Game development

advancement, video games have gone a long way since they were first created. Video games in the twenty-first century are no longer just toys or junk in the lifestyles of the youth. They have become innovative inventions that not only entertain its users, but also help aid the people in both the academic field and in jobs. The influences that video games bring about in the culture of the youth today are, in fact, not the negative influences that most people think. Video games are actually this generation’s

Being an indie video game developer is tough work as there's a lot that goes into the development of a video game. Unlike bigger AAA studios, indie developers only have themselves or a small team to accomplish this great amount of work and with that, comes a large amount of time having to be invested into the games creation but how does an indie developer know or gain enough knowledge to form a prediction of whether that game in development will be a success or not? The answer is simply data. Just

Games are an essential part of all cultures throughout the world and are one of the oldest form of human interaction. It has been around human being since 3000 BC by the discovery of the oldest board games in Turkey and since then, games has been developing rapidly (Attia 2014). Nowadays, most people love to do it as a nice way to spend their leisure time because it makes them feel relaxed, enjoyed, or even make money by doing it. There are many types of games such as board games, card games, roleplaying

In the book Ender's Game, the main character Ender, develops many characteristics, also known as character development. These characteristics are revealed by events in the story, or actions. The main events that are listed are to prove when Ender develops a new characteristic. Ender gets a monitor taken out, decides to go to Battle school, kills 2 students, becomes an army leader, and communicates with the queen bugger. In the beginning of the book, Ender has a monitor taken out, which leads to

Literature Review The articles in track number two surrounded the topic of family influence on the development of an individual. All of the research studies revolved around how external sources effected the development of a person. Each study focused on a different age and aspect of an individual’s surroundings. Article one “Infant Development Outcomes: A Family Systems Perspective” focused on the early stages of infancy; birth to seventeen months, and the effects of the individual mental status

especially when it comes to childhood development. There are strong arguments on both sides regarding about how video games affects child development. Yet, it´s common knowledge that everything that is overused, like play games for more than certain amount of hours, is not good for your health, even drinking too much water can be harmful. On one hand we have scientists claiming that video games are the future of education but on the other hand, some games have aggressive exposure that might reflect

noticed early on in my childhood that all aspects of computer games development especially programming and games design could help me accomplish this. I have been playing computer games since before even the PlayStation 2 was released when my brother got a PlayStation from a another family member. For as much as I have enjoyed, experienced a wide range of platforms, games and retain my love for this form of entertainment. One of my favourite games of all time is Kingdom Hearts, on the PlayStation 2 and

The first novel of ‘The Hunger Games’ trilogy by Suzanne Collins is regarding a dystopian world in a country named Panem where the Capitol resorts to reaping 24 innocent children from their homes as a form of entertain and an act of dominance against the remaining 12 districts. The excerpt that is being analysed takes place towards the end of the novel during Chapter 25. Suzanne Collins describes the intenseness of chapter 25 by using the Cornucopia as a symbolic reference to where the tributes

Games Platforms The development of platforms A platform for gaming can be explained as a collection of hardware components that are specifically designed together to run high performance games that can be interactively played by users. An example of a modern games platform could be a PlayStation 4. These games platforms can fall under their own different categories. Back in early 1951, the first gaming computer which was called “Nimrod” was created. Then, a short while later in 1967, Mr Ralph Baer

VIDEO GAME EFFECTS ON CHILDRENS DEVELOPMENT It is believed the average gamer usually ages 13 and up spends up to 6.3 hours a day playing video games. That is an alarming rate, which concerns both the public and scientist. Through out this paper three different articles will be analyzed and their view on the impact of video games on children’s and adolescents. The first article to be discussed is “Prospective Investigation of Video Game Use in Children and Subsequent Conduct Disorder and Depression