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Crowdfunding and the gaming industry The video games have been marked with a considerable advancement since its first introduction in 1970s. Emergence of the modern technology and social networks has enabled games to expand and explore new means and forms of its application (http://www.statista.com/topics/868/video-games/ ). The crowdfunding has gained a lot of popularity over the years, especially in the gaming community. Not only is the industry perceived as one of the most innovative and forward-looking

Traditional views of gamers have been often related with the negative stereotypes as males who are lazy, nerd, geek, fat, socially awkward and time wasters. Even though these stereotypes have been improving with the growing population of eSports athletes and its recognition as a collegiate sport in many campuses, participants shared their thoughts on the stigmas of gaming that are still present in our society and how they respond to these stigmas. Jeffrey, 5th year, majoring in music, shared his

Over the years there has been a huge controversy over video games; the number one being the effect on the development of children, and this seems to be used a lot as a way to stigmatize gaming as something entirely destructive. In general, there are many misconceptions about video games. The Entertainment Software Association estimates that around 60% of Americans, around 145 million people in all, currently play some type of video game. Despite the common view of video games as being for kids

On September 15th, 2015, game developer Toby Fox released Undertale, which tells the story of a human who falls down a cavern and enters the Underground, home of the Monster race. Searching for a way home, the human travels through the Underground and, along the way, encounters a wide range of characters. There’s the lazy-bones skeleton, Sans, his eccentric brother, Papyrus, and Undyne, the human-hunting captain of the Royal Guard. This is Undertale in a nutshell, but we’ve yet to scratch the surface

In this experiment, all of the subjects were divided into two groups, gamers and non-gamers. In incongruent condition, subjects were presented with pictures of threatening animals (e.g. spiders, snakes etc.) and a conflicting word of the names of animals at the center of the pictures. While in natural condition, subjects were presented with six different types of threatening animals again like in the incongruent condition, but at the center of the picture, instead of conflicting words, there were

EFFECTS OF VIDEO GAMES What are the effects of video games? That is the question that comes to our mind if we or someone we know are playing video games excessively, like our friends. So today we will talk about the effects of video games, positive or negative. So first, what is a video game? A video game is an electric that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device such as TV screen or computer monitor

someone elsewhere in the world, have you ever wondered who exactly you are playing with? Most people might say yes, but people don’t always know the facts behind gaming. Approximately 45% of gamers are female, yet many of them choose not to reveal their gender due to negative stereotypes and harassment from male gamers. However, I am not part of those who choose to hide what they are passionate about due to fear and disrespect. I’m the type of person who continues to play for hours after my parents say

The mainstream gamer enjoys games but may not finish every game they buy and doesn't have time for long MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online) quests. The mainstream gamer represents approx. 15% of the gaming market. The mainstream gamer will seek out the best bang for the buck regarding his/her gaming experience and is willing to spend up to $200 for a graphic card. Hardcore Gamer A hardcore gamer is a player that spends the majority of his/her free time with gaming. The hardcore gamer is very competitive

Gamers like to believe that their opinions matter. Whether it’s ignorance, or simply blind sense of entitlement, they all like to think that their collective voice means something, that their opinions alone, will transform the landscape of interactive entertainment. Over the past decade any person with access to the internet could experience first-hand, numerous ‘’uprisings’’ within the confines of countless video-game related discussion boards, YouTube, and plethora of social networks. Whether the

thinks of gamers There are a handful of common biases about gamers in society as well as an amount of common stereotypes. These always come from somewhere, often stereotypes are born from the most noteworthy individuals or actions of a community, because the most negative things always have a greater impact it makes people have wrong impressions of gamers and weird stereotypes, giving an extremely twisted and warped idea of the community as a whole. What does society think about gamers? What