hours playing video games. Many parents believe that videogames are a waste of time and aren't benefiting their children at all. About 44% of the parents that have children that play video games think playing games is destroying their child,. However, they’re studies that show otherwise. Researchers have came to a conclusion that video games can benefit children by helping them control their emotions, helping improve and gain

1. Which question did you pick and why? I chose the question on whether video game developers have ethical obligations. The reason that I chose it was due to the fact that I am interested in video game development. There are many controversial video games, such as Grand Theft Auto, or Call of Duty, on the market that give the majority of video games a bad name. I feel like video game developers do have ethical obligations to an extent. We do have a rating system in place, and it seems that majority

Melo-Thaiss CUL120YA 18 March, 2015 Video Game – The Cause of All the Worlds Violence Every few years when an unfortunate school shooting takes place in North America, we see headlines all over the news about how violence in video games were the cause of these incidents. The troubled person or persons who performed this act played video games. The media and outraged parents around the world, use games like Grand Theft Auto or Call of Duty as the scapegoats of the video game industry. However today, current

Yeater English 100 1st May, 2015 . Video Games The modern society has innovations that enable people react and invest in their time having several activities. In the event to promote an insight that would play a role in reuniting a certain population, technology has been upfront in the ways that would sustain this growth (Egenfeldt-Nielsen et al. 67). This study will cover on the various statistics, basing their arguments on the positive impact of video games for the people who play them. According